A line in the Balmer series of emission lines of excited H atoms has a wavelength of 410.2 nm (Figure 6.10). What color is the light emitted in this transition? What quantum levels are involved in this emission line? That is, what are the values of n_initial and n_final?

Data given in Figure 6.10

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Invisible lines (Ultraviolet) 410.2 nm 434.1 nm 486.1 nm 656.3 mm Invisible lines (Infrared) 12.18 x 10-18 93.1 nm 93.8 nm 95.0 nm 97.3 nm 102.6 nm 121.6 nm 2 -5.45 x 10-19 3-2.42 x 10-19 410.2 nm 434.1 nm 486.1 nm 656.3 nm 4 -1.36 x 10-19 1005 nm 1094 nm 1282 nm. 1875 nm 5 -8.72 x 10-20 9 -6.06 x 10-20 7-4.45 x 10-20 n Energy J/atom Lyman series Balmer series series Ritz-Paschen