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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 12. atoms

The minimum energy required by a hydrogen atom in ground state to emit radiation in Balmer series is nearly _______.

  1. A \(1.5 \mathrm{eV}\)
  2. B \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\)
  3. C \(1.9 \mathrm{eV}\)
  4. D \(12.1 \mathrm{eV}\)
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(D) \(12.1 \mathrm{eV}\)

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\(E_n = -\frac{13.6}{n^2} \, \mathrm{eV}\) \(\Delta E = E_3 - E_1\) \(\Delta E = \left(-\frac{13.6}{3^2}\right) - \left(-\frac{13.6}{1^2}\right)\) \(\Delta E = 13.6 \left(1 - \frac{1}{9}\right) = 13.6 \left(\frac{8}{9}\right) \approx 12.089 \, \mathrm{eV}\)…
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