The observed lines in the emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen are given by

In the notation favored by spectroscopists, ν̅ = 1/λ = E/hc and R_H =109,677 cm^−1. The Lyman, Balmer, and Paschen series refers to n₁ = 1, 2, and 3, respectively, for emission from atomic hydrogen. What is the highest value of ν???? and E in each of these series?

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-1 cm,n > m v(cm) = R#(cm) т