Whoops yeah, I meant 5/36. then I get 1/λ=1523611.111m-1
lol, sorry if I am bugging you but what do I do now to convert it to nm? Particularly 656.3 nm... lol
Wavelength HELP!
Homework Statement
Calculate the wavenumber (v=1/lambda) and the wavelength of the first transition in the visible region of the atomic spectrum of hydrogen.
I KNOW THE ANSWER... 656.3 nm. I just don't have a clue how they got that answer, I do know that I had to use...