Electron in a hydrogen atom first jumps from fifth excited state to third excited state...

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Electron in a hydrogen atom first jumps from fifth excited state to third excited state and then from third excited state to second excited state The ratio of wavelengths emitted in two cases is 1 3 25 16 5 4 2 4 7 5 125 64

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To solve this problem we need to calculate the wavelengths of the photons emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom transitions between energy levels The energy levels of a hydrogen atom are given by the formula En frac136 texteVn2 where n is the principal quantum number The wavelength lambda    See Answer
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Electron in a hydrogen atom first jumps from fifth excited state to third excited state and then from third excited state to second excited state The ratio of wavelengths emitted in two cases is 1 3 25 16 5 4 2 4 7 5 125 64

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