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ChemistryMediumMCQ2019 · 11 Jan Shift 1

Q32.Heat treatment of muscular pain involves radiation of wavelength of about 900nm. Which spectral line of H atom is suitable for this purpose? [RH = 1 × 105 cm−1 ⋅h = 6.6 × 10−34Js, c = 3 × 108 ms−1] (1) Paschen, ∞→3 (2) Paschen, 5 →3 (3) Balmer, ∞→2 (4) Lyman, ∞→1

What This Question Tests

This question tests the ability to calculate the wavenumber from a given wavelength and identify the corresponding transition in the hydrogen spectrum using the Rydberg formula.

Concepts Tested

Rydberg formulaWavelength and wavenumberHydrogen spectral series

Formulas Used

ν̄ = 1/λ

ν̄ = R_H (1/n₁² - 1/n₂²)

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