Lyman vs Balmer

[Samuel Mushinski 2G]

Can someone remind me the difference between the Lyman series and the Balmer series again?

[Jack Amos 2I]

The difference between the Lyman and Balmer series is that for Lyman, an excited electron falls from some higher energy state (n) to n=1 and the wavelength of light (photon) that is given off is associated with the UV region of the electromagnetic spectrum. For the Balmer series, an electron falls from some higher energy state (n) to n=2 and the wavelength of light (photon) given off is found in the visible light region.

[Molly Smith 1J]

In Balmer, electrons go to n=2 (visible light). In Lyman, electrons go to n=1 (UV light). UV light has higher energy than visible light, so it makes sense that Lyman would fall further than Balmer.