The Lyman series is brighter than the Balmer series,
Chapter 8, Problem 24P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 24P
The Lyman series is brighter than the Balmer series, because this series of transitions ends up in the most common state for hydrogen, the ground state. Why then was the Balmer series discovered first?
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