Calculate the wavelength of the first line of the Lyman series ( ) in hydrogen

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Problem

Calculate the wavelength of the first line of the Lyman series (

n_2=2\rightarrow n_1=1

) in hydrogen. Take

R_H=1.097\times10^7\,\text{m}^{-1}

. (a)

102.6\,\text{nm}

(b)

656\,\text{nm}

(c)

121.6\,\text{nm}

(d)

91.2\,\text{nm}