Hydrogen (), Deuterium (), singly ionised helium (), and doubly ionised lithium () all have one electron around the nucleus. Consider an electron transition from n=2 to n=1. If the wavelengths of emitted radiations are , , , and respectively, then approximately which one of the following is correct?
4\lambda ₁ = 2\lambda ₂ = 2\lambda ₃ = \lambda ₄
\lambda ₁ = 2\lambda ₂ = 2\lambda ₃ = \lambda ₄
\lambda ₁ = \lambda ₂ = 4\lambda ₃ = 9\lambda ₄
\lambda ₁ = 2\lambda ₂ = 3\lambda ₃ = \lambda ₄
According to the Bohr model for hydrogen-like species (one-electron systems), the energy of a transition is given by . Since the wavelength is inversely proportional to energy (), the relationship is for the same transition ().
Combining these, we get .
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