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Ratio of longest wavelengths corresponding to Lyman and Balmer series in hydrogen spectrum is
A
$\frac {9}{31}$
B
$\frac {5}{27}$
C
$\frac {3}{23}$
D
$\frac {7}{29}$
Solution
${\left( {\frac{{{\lambda _{Lyman}}}}{{{\lambda _{Balmer}}}}} \right)_{\max }} = \frac{{\left( {\frac{1}{{{2^2}}} – \frac{1}{{{3^2}}}} \right)}}{{\left( {\frac{1}{{{1^2}}} – \frac{1}{{{2^2}}}} \right)}} = \frac{{5/36}}{{3/4}} = \frac{5}{{27}}$
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