JEE Main201912 Apr 2019Evening ShiftPhysicsAtomic PhysicsActual
The electron in a hydrogen atom first jumps from the third excited state to the second excited state and subsequently to the first excited state. The ratio of the respective wavelengths λ 1 λ 2 of the photons emitted in this process is:
Options
- A7 5
- B20 7
- C9 7
- D27 5
Correct answer
B. 20 7
Step-by-step solution
1 λ 1 = R 1 3 2 - 1 4 2 = R × 7 144 1 λ 2 = R 1 2 2 - 1 3 2 = R × 5 36 ⇒ λ 1 λ 2 = R × 5 36 × 144 R × 7 = 20 7