Question

Of the following transitions in hydrogen atom, the one which gives an absorption line of the highest frequency is –

• A. n = 1 to n = 2
• B. n = 3 to n = 8
• C. n = 2 to n = 1
• D. n = 8 to n = 3

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

n = 1 to n = 2

Answer 2

Maximum energy is absorbed when electron move first orbit to second orbit.