Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? A. Balmer series falls in the ultraviolet range of electromagnetic radiation. B. The emission and absorption spectra of hydrogen like atoms is explained nicely by Bohr’s concept of stationary state of electrons. C. Atomic spectrum is band spectrum while molecular spectrum is a line spectrum.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. Only A and B

  5. Only A and C
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Wrong statement: Balmer series falls in the ultraviolet range of electromagnetic radiation.

Balmer series falls in the visible range of electromagnetic radiation.

Wrong statement: Atomic spectrum is a band spectrum while molecular spectrum is a line spectrum.

Atomic spectrum is line spectrum while molecular spectrum is a band spectrum.

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