Question

Atomic spectral emission lines of hydrogen atom are incident on a zinc surface. The lines which can emit photoelectrons from the surface are members of ______.

Options

• Balmer series

• Paschen series

• Lyman series

• Neither Balmer, nor Paschen nor Lyman series

Answer 1

Atomic spectral emission lines of hydrogen atom are incident on a zinc surface. The lines which can emit photoelectrons from the surface are members of Lyman series.

Explanation:

The hydrogen spectral lines capable of emitting photoelectrons from zinc belong to the Lyman series.