Transitions: Visible Spectrum & n=3 to n=1

[Eleventh_Hour]

Homework Statement

Why don’t other transitions, like the n=3 to n=1 transition, appear in the visible spectrum?

Homework Equations

-None : Conceptual-

The Attempt at a Solution

I actually have no clue. The textbook yielded no fruit in this topic.

 

[Dadface]

I assume you are referring to the hydrogen spectrum.Are you?

 

[Eleventh_Hour]

Yes, hydrogen.

 

[Dadface]

Big clue...the visible spectrum is just one very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.