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Lyman series

Lyman series proper noun: a hydrogen spectral series of transitions and resulting ultraviolet emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from n ≥ 2 to n = 1 (where n is the principal quantum number), the lowest energy level of the electron.

Proper noun

Lyman series

  1. A hydrogen spectral series of transitions and resulting ultraviolet emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from n ≥ 2 to n = 1 (where n is the principal quantum number), the lowest energy level of the electron.

Lyman series meaning in Tamil

Lyman series in Tamil

இலைமன்றொடர், லைமன் தொடர், லைமன் தொடா

Origin of Lyman series

Named after the Harvard physicist Theodore Lyman IV, who in 1906 discovered the first line in the spectrum.

Questions about Lyman series

What does Lyman series mean?
Lyman series means a hydrogen spectral series of transitions and resulting ultraviolet emission lines of the hydrogen atom as an electron goes from n ≥ 2 to n = 1 (where n is the principal quantum number), the lowest energy level of the electron.
What is Lyman series in Tamil?
Lyman series in Tamil is இலைமன்றொடர், லைமன் தொடர், லைமன் தொடா. See Lyman series meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Lyman series?
Lyman series is a proper noun.

Words near Lyman series in the dictionary

  1. Lyleses
  2. Lylian
  3. Lylyan
  4. Lyman
  5. Lyman County
  6. Lyman series
  7. Lyman's law
  8. Lyman-alpha forest
  9. lymantria
  10. lymantrid
  11. lymantrids

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