Question

The wavelength of a spectral line emitted by hydrogen atom in the lyman series

Answer 1

The wavelength of a spectral line emitted by hydrogen atom in the lyman series is given by

$\frac{1}{λ}$=R[$\frac{1}{1^{2} }-\frac{1}{n^{2} } ]$

where n=2,3,4,....