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The energy levels of an hydrogen atom are shown below. The transition corresponding to emission of shortest wavelength is

PhysicsAtomic PhysicsJEE MainJEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 1)
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  • A D
  • B A
  • C B
  • D C
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The correct answer is: D

Wavelength of photons released during de-excitation is given by,

1λ=R1n12-1n22.

Clearly, shortest wavelength will correspond to highest energy difference in de-excitation, which in the given figure will correspond to transition from n=3 to n=1.

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