n (of spectral lines) The wavelengths of a series of lines in the spectrum of hydrogen are given in angstroms by the equation
where N is an integer having values greater than 2. (Weast RC (ed) Handbook of chemistry and physics, 52nd edn. The Chemical Rubber Co., Boca Raton)
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Balmer Series. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1032
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