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The electron in the hydrogen atom undergoes transition from higher orbitals to orbitals of radius 211.6 pm. This transition is associated with
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For hydrogen atom, the radius of nth orbit, 
Hence, the transition is from a higher orbit to the second orbit. This corresponds to the Balmer series
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