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A sample of hydrogen gas in its ground state is irradiated with photons of 10.2 eV energies. The radiation from the above sample is used to irradiate two other samples of excited ionized He+ and excited ionized Li2+, respectively. Both the ionized samples absorb the incident radiation. How many spectral lines are obtained in the spectra of Li2+?
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Options:
  • A 10
  • B 15
  • C 20
  • D 17
Solution:
1929 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 15
Li+2 is excited from n=3 to n=6

no of spectral lines

So, N=nn-12

N=15

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