The Balmer Series (Solution)
The energies in electron-Volts for the first several
levels of the hydrogen atom are given in the following table.
| n | Energy (eV) |
| 1 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 10.20 |
| 3 | 12.09 |
| 4 | 12.75 |
| 5 | 13.06 |
Place description of calculations here.
| Name | E (eV) | E (erg) | Frequency (sec)-1 | Wavelength (cm) | Spectral Region |
| H-alpha | 1.89 | 3.03 x 10-12 | 4.57 x 1014 | 6.56 x 10-5 | visible (red) |
| H-beta | 2.55 | 4.09 x 10-12 | 6.17 x 1014 | 4.86 x 10-5 | visible (blue-green) |
| H-gamma | 2.86 | 4.58 x 10-12 | 6.91 x 1014 | 4.34 x 10-5 | visible (blue) |