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In Hydrogen, the electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit. The wavenumber of the radiations emitted by an electron is ______ - Physics

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In Hydrogen, the electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit. The wavenumber of the radiations emitted by an electron is ______  

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  • `"R"/16`

  • `(3"R")/16`

  • `(5"R")/16`

  • `(7"R")/16`

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In Hydrogen, the electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit. The wavenumber of the radiations emitted by an electron is `underline((3"R")/16).`

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