The Balmer series is a set of spectral lines in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum of hydrogen. It consists of four lines in the visible light spectrum resulting from transitions in hydrogen's electron shell to the second energy level. The Balmer series is significant in understanding atomic structure and spectroscopy.
The hydrogen spectrum is unique because it is the simplest atomic spectrum, resulting from a single electron transitioning between quantized energy levels around a single proton in the nucleus. This simplicity allows for distinct spectral lines, each corresponding to specific wavelengths of light emitted or absorbed during these electron transitions. The Balmer series, for example, produces visible lines when the electron falls to the second energy level, showcasing the quantized nature of electron energy states. This simplicity makes hydrogen a fundamental model for understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics.
It is the spectrum of visible light, which has the colors of the rainbow.
I believe it to be the Balmer Series.
The element that emits red light when an electron transition occurs is typically hydrogen. This is due to the visible light spectrum associated with the specific energy levels in the hydrogen atom that produce red light when electrons move between them.
The range of colors is called a spectrum. This refers to the full range of colors that can be produced by the visible light spectrum, typically ranging from red to violet.
The electron transition from n=5 to n=1 in a hydrogen atom corresponds to the Balmer series, specifically the Balmer-alpha line which is in the visible part of the spectrum.
White light
Red, blue, green, and violet are found in the emission spectrum of hydrogen.
White light is produced by mixing all colors of the visible spectrum together. This can be seen in a rainbow where sunlight is refracted and dispersed to show the different colors. This phenomenon is known as color addition.
Bohr did not discover protons, neutrons, or electrons. Bohr used the energy changes in line emission spectra to develop a model that accounted for discrete energy changes. He used the signature spectra of hydrogen to design a model of a Hydrogen atom that showed the possible jumps that an electron could make after absorbing and then releasing energy. Some of the jumps create the visible bands we see by breaking down the light of glowing Hydrogen, while other jumps, non-visible, would still be created in the Electromagnetic Spectrum according to the energy changes of an electron jumping from outer electron rings to inner electron rings.
presence of various gasses. when a single index of refraction in the material. The visible spectrum is produced.