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Chemistry
The third line of the Balmer series in the emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom is due to the transition from the
Q. The third line of the Balmer series in the emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom is due to the transition from the
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Structure of Atom
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A
fourth Bohr orbit to the first Bohr orbit
14%
B
fifth Bohr orbit to the second Bohr orbit
77%
C
sixth Bohr orbit to the third Bohr orbit
7%
D
seventh Bohr orbit to the third Bohr orbit
2%
Solution:
In Balmer series,
n
1
=
2
and
n
2
=
3
,
4
,
5
So, third line arises by the emission of
5
t
h
orbit to
2
n
d
orbit.