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Grade 9Electrostatics

Which of the following transitions in hydrogen atom produces longest wavelength of radiation (or photon of minimum energy)?
A
n = 2, p = 4
B
n = 3, p = 4
C
n = 6, p = 8
D
n = 5, p = 6

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5 Years agoGrade 9
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5 Years ago

Higher the value of the principle quantum number to which electron is jumping, longer will be the wavelength. So, n = 6, p = 8 transition produces longest wavelength.