The Balmer series of visible spectral emissions from hydrogen gas arises from transitions in which electrons jump between energy levels
A) from all levels to the ground state, n = 1.
B) from higher levels to the second excited level, n = 3.
C) between adjacent levels (e.g., n = 2 to n = 1, n = 3 to n = 2, n = 4 to n = 3, etc.).
D) from higher levels to the first excited level, n = 2.

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The Balmer series involves electron transitions from higher energy levels (n ≥ 3) to the second energy level (n = 2), resulting in the emission of visible light.

The Balmer Series of Visible Spectral Emissions from Hydrogen Gas