Practice mode Atomic Spectra

The lines of the Lyman series are produced when electrons in hydrogen atoms fall to ____

Correct answer A. n = 1

Explanation

The Lyman series consists of transitions from higher levels down to the ground state, n = 1. Balmer lines end at n = 2 and Paschen lines at n = 3.

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