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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

The spectral series formed when electrons of excited hydrogen atoms return to the third orbit from higher energy orbits is

  1. A Lyman series
  2. B Paschen series
  3. C Brackett series
  4. D Pfund series
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(B) Paschen series

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\begin{array}{lc} \hline Name of spectral series & \begin{array}{l} Excited electrons of \\ hydrogen return to \\ orbit number \end{array} \\ \hline Lyman series & 1 \\ \hline Balmer series & 2 \\ \hline Paschen series & 3 \\ \hline Brackett series & 4 \\ \hline Pfund series & 5…