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Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

Which of the following transitions in hydrogen atoms emit photons of highest frequency?

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Answer: (d)

  1. Emitted frequency ν∝(1nf2−1ni2)\nu \propto \left(\frac{1}{n_f^2}-\frac{1}{n_i^2}\right); emission needs a jump from higher nn to lower nn.
  2. (a) and (b) are absorptions. (c) 6→26\to2: 14−136=0.22\frac14-\frac1{36} = 0.22; (d) 2→12\to1: 1−14=0.751-\frac14 = 0.75.
  3. So the answer is (d) n=2n=2 to n=1n=1.
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