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2019 · Shift 2 · Q43
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Atoms and Nuclei question

2019 · Shift 2 · Q43

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A free hydrogen atom after absorbing a photon of wavelength λ\lambdaλ a gets excited from the state n = 1 to the state n = 4. Immediately after that the electron jumps to n = m state by emitting a photon of wavelength λ\lambdaλ e. Let the change in momentum of atom due to the absorption and the emission be Δpa\Delta {p_a}Δpa​ and Δpe\Delta {p_e}Δpe​, respectively. If λaλe=15{{{\lambda _a}} \over {{\lambda _e}}} = {1 \over 5}λe​λa​​=51​, which of the option(s) is/are correct? [Use hc = 1242 eVnm; 1 nm = 10-9 m, h and c are Planck's constant and speed of light in vacuum, respectively]
  1. A
    The ratio of kinetic energy of the electron in the state n = m to the state, n = 1 is 14{1 \over 4}41​
  2. B
    m = 2
  3. C
    ΔpaΔpe=12{{\Delta {p_a}} \over {\Delta {p_e}}} = {1 \over 2}Δpe​Δpa​​=21​
  4. D
    λ\lambdaλ e = 418 nm
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Correct answer: A, B

  1. Use hydrogen energy levels

For hydrogen, En=−13.6n2 eVE_n=-\frac{13.6}{n^2}\text{ eV}En​=−n213.6​ eV

The atom absorbs a photon and goes from n=1n=1n=1 to n=4n=4n=4. So absorbed energy is ΔEa=E4−E1=−13.616−(−13.6)=13.6(1−116)\Delta E_a=E_4-E_1=-\frac{13.6}{16}-(-13.6)=13.6\left(1-\frac{1}{16}\right)ΔEa​=E4​−E1​=−1613.6​−(−13.6)=13.6(1−161​) ΔEa=13.6⋅1516=12.75 eV\Delta E_a=13.6\cdot \frac{15}{16}=12.75\text{ eV}ΔEa​=13.6⋅1615​=12.75 eV

Hence, λa=hcΔEa=124212.75 nm\lambda_a=\frac{hc}{\Delta E_a}=\frac{1242}{12.75}\text{ nm}λa​=ΔEa​hc​=12.751242​ nm

Given λaλe=15\frac{\lambda_a}{\lambda_e}=\frac{1}{5}λe​λa​​=51​ so λe=5λa\lambda_e=5\lambda_aλe​=5λa​

Therefore emitted photon energy is Ee=hcλe=15hcλa=15ΔEa=12.755=2.55 eVE_e=\frac{hc}{\lambda_e}=\frac{1}{5}\frac{hc}{\lambda_a}=\frac{1}{5}\Delta E_a=\frac{12.75}{5}=2.55\text{ eV}Ee​=λe​hc​=51​λa​hc​=51​ΔEa​=512.75​=2.55 eV


  1. Find the final state mmm

Emission occurs from n=4n=4n=4 to n=mn=mn=m. Thus, Ee=13.6(1m2−116)E_e=13.6\left(\frac{1}{m^2}-\frac{1}{16}\right)Ee​=13.6(m21​−161​)

Set this equal to 2.552.552.55 eV: 13.6(1m2−116)=2.5513.6\left(\frac{1}{m^2}-\frac{1}{16}\right)=2.5513.6(m21​−161​)=2.55

Divide by 13.613.613.6: 1m2−116=2.5513.6=0.1875=316\frac{1}{m^2}-\frac{1}{16}=\frac{2.55}{13.6}=0.1875=\frac{3}{16}m21​−161​=13.62.55​=0.1875=163​

So, 1m2=316+116=416=14\frac{1}{m^2}=\frac{3}{16}+\frac{1}{16}=\frac{4}{16}=\frac{1}{4}m21​=163​+161​=164​=41​ m2=4⇒m=2m^2=4 \Rightarrow m=2m2=4⇒m=2

So option B is correct.


  1. Check option A: ratio of kinetic energies

In Bohr model, kinetic energy in level nnn is Kn=13.6n2 eVK_n=\frac{13.6}{n^2}\text{ eV}Kn​=n213.6​ eV

Thus, KmK1=1/m21\frac{K_m}{K_1}=\frac{1/m^2}{1}K1​Km​​=11/m2​ Since m=2m=2m=2, K2K1=14\frac{K_2}{K_1}=\frac{1}{4}K1​K2​​=41​

So option A is correct.


  1. Check option C: momentum change ratio

Photon momentum magnitude is p=hλp=\frac{h}{\lambda}p=λh​

Since atom is initially free, momentum change due to absorption equals absorbed photon momentum: Δpa=hλa\Delta p_a=\frac{h}{\lambda_a}Δpa​=λa​h​

Similarly for emission, Δpe=hλe\Delta p_e=\frac{h}{\lambda_e}Δpe​=λe​h​

Hence, ΔpaΔpe=h/λah/λe=λeλa=5\frac{\Delta p_a}{\Delta p_e}=\frac{h/\lambda_a}{h/\lambda_e}=\frac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_a}=5Δpe​Δpa​​=h/λe​h/λa​​=λa​λe​​=5

So it is not 12\frac{1}{2}21​. Thus option C is incorrect.


  1. Check option D: emitted wavelength

We already have λe=5λa\lambda_e=5\lambda_aλe​=5λa​ with λa=124212.75≈97.41 nm\lambda_a=\frac{1242}{12.75}\approx 97.41\text{ nm}λa​=12.751242​≈97.41 nm

Therefore, λe≈5×97.41=487.05 nm\lambda_e\approx 5\times 97.41=487.05\text{ nm}λe​≈5×97.41=487.05 nm

So option D (418418418 nm) is incorrect.

(Also, for 4→24\to 24→2 transition in hydrogen, Balmer line is about 486486486 nm, consistent with this.)


  1. Final answer

Correct options are: A, B\boxed{A,\ B}A, B​

This matches the stored correct answer.

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