The first member of the Balmer series of a hydrogen atom has a wavelength of $6561 \; \mathring{A}$. The wavelength of the second member of the Balmer series (in $nm$) is

  • A
    $256$
  • B
    $540$
  • C
    $486$
  • D
    $626$

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