What is the ratio of the wavelengths of radiations emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit and from the third orbit to the second orbit?

  • A
    $27 : 25$
  • B
    $20 : 27$
  • C
    $20 : 25$
  • D
    $25 : 27$

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$D$. $n_2=6$ to $n_1=2$ $IV$. $486.1$

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