The Wavelength Of The Second Line Of Balmer series Is 486.4 Nm. What Is The Wavelength Of The First Line Of Lyman Series?

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Question

The wavelength of the second line of Balmer series is 486.4 nm. What is the wavelength of the first line of Lyman series?

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Solution

Correct option is

121.6 nm

Wavelengths in Balmer series for hydrogen are given by

The second line in Balmer series corresponds to n = 4. Hence

The wavelength of the first line (n = 2) in Lyman series is

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121.6 nm.

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