The first line in the Lyman series has wavelength λ. The wavelength of the first line in Balmer series is : |
$\frac{2}{9} \lambda$ $\frac{9}{2} \lambda$ $\frac{5}{27} \lambda$ $\frac{27}{5} \lambda$ |
$\frac{27}{5} \lambda$ |
For first line in Lyman series $\lambda_{L_1}=\frac{4}{3 R}$ ...... (i) For first line in Balmer series $\lambda_{B_1}=\frac{36}{5 R}$ ...... (ii) From equation (i) and (ii) $\frac{\lambda_{B_1}}{\lambda_{L_1}}=\frac{27}{5} \Rightarrow \lambda_{B_1}=\frac{27}{5} \lambda_{L_1} \Rightarrow \lambda_{B_1}=\frac{27}{5} \lambda$ |