Hydrogen Spectrum
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Hydrogen spectrum
Bohr model · Eₙ = −13.6/n² eV
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n = 1
-13.60 eV
Electron here
n = 2
-3.40 eV
n = 3
-1.51 eV
n = 4
-0.85 eV
n = 5
-0.54 eV
n = 6
-0.38 eV
Spectrum (Lyman 91 → Balmer → Paschen 1875 nm)
91 nm (Lyman)
656 nm (Hα)
1875 nm (Paschen)