Atoms And Nuclei Question 424

Question: Every series of hydrogen spectrum has an upper and lower limit in wavelength. The spectral series which has an upper limit of wavelength equal to 18752 $ \overset{o}{\mathop{A}}, $ is

Options:

A) Balmer series

B) Lyman series

C) Paschen series

D) Pfund series

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

(c) $ \frac{1}{\lambda }=R,[ \frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}} ] $
$ \Rightarrow \frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}}=\frac{1}{R\lambda } $ $ =\frac{1}{1.097\times 10^{7}\times 18752\times {{10}^{-10}}} $ $ =0.0486=\frac{7}{144}. $ But $ \frac{1}{3^{2}}-\frac{1}{4^{2}}=\frac{7}{144}\Rightarrow n_{1}=3 $ and n2 = 4 (Paschen series)



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