JEE MainChemistryStructure of AtomMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following statements is false ?
- APhoton has momentum as well as wavelength.
- BSplitting of spectral lines in electrical field is called Stark effect.
- CRydberg constant has unit of energy.
- DFrequency of emitted radiation from a black body goes from a lower wavelength to higher wavelength as the temperature increases.
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Correct answer: C
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We evaluate each statement one by one.
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Option A: Photon has momentum as well as wavelength.
- For a photon,
- So a photon has both momentum and wavelength.
- Option A is true.
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Option B: Splitting of spectral lines in electrical field is called Stark effect.
- Splitting in an electric field is indeed called the Stark effect.
- (For comparison, splitting in a magnetic field is the Zeeman effect.)
- Option B is true.
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Option C: Rydberg constant has unit of energy.
- The Rydberg constant appears in
- Here is wave number, whose unit is , usually .
- Therefore, the unit of the Rydberg constant is also , not energy.
- Option C is false.
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Option D: Frequency of emitted radiation from a black body goes from a lower wavelength to higher wavelength as the temperature increases.
- By Wien’s displacement law,
- As temperature increases, decreases.
- That means the peak shifts from higher wavelength to lower wavelength, and hence frequency increases.
- So the wording in D is incorrect if interpreted literally.
- Option D is also false.
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Since this is a single correct MCQ, we should identify the best false statement expected in atomic structure context.
- Option C is unambiguously false because the Rydberg constant definitely does not have units of energy.
- Option D seems to contain a phrasing issue mixing frequency and wavelength, but many exam keys may target Wien’s law. Still, as written, C is certainly false.
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