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Do the Series in the Hydrogen Atom Spectrum Ever Overlap?

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David W. Ball

Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115

J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (6), p 883

DOI: 10.1021/ed083p883

Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2006

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Much is made of the simplicity of the hydrogen atom spectrum. Textbooks that display line spectra of the various series show that each series is in a discrete portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, separate from each other. The question arises, do these series ever overlap? Here, we present the answer to this question.

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First-Year Undergraduate / General

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Physical Chemistry

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Textbooks / Reference Books

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Atomic Properties / Structure

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