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JEE Main · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

Longest and Shortest Wavelengths in a Series

JEE Main asked Longest and Shortest Wavelengths in a Series 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020 and 2026. It belongs to Bohr's Atomic Theory, in Structure of Atom (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 6 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2026
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 1 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20201 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Other is the usual form. Skill tested: conceptual.

  • Ratio of wavelengths in spectral series
  • Count correct statements on balmer series

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 2Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q52If shortest wavelength of hydrogen atom in Lyman series is xx, then longest wavelength in Balmer series of He+\mathrm{He^+} is:MediumSingle correct
  2. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q30For the Balmer series in the spectrum of H atom, νˉ=RH{1n12−1n22}\bar{\nu} = R_H\left\{\frac{1}{n_1^2}-\frac{1}{n_2^2}\right\}, the correct statements…MediumOther

Shifts: 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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