The wavelength of a spectral line is given by 1 / λ = R * (1 / n1² - 1 / n2²). For the second line of Balmer series, what are n1 and n2?
Q1. The wavelength of a spectral line is given by 1 / λ = R * (1 / n1² - 1 / n2²). For the second line of Balmer series, what are n1 and n2?
Answer: n1 = 2, n2 = 4
Explanation: For Balmer series, n1 = 2. The second line corresponds to n2 = 4.