Balmer series

English

Etymology

For Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician

Noun

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  1. (physics) The set of spectral lines of the hydrogen atom that correspond to transitions involving a principal quantum number n=2

See also

  • Lyman series
  • Paschen series
  • Brackett series
  • Pfund series
  • Humphreys series
Last modified on 9 November 2012, at 23:11