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The Lyman series is the series of transitions and resulting emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from $n\geq 2$ to $n=1$ . They are named sequentially by Greek letter: $n=2$ to $n=1$ is called Lyman-alpha, 3 to 1 is Lyman-beta, 4 to 1 is Lyman-gamma, etc.

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	The '''Lyman series''' is the series of transitions and resulting [[emission line]]s of the [[~~Hydrogen~~]] [[atom]] as an electron goes from <math>n\geq2</math> to <math>n=1</math>. They are named sequentially by Greek letter: <math>n=2</math> to <math>n=1</math> is called Lyman-alpha, 3 to 1 is Lyman-beta, 4 to 1 is Lyman-gamma, etc.		The '''Lyman series''' is the series of transitions and resulting [[emission line]]s of the [[hydrogen]] [[atom]] as an electron goes from <math>n\geq2</math> to <math>n=1</math>. They are named sequentially by Greek letter: <math>n=2</math> to <math>n=1</math> is called Lyman-alpha, 3 to 1 is Lyman-beta, 4 to 1 is Lyman-gamma, etc.

	See also: [[Bohr model]], [[Rydberg formula]], [[H-alpha]], [[Balmer series]], [[Paschen series]]		See also: [[Bohr model]], [[Rydberg formula]], [[H-alpha]], [[Balmer series]], [[Paschen series]]