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Whenever a hydrogen atom emits a photon in the Balmer series,

Option: 1

it may emit another photon in the Balmer series
 


Option: 2

it must emit another photon in the Paschen series
 


Option: 3

the second photon, if emitted will have a wavelength of about 122 nm
 


Option: 4

it may emit a second photon, but the wavelength of this photon cannot be predicted


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Any transition causing a photon to be emitted in the Balmer series must end at n = 2. This must be followed by the transition from n = 2 to n = 1, emitting a photon of energy 10.2 eV, which corresponds to a wavelength of about 122 nm. This belongs to the Lyman series.

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