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If the series limit of the Lyman series for the hydrogen emission...

If the series limit of the Lyman series for the hydrogen emission spectrum is λ\lambda, then the wavelength of the first line of the Balmer series is:

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  1. A536λ\dfrac{5}{36}\lambda
  2. B365λ\dfrac{36}{5}\lambda
  3. C4λ4\lambda
  4. D43λ\dfrac{4}{3}\lambda

Correct answer

B. 365λ\dfrac{36}{5}\lambda

Step-by-step solution

The wavelength of a spectral line in the hydrogen emission spectrum is given by the Rydberg formula:

1λ=R(1n12−1n22)\dfrac{1}{\lambda} = R \left( \dfrac{1}{n_1^2} - \dfrac{1}{n_2^2} \right)

For the series limit of the Lyman series, the transition is from n2=∞n_2 = \infty to n1=1n_1 = 1.

1λ=R(112−1∞2)=R\dfrac{1}{\lambda} = R \left( \dfrac{1}{1^2} - \dfrac{1}{\infty^2} \right) = R

For the first line of the Balmer series, the transition is from n2=3n_2 = 3 to n1=2n_1 = 2. Let its wavelength be λ′\lambda'.

1λ′=R(122−132)\dfrac{1}{\lambda'} = R \left( \dfrac{1}{2^2} - \dfrac{1}{3^2} \right)

1λ′=R(14−19)=R(536)\dfrac{1}{\lambda'} = R \left( \dfrac{1}{4} - \dfrac{1}{9} \right) = R \left( \dfrac{5}{36} \right)

Substituting R=1λR = \dfrac{1}{\lambda}:

1λ′=1λ(536)\dfrac{1}{\lambda'} = \dfrac{1}{\lambda} \left( \dfrac{5}{36} \right)

λ′=365λ\lambda' = \dfrac{36}{5}\lambda

Answer: 365λ\dfrac{36}{5}\lambda
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