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in the formula for wavelength of spectral lines oh hydrogen,what are n1 and n2 exactly?

in the formula for wavelength of spectral lines oh hydrogen,what are n1 and n2 exactly?
 
 

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Varsha
16 Points
7 years ago
n1 refers to the orbital to which the electron jumps Example..n1=1 for lyman series,n1=2for balmer series etc... n2 refers to the orbital from which the electron comes(higher energy orbital) example..n2=2,3,4,... For lyman series
DILIP
116 Points
7 years ago
n1 refers to the orbital to which the electron jumps Example..n1=1 for lyman series,n1=2 for balmer series etc... n2 refers to the orbital from which the electron comes(higher energy orbital) example..n2=2,3,4,...

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