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Lyman series

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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 ≥ 2 to n = 1 (where n refers to the energy level of the electron). The transitions are named sequentially by Greek letter: from n = 2 to n = 1 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


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