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In a certain of an electron transition in the hydrogen atoms from an initial state (1) to a final state (2), the difference in the orbit radius(r1 - r2) is 24 times the first Bohr radius. Identify the transition:

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51
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251
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83
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75
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Solution

The correct option is A 51
The difference in the orbit radius is 24 times the first Bohr radius.
r1r2=24×0.529Ao
But the radius of nth orbit is
rn=0.529 n2A0
Hence, 0.529 n1620.529 n22=24×0.529
Hence,
n21n22=24
This is possible when n1=5 and n2=1
Hence, the transition is 51

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