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The ratio of wavelengths of the last line of the Balmer series and the last line of the Lyman series is_____.
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Options:
  • A 2
  • B 1
  • C 4
  • D 0.5
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 4

For last Balmer series,
1λb=R 122-12
λb=4R
For last Lyman series,
1λl=R 112-12
λl=1R
λbλl=4R1R
λbλl=4

Hence this is the correct answer.

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