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Emission and Absorption Spectra

For a hydroge...

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For a hydrogen atom, ultraviolet radiation corresponds to which transition series?

A

Lyman series

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B

Balmer series

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C

Paschen series

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D

Brackett series

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Solution

The correct option is A Lyman series
All the lines emitted due to a transition from higher levels to $n = 1$ , i.e. Lyman series, have wavelengths corresponding to the UV region.

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