The wavelength of a spectral line emmited by hydrogen atom in the lyman series is `16//5R` cm. what is the value of `n_(2)`

Options

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1

Answer

C

Explanation

`(1)/(lambda) = R [(1)/(n_(1)^(2))-(1)/(n_(2)^(2))] rArr (15R)/(16) = R [(1)/(1^(2))-(1)/(n_(2)^(2))]`