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Which transition in the hydrogen spectrum would have the same wavelength as the Balmer type transition from to of spectrum
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The correct answer is:
to
For ion, the wave number associated with the Balmer transition, to is given by:
Where,
= atomic number of helium
According to the question, the desired transition for hydrogen will have the same wavelength as that of .
By hit and trial method,
On comparing
So, the correct answer is n = 2 to n = 1.
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