Balmer/Lyman series

[Marni Kahn 1A]

Do we need to be familiar with the Balmer and Lyman series in terms of which energy levels are associated with n1, and in what type of light they occur?

[AArmellini_1I]

I would say yes since Lavelle routinely asked the class variations of those questions throughout lecture to check for understanding.

[Ryan Chang 1C]

I would definitely be familiar with those series and I wouldn't be surprised if we need to know them for future tests.

[Abby Soriano 1J]

It would be good just to know that the Balmer series occurs in the visible light region (and returns to an energy level of n=2) and that the Lyman series occurs in the UV region (and returns to an energy level of n=1).

[Shivam Rana 1D]

I know that there was a problem on the quantum hw that said an electron is excited by UV light and knowing the details about the lyman series makes the problem easier.

[Joanne Lee 1J]

I think that's something you should get familiar with. Especially the Balmer and Lyman series since Lavelle specifically went over those two in class.