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JEE Main 202624 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
24 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Structure of Atom

JEE Main 2026 · 24 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

The hydrogen spectrum consists of several spectral lines in Lyman...

The hydrogen spectrum consists of several spectral lines in Lyman series (L1, L2\mathrm{L}_{1}, \mathrm{~L}_{2}, L3…;L1\mathrm{L}_{3} \ldots ; \mathrm{L}_{1} has lowest energy among Lyman series). Similarly it consists of several spectral lines in Balmer series (B1, B2, B3…;B1\left(\mathrm{B}_{1}, \mathrm{~B}_{2}, \mathrm{~B}_{3} \ldots ; \mathrm{B}_{1}\right. has lowest energy among Balmer lines). The energy of L1L_{1} is xx times the energy of B1B_{1}. The value of xx is ____×10−1\_\_\_\_ \times 10^{-1} . (Nearest integer)

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The energy of a spectral line in the hydrogen spectrum is given by E=13.6(1n12−1n22)E = 13.6 \left( \frac{1}{n_1^2} - \frac{1}{n_2^2} \right) eV.
For the Lyman series, the lowest energy line L1L_1 corresponds to the transition from n=2n=2 to n=1n=1.
E(L1)=13.6(112−122)=13.6(1−14)=13.6×34E(L_1) = 13.6 \left( \frac{1}{1^2} - \frac{1}{2^2} \right) = 13.6 \left( 1 - \frac{1}{4} \right) = 13.6 \times \frac{3}{4} eV.
For the Balmer series, the lowest energy line B1B_1 corresponds to the transition from n=3n=3 to n=2n=2.
E(B1)=13.6(122−132)=13.6(14−19)=13.6×536E(B_1) = 13.6 \left( \frac{1}{2^2} - \frac{1}{3^2} \right) = 13.6 \left( \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{9} \right) = 13.6 \times \frac{5}{36} eV.
Given E(L1)=x⋅E(B1)E(L_1) = x \cdot E(B_1), we have:
13.6×34=x×13.6×53613.6 \times \frac{3}{4} = x \times 13.6 \times \frac{5}{36}
34=x×536\frac{3}{4} = x \times \frac{5}{36}
x=34×365=3×95=275=5.4x = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{36}{5} = 3 \times \frac{9}{5} = \frac{27}{5} = 5.4
The value of xx is 5.4=54×10−15.4 = 54 \times 10^{-1}.
Comparing with the required format x=integer×10−1x = \text{integer} \times 10^{-1}, the integer is 54.
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