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Determine the series limit of Balmer, Paschen and Brackett series, given the limit for Lyman series is 911.6 Å.

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Determine the series limit of Balmer, Paschen and Brackett series, given the limit for Lyman series is 911.6 Å.

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Data: `lambda_("L"∞)` = 911.6 Å

For hydrogen spectrum, `1/lambda = "R"_"H"(1/"n"^2 - 1/"m"^2)`

∴ `1/lambda_("L"∞) = "R"_"H"(1/1^2 - 1/∞) = "R"_"H"`      ...(1)

as n = 1 and m = ∞ 

`1/lambda_("B"∞) = "R"_"H"(1/4 - 1/∞) = "R"_"H"/4`   .....(2)

as n = 2 and m = ∞

`1/lambda_("Pa"∞) = "R"_"H"(1/9 - 1/∞) = "R"_"H"/9`      .....(3)

as n = 3 and m = ∞

`1/lambda_("Br"∞) = "R"_"H"(1/16 - 1/∞) = "R"_"H"/16`     ......(4)

as n = 4 and m = ∞

From Eqs. (1) and (2), we get,

`lambda_("B"∞)/lambda_("L"∞) = "R"_"H"/("R"_"H"//4) = 4`

∴ `lambda_("B"∞) = 4 lambda_("L"∞) = (4)(911.6)` = 3646 Å

This is the series limit of the Balmer series.

From Eqs. (1) and (3), we get,

`lambda_("Pa"∞)/lambda_("L"∞) = "R"_"H"/("R"_"H"//9)` = 9

∴ `lambda_("Pa"∞) = 9lambda_("L"∞) = (9)(911.6)` = 8204 Å

This is the series limit of the Paschen series.

From Eqs. (1) and (4), we get,

`lambda_("Br"∞)/lambda_("L"∞) = "R"_"H"/("R"_"H"//16)` = 16

∴ `lambda_("Br"∞) = 16  lambda_("L"∞) = (16)(911.6)` = 14585.6 Å

This is the series limit of the Brackett series.

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