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The red line in the hydrogen line spectrum corresponds to to which electron transition?

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I believe its the N=3 to N=2 transition. You can calculate it by
1/wavelength = R(1/N1^2 - 1/N2^2)
R = 1.09 x 10^7. wavelength in meters.

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