Who obtained an empirical formula for a group of hydrogen line wavelengths in 1885?
ATheodore Lyman
BJohann Balmer
CFrederick Brackett
DFriedrich Paschen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Johann Balmer
Johann Jakob Balmer found a simple formula fitting the visible hydrogen lines in 1885.
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