
Atkins' Physical Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780198769866
Author: ATKINS, P. W. (peter William), De Paula, Julio, Keeler, JAMES
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 8, Problem 8C.1DQ
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The origin of the spectral lines in the hydrogen emission spectrum is to be stated. The regions that are associated with Lyman, Balmer and Paschen series in the
Concept introduction:
In the spectrum of hydrogen, the individual light bands that result from the absorption or emission of light are known as spectral lines. When the transition of an electron occurs from a higher level of energy to a lower level, a single photon is emitted for each dropping electron.
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Ch. 8 - Prob. 8A.1STCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.2STCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.3STCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.2STCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.3STCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.1DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.2DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.3DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.1AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.1BE
Ch. 8 - Prob. 8A.2AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.2BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.3AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.3BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.4AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.4BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.5AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.5BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.6AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.6BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.7AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.7BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.9AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.10AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.10BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.11AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.11BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.12AECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.12BECh. 8 - Prob. 8A.1PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.2PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.3PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.4PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.6PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.7PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.8PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.9PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.10PCh. 8 - Prob. 8A.11PCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.1DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.2DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.3DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.4DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.1AECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.1BECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.2AECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.2BECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.3AECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.3BECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.4AECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.4BECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.5AECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.5BECh. 8 - Prob. 8B.1PCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.2PCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.3PCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.4PCh. 8 - Prob. 8B.5PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.1DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.2DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.3DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.4DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.1AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.1BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.2AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.2BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.3AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.3BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.4AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.4BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.5AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.5BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.6AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.6BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.7AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.7BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.8AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.8BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.9AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.9BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.10AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.10BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.11AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.11BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.12AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.12BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.13AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.13BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.14AECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.14BECh. 8 - Prob. 8C.1PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.2PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.3PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.4PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.5PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.6PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.7PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.8PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.9PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.10PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.11PCh. 8 - Prob. 8C.12PCh. 8 - Prob. 8.1IACh. 8 - Prob. 8.2IACh. 8 - Prob. 8.3IA
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