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Line Spectra of Hydrogen — Prelims Questions

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Version 1Updated 23 Mar 2026
Q1medium

The shortest wavelength in the Balmer series of the hydrogen spectrum is:

Q2hard

The ratio of the longest wavelength of the Lyman series to the shortest wavelength of the Paschen series in the hydrogen spectrum is:

Q3easy

The energy of an electron in the nn-th orbit of hydrogen atom is given by En=13.6/n2eVE_n = -13.6/n^2\,\text{eV}. What is the energy required to excite an electron from the ground state to the first excited state?

Q4easy

Which of the following spectral series of hydrogen lies in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Q5medium

If the wavelength of the first line of the Balmer series in the hydrogen spectrum is λH\lambda_H, then the wavelength of the first line of the Balmer series for a hydrogen-like ion with atomic number ZZ will be:

Q6medium

The ratio of the maximum to minimum wavelength in the Lyman series of the hydrogen spectrum is:

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