An electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from $n=5$ to $n=2$. The emitted spectral line bel

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An electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from $n=5$ to $n=2$. The emitted spectral line belongs to which series?

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Any transition from a higher energy level terminating at the $n=2$ level falls under the Balmer series.