Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

The atomic hydrogen emits a line spectrum consisting of various series. Which series of hydrogen atomic spectra is lying in the visible region?

  1. A Brackett series
  2. B Balmer series Correct answer
  3. C Paschen series
  4. D Lyman series

Solution

Balmer series of hydrogen atomic spectrum is lying in the visible region, when electron jumps from a higher energy level to n = 2 orbit.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Atoms and Nuclei · Topic: Bohr's Model of Hydrogen Atom

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