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Q.

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct about the spectrum of hydrogen atom?

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a

The ratio of the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength in Balmer series is 9/5

b

The wavelength ranges of Lyman and Balmer series do not overlap.

c

The wavelength of Lyman series are given by  (1+1m2)λ0 ,  where  λ0  is the shortest wavelength of Lyman series and  m is an integer.

d

There is an overlap between the wavelength ranges of Balmer and Paschen series.

answer is A, D.

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When transition is from any level to n = 2, then it belongs to Balmer series for which longest wavelength is corresponding to least energy difference i.e. for transition from n = 3 to n = 2 and shortest wavelength is corresponding to maximum energy difference i.e. for transition  n=ton=2 . The wavelength can be calculated by Rydberg’s formula given as
1λ=RZ2[1n121n22] 
λlongestλshorest=[1221][122132]=95 
Hence option (A) is correct.
The longest wavelength of Balmer series is given as 
λlongest=365R 
The shortest wavelength of paschen series is given as 
λshorest=9R 
These do not overlap hence option (B) is NOT correct.
Wavelength of Lyman series from mth orbit is given as 
 1λ=R[1121m2]
Shortest wavelength of Lyman series is corresponding to the transition from n=ton=1  which is given as

  1λ0=R
 1λ1λ0[11m2]
 λλ011m2
Hence option (C) is NOT correct.
The longest wavelength of Lyman series is given as 
 λlongest=43R
The shortest wavelength of Balmer series is given as
 λshorest=4R
These wavelength do not overlap hence option (D) is correct.

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