JEE Main 2023 — Atomic Physics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 1)
Question
The energy levels of an hydrogen atom are shown below. The transition corresponding to emission of shortest wavelength is
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Step-by-step explanation
Wavelength of photons released during de-excitation is given by,
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Clearly, shortest wavelength will correspond to highest energy difference in de-excitation, which in the given figure will correspond to transition from to
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