The ratio of the shortest wavelength of two spectral series of hydrogen spectrum is found to be about 9 . The spectral series are:
- (A)Lyman and Paschen✓ Correct
- (B)Brackett and Pfund
- (C)Paschen and Pfund
- (D)Balmer and Brackett
Answer: (A)
Solution
The shortest wavelength of a series comes from the jump down to from infinity, where , so . A wavelength ratio of about means the values are in the ratio , that is and . Those are the Paschen series and the Lyman series.
JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Apr 2019 · Shift 2 · Single correct option