The wavenumber for the first Balmer line for Li2+is 136,800 cm-1, what is the wavenumber of the first line of the Balmer series of hydrogen atom? What will be the energy change and frequency of the transition?

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The wavenumber for the first Balmer line for Li2+is 136,800 cm-1, what is the wavenumber of the first line of the Balmer series of hydrogen atom? What will be the energy change and frequency of the transition? 

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