Which of the following series of transitions in the spectrum of hydrogen atom falls in visible region ?

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🧠 The Atomic Color Wheel
The Hydrogen spectrum is a "ladder" of jumps. Only one set of these jumps falls into the narrow range of wavelengths that human eyes can actually see.

🗺️ The Spectral Map
1. Lyman Series: . High energy jumps. Wavelengths are in the Ultraviolet region.
2. Balmer Series: . Medium energy jumps (, etc.). These specific wavelengths () fall exactly in the Visible region.
3. Paschen, Brackett, Pfund: . Low energy jumps. Wavelengths are in the Infrared region.

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