An electron is moving in an orbit of a hydrogen atom at the 4th energy level. Find the number of spectral lines for a transition from here to the ground state.

  1. 8
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 10

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Option 3 : 6
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CONCEPT:

  • No. of spectral lines: The number of spectral lines obtained due to the transition of electrons from nth orbit to lower orbit is given by

 

where N is the number of transitions and n is the orbit number.

CALCULATION:

Given that transition is from n = 4 to n = 1 (ground state). So transition spectral lines

So the correct answer is option 3.

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