In a sample of H-atom electrons make transition from 5th excited state upto ground state, producing all possible types of photons, then find out the number of lines in Infrared region?

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Jun 6, 2018

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Explanation:

5^"th"5th excited state= 6^"th"=6th shell

All types of transitions in "IR"IR region are

1. 6 -> 5 color(white)(......) 4. 5 -> 4
2. 6 -> 4 color(white)(......) 5. 5-> 3
3. 6 -> 3 color(white)(......) 6. 4 -> 3

Number of lines in infrared region are 6