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  •  The electron in the hydrogen atom undergoes transition from higher orbitals to orbital of radius 211.6 pm.  This transition is associated with : Option: 1  Lyman series Option: 2  Bal

 The electron in the hydrogen atom undergoes transition from higher orbitals to orbital of radius 211.6 pm.  This transition is associated with :
Option: 1  Lyman series
Option: 2  Balmer series
Option: 3  Paschen series
Option: 4  Brackett series  
 

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For hydrogen atom, the radius of n??????th orbit, r??????n = 52.9 pm ×n2

211.6 pm = 52.9 pm×n2

n??????2=4

n=2

Hence, the transition is from a higher orbit to the second orbit.
This corresponds to the Balmer series.

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