The Balmer Series of Visible Spectral Emissions from Hydrogen Gas

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Balmer series of visible spectral emissions from hydrogen gas arises from transitions in which electrons jump between energy levels

• A) from all levels to the ground state, n = 1.
• B) from higher levels to the second excited level, n = 3.
• C) between adjacent levels (e.g., n = 2 to n = 1, n = 3 to n = 2, n = 4 to n = 3, etc.).
• D) from higher levels to the first excited level, n = 2.

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