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When white radiation is passed through a sample of hydrogen gas(atoms assumed actually) why are absorption lines observed in Lyman series only?
The corresponding photon energy range for visible light(380-780nm) are 1.59-3.27eV which should cause transitions of electrons in the first excited state(n=2) only.This should give absorption spectrum lines in Balmer series.Am I wrong?
Please,I am studying Bohr's model and any explanation involving quantum physics(except of course the very basics) will not be clear to me.
The corresponding photon energy range for visible light(380-780nm) are 1.59-3.27eV which should cause transitions of electrons in the first excited state(n=2) only.This should give absorption spectrum lines in Balmer series.Am I wrong?
Please,I am studying Bohr's model and any explanation involving quantum physics(except of course the very basics) will not be clear to me.