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A photon was absorbed by a hydrogen atom in its ground state, and orbit. When the excited atom returned to its ground state, visible, process, how many maximum spectral lines could be obtained -

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2
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5
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1
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10
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Solution

The correct option is B 2

The emission of visible light corresponds to the transition to second orbit, since it involve Balmer series.

The formula for spectral line is given as

12n(n1)

So, for the transition from 21

The maximum number of spectral lines is1


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