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Structure Of Atom

Question
CBSEENCH11005154

What is the maximum number of lines when an excited electron of a hydrogen atom in n = 5 drops from exicted state to the ground state?

Solution

open square brackets because space No. space of space lines space equals space fraction numerator straight n left parenthesis straight n minus 1 right parenthesis over denominator 2 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 5 left parenthesis 5 minus 1 right parenthesis over denominator 2 end fraction space equals 10 close square brackets
Hence, the maximum number of line is 10.