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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

what is difference bitween the balmer series of hydrogen and deuterium?

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
it is differennt.the wavelength lambda is given by
lambda=Cn^2/n^2-4
n=3,4,5....
C=3646 A

the reduced mass is slightly different so the value of C is slightly different
hence diff balmer series and diff hyperfine structure