MHT CET20227 Aug 2022Evening ShiftPhysicsAtomic PhysicsActual
When an electron in hydrogen atom jumps from the fourth Bohr orbit to second Bohr orbit we get the
Options
- ASecond line of Paschen series
- BFirst line of pfund series
- CSecond line of Balmer
- DFirst line of Balmer series
Correct answer
C. Second line of Balmer
Step-by-step solution
The wavelength of line in case of Balmer series is given by 1 = R ( 1 2^2 - 1 n ^2 ) , where n =3,4,5, and R = Rydberg constant. So, for Balmer series, the transition takes from third orbit to second first line spectrum, fourth orbit to second for second line spectrum and so on. Hence, given transition represents second line of Balmer series.