What is the wave number of lowest transition associated with Lyman series?

What is the wave number of lowest transition associated with Lyman series?
  1. $\bar{v}=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$
  2. $\bar{v}=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left(\frac{5}{36}\right)$
  3. $\bar{v}=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)$
  4. $\bar{v}=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left(\frac{36}{5}\right)$

Solution

For Lyman series, $\mathrm{n}_1=1$ The wave number of lowest transition associated with Lyman series corresponds to the transition from $n=2$ to $n=1$. Therefore, $\mathrm{n}_2=2$ $\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad \bar{v} & =\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left[\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}_1^2}-\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}_2^2}\right] \mathrm{cm}^{-1} \\ & =\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left[\frac{1}{1^2}-\frac{1}{2^2}\right] \mathrm{cm}^{-1} \end{aligned}$ $=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left[1-\frac{1}{4}\right] \mathrm{cm}^{-1}=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}\left[\frac{3}{4}\right] \mathrm{cm}^{-1}$

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