An electron from various excited states of a hydrogen atom emits radiation to return to the ground state. Let $\lambda_n$ and $\lambda_g$ be the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in the $n^{th}$ state and the ground state,respectively. Let $\Lambda_n$ be the wavelength of the emitted photon in the transition from the $n^{th}$ state to the ground state. For large $n$,which of the following relations holds true ($A, B$ are constants)?

  • A
    $\Lambda_n = A + B \lambda_n$
  • B
    $\Lambda_n^2 = A + B \lambda_n^2$
  • C
    $\Lambda_n^2 = \lambda_n$
  • D
    $\Lambda_n = A + \frac{B}{\lambda_n^2}$

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