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MHT CET · Physics · Atomic Physics

In hydrogen atom spectrum, when an electron jumps from second excited state to the first excited state, the wavelength of radiation emitted is ' \(\lambda\) '. If the electron jumps from the third excited state to the second orbit, the wavelength of radiation emitted will be \(20 \lambda / x\). The value of \(x\) is

  1. A \(18\)
  2. B \(27\)
  3. C \(21\)
  4. D \(36\)
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(B) \(27\)

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\( \frac{1}{\lambda} = R \left( \frac{1}{2^2} - \frac{1}{3^2} \right) = R \left( \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{9} \right) = R \left( \frac{5}{36} \right) \) \( \frac{1}{\lambda'} = R \left( \frac{1}{2^2} - \frac{1}{4^2} \right) = R \left( \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{16} \right) = R \left( \frac{3}{16} \right) \)