Energy in eV חח 0 -0.85 -1.51 -3.40 -13.60 Lyman series (ultraviolet, n₁ = 1) Paschen series (infrared, n₁ =3) Visible spectrum Balmer series (n₁=2) n = ∞ -n=5 n=4 n=3 n=2 n=1

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Which of the spectral lines of the hydrogen atom given below corresponds to a energy transition with the highest frequency?

 

Energy in eV
חח
0
-0.85
-1.51
-3.40
-13.60
Lyman series
(ultraviolet, n₁ = 1)
Paschen series
(infrared, n₁ =3)
Visible spectrum
Balmer series
(n₁=2)
n = ∞
-n=5
n=4
n=3
n=2
n=1
Transcribed Image Text:Energy in eV חח 0 -0.85 -1.51 -3.40 -13.60 Lyman series (ultraviolet, n₁ = 1) Paschen series (infrared, n₁ =3) Visible spectrum Balmer series (n₁=2) n = ∞ -n=5 n=4 n=3 n=2 n=1
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