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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

The wave number of the first Balimer line of LI2+ ions is 136800cm-1 the wave number of first line of balmer series of H atom is (in cm-1)

    Profile image of Satyam Singh
    7 Years agoGrade 11
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    Profile image of Eshan
    7 Years ago
    Dear student,

    The wave number for any transition is proportional toZ^2
    Hence first line of Balmer of H is 1/9 of that of Li.

    Hope it helps. Regards.