All visible light (light that our eyes can detect) has a wavelength between 400-700 nanometers. Wavelengths just smaller than 400 nm are ultraviolet light. Wavelengths just larger than 700 nanometers are infrared light. What type of light is the Balmer series light that we have considered so far?

Question

Note: 1 nanometer = 10-⁹
meters

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Visible

Ultraviolet

Infrared

Answer 1

The Balmer series refers to the spectral lines emitted by hydrogen when electrons transition from higher energy levels to the second energy level (n=2). The wavelengths of the Balmer series fall within the visible spectrum, specifically between approximately 400 nm and 700 nm. Therefore, the type of light represented by the Balmer series is:

Visible