Join WhatsApp Icon JEE WhatsApp Group
Question 18

The longest wavelength associated with Paschen series is : (Given $$R_H = 1.097 \times 10^7 \text{ SI unit}$$)

We need to find the longest wavelength associated with the Paschen series of hydrogen. The wavelengths of spectral lines in the hydrogen spectrum are given by the Rydberg formula: $$\frac{1}{\lambda} = R_H\left(\frac{1}{n_1^2} - \frac{1}{n_2^2}\right)$$ where $$R_H = 1.097 \times 10^7 \,\text{m}^{-1}$$ is the Rydberg constant, $$n_1$$ is the lower energy level, and $$n_2$$ is the upper energy level.

For the Paschen series, transitions end at $$n_1 = 3$$, and the lines correspond to $$n_2 = 4, 5, 6, \ldots$$ The longest wavelength corresponds to the smallest energy transition, which is the transition from $$n_2 = 4$$ to $$n_1 = 3$$. Thus,

$$\frac{1}{\lambda} = R_H\left(\frac{1}{3^2} - \frac{1}{4^2}\right) = R_H\left(\frac{1}{9} - \frac{1}{16}\right)$$

Computing the difference of fractions gives

$$\frac{1}{9} - \frac{1}{16} = \frac{16 - 9}{144} = \frac{7}{144}$$

Substituting back into the Rydberg formula,

$$\frac{1}{\lambda} = 1.097 \times 10^7 \times \frac{7}{144} = \frac{7.679 \times 10^7}{144} = \frac{7.679}{144} \times 10^7$$

$$\frac{1}{\lambda} = 0.05333 \times 10^7 = 5.333 \times 10^5 \,\text{m}^{-1}$$

Solving for $$\lambda$$ yields

$$\lambda = \frac{144}{7 \times 1.097 \times 10^7} = \frac{144}{7.679 \times 10^7} = 18.752 \times 10^{-7} \,\text{m} = 1.875 \times 10^{-6} \,\text{m}$$

Rounding gives $$1.876 \times 10^{-6}$$ m, so the correct answer is Option B: $$1.876 \times 10^{-6}$$ m.

Get AI Help

Video Solution

video

Create a FREE account and get:

  • Free JEE Mains Previous Papers PDF
  • Take JEE Mains paper tests

JEE Quant Questions | JEE Quantitative Ability

JEE DILR Questions | LRDI Questions For JEE

JEE Verbal Ability Questions | VARC Questions For JEE

Free JEE Topicwise Questions

JEE Rotational MotionJEE Units & MeasurementsJEE Atomic StructureJEE GravitationJEE Periodic Table & PeriodicityJEE StatisticsJEE Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsJEE Magnetism & Magnetic MaterialsJEE Sequences & SeriesJEE MatricesJEE Alternating CurrentsJEE Carboxylic AcidsJEE Permutations & CombinationsJEE Work, Energy & PowerJEE Electromagnetic InductionJEE Electronic DevicesJEE d and f-Block ElementsJEE Chemical KineticsJEE Heat TransferJEE Three Dimensional GeometryJEE Magnetic Effects of CurrentJEE Hydrocarbons - AromaticJEE Electromagnetic WavesJEE Aldehydes & KetonesJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkanesJEE Applications of DerivativesJEE EquilibriumJEE Indefinite IntegrationJEE Chemical ThermodynamicsJEE ElectrochemistryJEE ProbabilityJEE BiomoleculesJEE Continuity & DifferentiabilityJEE Kinetic Theory of GasesJEE Vector AlgebraJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkynesJEE Differential EquationsJEE Current & ResistanceJEE Straight LinesJEE WavesJEE Redox ReactionsJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkenesJEE DeterminantsJEE SolutionsJEE Ray OpticsJEE Dual Nature of Matter & RadiationJEE Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureJEE Complex NumbersJEE Sets, Relations & FunctionsJEE Electric Charges & FieldsJEE Laws of MotionJEE Fluid MechanicsJEE Basic Concepts in ChemistryJEE Trigonometric FunctionsJEE LimitsJEE Laws of ThermodynamicsJEE Kinematics - 2D MotionJEE p-Block Elements (Groups 13-18)JEE Simple Harmonic MotionJEE Electric Potential & CapacitanceJEE Coordination CompoundsJEE JEE 2D GeometryJEE CirclesJEE Definite IntegrationJEE EMF & Circuit AnalysisJEE Surface TensionJEE Atoms & NucleiJEE Laboratory Experiments - XIJEE Number SystemJEE Basic Principles of Organic ChemistryJEE Wave OpticsJEE Quadratic EquationsJEE Alcohols, Phenols & EthersJEE Organic Compounds with HalogensJEE DifferentiationJEE Conic SectionsJEE Nitrogen-Containing CompoundsJEE ElasticityJEE Practical Organic ChemistryJEE Kinematics - 1D MotionJEE Purification & CharacterisationJEE Binomial Theorem
Ask AI