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Positronium consists of an electron and a positron (same mass opposite charge) orbiting around their common center of mass .The spectrum is, therefore expected to be hydrogen like , the difference arising from the mass difference .Calculate the wavelength of the first three line of the balmer series of positronium.

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To calculate the wavelengths of the first three lines of the Balmer series of positronium, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the System Positronium consists of an electron and a positron, both having the same mass but opposite charges. The spectrum of positronium is similar to that of hydrogen, but we need to account for the reduced mass in our calculations. ### Step 2: Calculate the Reduced Mass The reduced mass \( \mu \) of the positronium system is given by: \[ ...
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