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Transcribed Image Text:The wavelengths of the Brackett series for hydrogen are given by
n = 5, 6, 7,....
(a) What are the wavelengths of the first three spectral emission lines in this series (in nm)? (Enter them in order of decreasing
wavelength.)
largest value
nm
nm
smallest value
nm
(b) In which band of the electromagnetic spectrum do these lines appear?
visible light region
O infrared region
O ultraviolet region
O gamma ray region
O x-ray region
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