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When the electron jumps from n = 5 to n = 2 level, the spectral line observed in the hydrogen spectrum belongs to:

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Balmer series

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Lyman series

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Brackett series

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D

Pfund series

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Solution

The correct option is B Balmer series
Balmer series of lines are observed when electrons jump from any higher enrgy level to 2nd energy level.

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