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The particular colors emitted by an element reflect the exact amounts of energy that electrons orbiting the hydrogen nucleus give off when they drop from higher energy positions further from the nucleus to lower energy positions closer to the nucleus. Since hydrogen is so small and has so few orbitals, it has only four colors that it emits on the Balmer Series. Elements with high atomic numbers have many more orbitals and thus many more colors.
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What are the absorption lines in the infrared portion of the spectrum of a star that are produced by hyrdrogen are from?
The absorption lines in the infrared portion of the spectrum of a star that are produced by hydrogen are from the Balmer series. The Balmer series were discovered by Johann Balmer in 1885.
Can an electron jump from sixth shell to second shell?
yes. in the case of hydrogen atom jumping of an electron from 6th level to 2nd level cause balmer series
What color is the wavelength of light in the balmer series that results from the transition of an electron from n4 to n2?
The n4-n2 transition of hydrogen is in the cyan, with wavelength of 486.1 nm. blue = als
What was the effects of Neils Bohr's contribution to the atomic theory?
That led to know about the size of the atom and the reason of getting five different series of spectral lines in case of hydrogen such Lymann, Balmer, Pashcen, Bracket and Pfund.
What technology did Bohr use to discover the electron?
The only technology Bohr needed to develop his model for the atom was a spectrometer, which, in the mid-1800s, revealed the emission lines of hydrogen. In 1885, Johann Balmer developed a mathematical formula (the Balmer Series) that fully described these lines, but nobody could explain why it worked. Neils Bohr combined the quantum ideas of Max Planck and Albert Einstein with the atomic model proposed by Ernest Rutherford, and developed an atomic model from which the Balmer Series could be derived.
What is the name of the visible series in the hydrogen spectrum?
I believe it to be the Balmer Series.
Is Balmer series only present in hydrogen atom?
Balmer series just represents the visible radiations region and it is present in the spectra of every element. It is just the case that we study only hydrogen atom.
What are the absorption lines in the infrared portion of the spectrum of a star that are produced by hyrdrogen are from?
The absorption lines in the infrared portion of the spectrum of a star that are produced by hydrogen are from the Balmer series. The Balmer series were discovered by Johann Balmer in 1885.
Which spectrum of hydrogen consists of the Lyman Balmer and Paschen series?
LBP Spectrum?
What is the Balmer Series?
The Balmer series is a section of the hydrogen atomic emission line spectrum. They show the wavelengths of light emitted when electrons transition back to the n = 2 quantum level.
What has the author Percy Lowe written?
Percy Lowe has written: 'Structure of the Balmer series lines in the spectrum of hydrogen'
What is the name of the third series in the spectrum of hydrogen?
In ascending order of the lower energy state involved in the transition, the first six families of lines in the hydrogen spectrum are: Lyman series Balmer series Paschen series Brackett series Pfund series Humphreys series
What are the colours in the balmer series?
the color of the balmer series are : red, green, blue, violet. (lowest to highest)
What is the primary visible color of an emission nebula?
Emission nebulae can emit photons of many wavelengths, but the predominant color is red. They can also emit blue and pink colors (which are also part of the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom).
What is the wavelength of the hydrogen atom in the 2nd line of the Balmer series?
With reference to the wikipedia article on this topic: The Balmer series predicts visible light wavelengths with high accuracy. The limiting transition wavelength predicted by the formula, inf -> 2, would be 364.6 nm.
Can an electron jump from sixth shell to second shell?
yes. in the case of hydrogen atom jumping of an electron from 6th level to 2nd level cause balmer series
What is the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom?
All in nM (nano metre, in vacuo): The Balmer series: (up to 3 eV energy) 397 410 434 486 656
