What series of lines are observed in the hydrogen spectrum?

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The hydrogen emission spectrum contains several spectral series, each named after its discoverer.

  • Lyman series (n' = 1): To ground state, visible only in ultraviolet region
  • Balmer series (n' = 2): Transitions to second level, appearing in visible region
  • Paschen series (n' = 3): Moved to third level, vi

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| Δ E 0 | = ( 1 3 6 { 1 1 4 } ) e V

|DE0| = –10.2

λ = 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 . 2 × 1 0 1 0 m

ρ = h λ = 6 . 6 3 × 1 0 3 4 × 1 0 . 2 1 2 4 0 0 × 1 0 1 0                  

? m v = h λ            

  1 . 8 × 1 0 2 7           

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