According to the Rydberg equation, the line with the shortest wavelength in the emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen is predicted to lie at a wavelength (in nm) of A)91.2 nm. B)1.10 × 10 ⁻² nm. C)1.10 × 10 ²nm. D)1.10 × 10 ¹⁶nm. E)None of these choices are correct.

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The Rydberg equation predicts that the shortest wavelength (highest energy) transition in the hydrogen spectrum occurs as n approaches infinity to n=1, which corresponds to the Lyman series limit at 91.2 nm.

According to the Rydberg Equation, the Line with the Shortest