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The wavelength of the first line of Lyman series for \(\mathrm{H}\) - atom is equal to that of the second line of Balmer series for a \(\mathrm{H}\)-like ion. The atomic number \(\mathrm{Z}\) of \(\mathrm{H}\)-like ion is

  1. A 3
  2. B 4
  3. C 1
  4. D 2
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(D) 2

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The wavelength \(\lambda\) for a transition in a hydrogen-like ion is given by the Rydberg formula: \(\dfrac{1}{\lambda} = R Z^2 \left( \dfrac{1}{n_1^2} - \dfrac{1}{n_2^2} \right)\). For the first line of the Lyman series in H-atom (\(Z=1\)): \(n_1 = 1\), \(n_2 = 2\).…