The ratio of wavelengths of the last line of Balmer series and the last line of Lyman series is
- 1
- 4
- 0.5
- 2
Answer
(2) 4
Solution
The last line (series limit) of a series corresponds to the transition from ni = .
Balmer series (nf = 2): 1 B = R ( 122 - 1 2 ) = R4
B = 4R
Lyman series (nf = 1): 1 L = R ( 112 - 1 2 ) = R
L = 1R
B L = 4/R1/R = 4
Answer: (2)