The shortest wavelength of the spectral lines in the Lyman series of hydrogen spectrum is 915A˚. The longest wavelength of spectral lines in the Balmer series will be ______ Å.
Answer: 6588
Solution
Shortest Lyman line (n=∞→1): λ0hc=13.6(1−0)=13.6 eV, with λ0=915 Å. Longest Balmer line (n=3→2): λ1hc=13.6(41−91)=13.6×365. Dividing the two relations: