Question

Assertion (A): Hydrogen atom consists of only one electron but its emission spectrum has may lines.

Reason (R): Only Lyman series is found in the absorption spectrum of hydrogen atom whereas in the emission spectrum, all the series are found.

Options

• If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• If assertion is true but reason is false.

• If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

When the atom gets appropriate energy from outside, then this electron rises to some higher energy level. Now it can return either directly to the lower energy level or come to the lowest energy level after passing through other lower energy levels, hence, all possible transitions take place in the source and many lines are seen in the spectrum.