Find the longest wavelength line in the Balmer series of the hydrogen spectrum

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Problem

Find the longest wavelength line in the Balmer series of the hydrogen spectrum. (Take RH=1.097×107 m−1R_H = 1.097 \times 10^7\,\text{m}^{-1}.) (a) 486 nm486\,\text{nm} (b) 122 nm122\,\text{nm} (c) 656 nm656\,\text{nm} (d) 365 nm365\,\text{nm}

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