Answer to Question #269466 in Inorganic Chemistry for Siddharth

Question

“A photon from visible region of light has enough energy to excite an electron from the ground state of hydrogen atom to its fourth excited state.” Comment on the correctness of the above sentence. Provide mathematical support.

Answer 1

The lines are produced when electrons move from lower to higher energy levels. The lines in the visible region involve electron transitions into the energy level closest to the nucleus.