What are the wavelengths you observe in the hydrogen spectrum? What energy level transitions do these correspond to?

Jaromir Hamala asked May 8, 2022

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The visible wavelengths are called Balmer series lines. The lowest energy and longest wavelength photon corresponds to the 3 → 2 transition.

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