EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-1998

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    The first emission line in the atomic spectrum of hydrogen in the Balmer series appears at:

    A)  \[\frac{5R}{36}c{{m}^{-1}}\]                      

    B)  \[\frac{3R}{4}c{{m}^{-1}}\]

    C)   \[\frac{7R}{144}c{{m}^{-1}}\]                   

    D)  \[\frac{9R}{400}c{{m}^{-1}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     For Balmer series in the atomic spectrum of hydrogen \[{{n}_{1}}=2\]and \[{{n}_{2}}=3,\]the \[v={{R}_{H}}\left[ \frac{1}{\eta _{1}^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}} \right]\] \[={{R}_{H}}\left[ \frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}} \right]\] \[={{R}_{H}}\left[ \frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{9} \right]\] \[={{R}_{H}}\left[ \frac{9-4}{36} \right]\] \[={{R}_{H}}\frac{5}{36}\] \[=\frac{5R}{36}c{{m}^{-1}}\]


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