Balmer series of hydrogen

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The Balmer series of hydrogen is the set of spectral emission lines in the visible region produced when electrons in a hydrogen atom transition from higher energy levels down to the second principal energy level.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Balmer series 6
Balmer formula 1
Balmer series formula 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf atomic emission spectrum feature ⓘ
spectral line series ⓘ
appliesTo hydrogen atom ⓘ
approximateWavelengthRange 400 nm to 700 nm ⓘ
canAlsoAppearAs absorption line in stellar spectra ⓘ
correspondsTo electron transitions from higher levels to n = 2 ⓘ
describedByFormula 1/λ = R (1/2² − 1/n²) ⓘ
describes visible spectral lines of hydrogen ⓘ
discoveredBy Johann Balmer ⓘ
discoveryYear 1885 ⓘ
energyChange photon emission ⓘ
explainedBy Bohr model of hydrogen atom ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
H-alphaTransition n = 3 to n = 2 ⓘ
H-alphaWavelength 656.3 nm ⓘ
H-betaTransition n = 4 to n = 2 ⓘ
H-betaWavelength 486.1 nm ⓘ
H-deltaTransition n = 6 to n = 2 ⓘ
H-deltaWavelength 410.2 nm ⓘ
H-gammaTransition n = 5 to n = 2 ⓘ
H-gammaWavelength 434.0 nm ⓘ
hasFirstLineUpperLevel principal quantum number n = 3 ⓘ
hasFourthLineUpperLevel principal quantum number n = 6 ⓘ
hasLine H-alpha ⓘ
H-beta ⓘ
H-delta ⓘ
H-gamma ⓘ
hasSecondLineUpperLevel principal quantum number n = 4 ⓘ
hasSeriesLimit n → ∞ to n = 2 ⓘ
hasThirdLineUpperLevel principal quantum number n = 5 ⓘ
hasTransitionLowerLevel principal quantum number n = 2 ⓘ
hasTransitionUpperLevel principal quantum number n ≥ 3 ⓘ
isSubsetOf hydrogen spectral series ⓘ
lineType emission line ⓘ
namedAfter Johann Balmer ⓘ
partOf hydrogen emission spectrum ⓘ
photonEnergyRelation E = hν = hc/λ ⓘ
relatedSeries Brackett series of hydrogen ⓘ
Humphreys series of hydrogen ⓘ
Lyman series of hydrogen ⓘ
Paschen series of hydrogen ⓘ
linked to: Paschen series

Pfund series of hydrogen ⓘ
linked to: Pfund series
RydbergConstantApproxValue 1.097 × 10^7 m⁻¹ ⓘ
selectionRule Δl = ±1 ⓘ
seriesLimitWavelengthApprox 364.6 nm ⓘ
spectralRegion visible ⓘ
usedIn determination of Rydberg constant ⓘ
spectroscopic identification of hydrogen in stars ⓘ
tests of Bohr model of the atom ⓘ
usesConstant Rydberg constant ⓘ

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Bohr model of the atom → explains → Balmer series of hydrogen ⓘ
Rydberg constant → relatesTo → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum → relatedSeries → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Rydberg formula → usedFor → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Rydberg formula → improvedUpon → Balmer formula ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Rydberg formula → generalizes → Balmer series formula ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Paschen series → relatedTo → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Rydberg series → hasExample → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen
Zeta Centauri → dominantHydrogenLines → Balmer series ⓘ
linked to: Balmer series of hydrogen