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An electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from n=n1 to n=n2. The time period of the electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state. The possible values of n1 and n2 are

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n1=4, n2=2
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n1=8, n2=2
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n1=8, n2=1
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n1=6, n2=4
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Solution

The correct option is A n1=4, n2=2
As T2R3
we get R1R2=4

As, R1R2=n21n22
n1n2=2

The possible values from the given options is n1=4, n2=2

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