What is the ratio of the wave number of the first line (lowest energy line) of the Balmer series of the $H$ atomic spectrum to the first line of its Brackett series?

  • A
    $5$ : $1$
  • B
    $5$ : $0.81$
  • C
    $5$ : $1.75$
  • D
    $5$ : $27$

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