The Lyman series of the hydrogen atom represents transitions from the electronic energylevel n to the energy level n=1.(i) Derive a formula that relates (a) the transition energy, AE, and (b) the wavelength, >, ofthe emitted photon to the quantum number of the upper energy level n.(ii) Calculate the expected wavenumber, , for the first 4 transitions in the Lyman series.

This question is based on hydrogen spectrum and Bohr's model.

The Lyman series of the hydrogen atom represents transitions from the electronic energy level n to the energy level n=1. (i) Derive a formula that relates (a) the transition energy, Aɛ, and (b) the wavelength, λ, of the emitted photon to the quantum number of the upper energy level n. (ii) Calculate the expected wavenumber, , for the first 4 transitions in the Lyman series.

The Lyman series of the hydrogen atom represents transitions from the electronic energy level n to the energy level n=1. (i) Derive a formula that relates (a) the transition energy, Aɛ, and (b) the wavelength, λ, of the emitted photon to the quantum number of the upper energy level n. (ii) Calculate the expected wavenumber, , for the first 4 transitions in the Lyman series.

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