Which type of photon is emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom drops from the n = 2 to the n = 1 energy level?
a)infrared b)radio wave c)visible light d)ultraviolet

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Which type of photon is emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom drops from the n = 2 to the n = 1 energy level?
a)infrared	b)radio wave c)visible light d)ultraviolet

tcp2315 · Answer

pretty sure you want D) UV rays

anonymous · Answer

the lyman series have wavelenghts in the ultraviolet range because transitions happen from energy levels far located when compared to the balmer series, paschen series , brackett series and pfund series since the higher energy levels in the hydrogen atom are crowded as per the formula

                            E= -13.6/n*n