The Lyman Series of Ultraviolet Spectral Emission Lines from Hydrogen

question 41

Multiple Choice

The Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral emission lines from hydrogen gas is produced by electrons jumping

• A) to the first excited level from all higher levels.
• B) to the ground state from all other energy levels.
• C) between adjacent energy levels, n = 2 to n = 1, n = 3 to n = 2, n = 4 to n = 3, and so on.
• D) from the continuum level to all other levels.

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