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1. According to Bohr principle, the relation between main quantum number n and radius of orbit
is
(a) r  1 / n (b) r  n
(c) r  n 2 (d) r  1 / n 2

2. The speed of an electron in the orbit of hydrogen atom in the ground state is
(a) c (b) c / 10
(c) c / 2 (d) c / 137

3. Of the various series of the hydrogen spectrum, the one which lies wholly in the ultraviolet
region is
(a) Lyman (b) Balmer
(c) Paschen (d) Pfund

4. Which of the following sources gives discrete emission spectrum

(a) incandescent electric lamp (b) Sun
(c) mercury vapour lamp (d) candle

5. The band spectra ( characteristic of molecular species ) is due to emission of radiation in

(a) gaseous state (b) liquid state
(c) solid state (d) all the three states

6. A candle flame, an electric bulb and a kerosene oil lamp, all produce
(a) band spectra (b) continuous spectra
(c) line spectra (d) absorption spectra

7. Of the following transitions in hydrogen atom, the one which gives an absorption line of
highest frequency is
(a) n = 1 to n = 2 (b) n = 3 to n = 8
(c) n = 2 to n = 1 (d) n = 8 to n = 3

8. In Bohr's model of the atom, stationary orbits are postulated

(a) in accordance with classical theory of electromagnetism
(b) to meet the condition for the dynamical equilibrium of the electron
(c) to meet the condition that the electrons moving in the stationary orbits do not radiate
energy
(d) to meet the condition that the atom is not ionised
9. According to Bohr's postulates, which of the following quantities takes discrete values
(a) kinetic energy (b) potential energy
(c) angular momentum (d) momentum

10. If element with principal quantum number n > 4 were not allowed in nature, the number of
possible elements would be
(a) 60 (b) 32
(c) 4 (d) 64

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11. The spin angular momentum of electron is equal to
(a) h/ (b) h / 2
(c) h / 2 (d) 2h / 
12. The energy En of an electron in the n orbit of hydrogen atom is
th

2  2 k 2 me 4 4 2 m k e 2
(a)  (b) 
n2 h2 n2 h2

n2 h2 n2 h2
(c)  (d) 
2 2 k me 4 4 2 m k e 2

13. Consider the spectral line resulting from the transition n  2  n  1 in the atoms and ions
given below, the shortest wavelength is produced by
(a) hydrogen atom (b) deuterium atom
(c) single ionized helium (d) doubly ionized lithium

14. Light coming from a commercial light mercury florescence tube consists of
(a) emission lines of mercury only
(b) emission lines of mercury with a continuous background
(c) emission lines of mercury atom with a few bands of Hg2 only.
(d) emission lines of mercury and those of electrode material.

15. The energy level diagram of H atom has

been shown in figure along with some
transitions marked A, B, C, D and E. The
transitions A, B and C respectively
represent
(a) the ionization potential of hydrogen,
third member of Balmer series and
third member of Paschen series
(b) the ionization potential of hydrogen,
second member of Balmer series and
third member of Paschen series
(c) the series limit of Lyman series, third
member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series
(d) the series limit of Lyman series, second member of Balmer series and second
member of Paschen series.

16. With reference to the energy level diagram shown in figure, the transitions D and E respectively
correspond to
(a) an absorption line of Balmer series and the ionization potential of hydrogen
(b) an absorption limit of the Balmer series and emission at a wavelength longer than the
series limit of Lyman series
(c) an emission line of Balmer series and emission of a longer wavelength of the series limit
of Lyman series
(d) an emission line of the Lymann series and absorption situated at a higher wavelength
than the series limit of Paschen series

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17. Which one of the series of hydrogen spectrum is in visible region ?
(a) Lyman series (b) Balmer series
(c) Paschen series (d) Bracket series

18. An electron in hydrogen and one in a singly ionised helium atom are excited to the state n = 2.
A photon is emitted when these electrons jump back to the ground state in each case. Then
(a) energy of photon is same in both.
(b) radiations emitted by helium atom are shifted towards the red as compared to radiation
from hydrogen atom.
(c) radiation emitted by helium are shifted towards the violet as compared to radiation from
hydrogen atom.
(d) there is no definite relation between the radiations emitted by the two toms.
19. If the electron in hydrogen atom jumps from the third orbit to second orbit, the wavelength of
the emitted radiation is given by
36 5R
(a)   (b)  
5R 36
5 R
(c)   (d)  
R 6
20. Consider an electron in the nth orbit of a hydrogen atom in the Bohr model. The circumference
of the orbit can be expressed in terms of de-Broglie wavelength of that electron as
(a) ( 0.529 ) n (b) n
(c) ( 13.6 )  (d) n

21. The total energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom in the ground state is 13.6 eV. The
kinetic energy of this electron is
(a) 13.6 eV (b) 0
(c) 13.6 eV (d) 6.8 eV
22. The ratio of the area of the circular orbits of an electron for the first excited state in a hydrogen
atom to that for the ground state is
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 8 : 1
(c) 16 : 1 (d) 32 : 1
23. The wavelength of the photon emitted from hydrogen atom when the electron jumps from n =
6 to n = 4 is . Then for a corresponding transition in singly ionised helium, the wavelength
of the emitted photon is
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 2
(c) 2 (d) 4
24. If Rydberg constant R = 1.097 × 107 m-1, then the wavelength for the first line fo the Balmer
series in the hydrogen spectrum is equal to
(a) 6563 Å (b) 6563 m
(c) 6563 cm (d) 6563 micron.
25. An electron jumps from the 4th orbit to 2nd orbit of hydrogen atom. Given the Rydberg's constant
R = 107 m-1, the frequency in Hz of the emitted radiation will be
(a) ( 3 / 16 ) 105 (b) ( 3 / 16 ) 105
(c) ( 9 / 16 ) 10 15
(d) ( 3 / 4 ) 1015

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26. The binding energy of the electron in the lowest orbit for the hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energies
required in eV to remove an electron from three lowest orbits of the hydrogen atoms are
(a) 13.6, 6.8, 8.4 (b) 13.6, 10.2, 3.4
(c) 13.6, 27.2, 40.8 (d) 13.6, 3.4, 1.5

27. In an atom, two electrons move round the nucleus in circular orbits or radii R and 4R. The ratio
of the time taken by them to complete one revolution is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 8 : 1

28. When the electron in the hydrogen atom is excited from second allowed orbit to the third
allowed orbit, its angular momentum will change by
(a) 1.05 × 10-34 J sec (b) 2.1 × 10-34 J sec
(c) 3.3 × 10-34 J sec (d) 4.2 × 10-34 J sec

29. Ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. Hydrogen atom in the ground state are
excited by monochromatic radiation of photon energy 12.1 eV. The spectral lines emitted by
hydrogen atoms according to Bohr's theory will be
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
30. The frequency of the first line of Balmer series in hydrogen atom is 0 Hz. The frequency of
the line emitted by a single ionised helium atom is
(a) 20 Hz (b) 40 Hz
(c) 0/2 Hz (d) (0/4) Hz

31. The number of nucleons in an atom X of atomic number Z and mass number A is
(a) zero (b) Z
(c) A - Z (d) A

32. The density d of nuclear matter varies with nucleon number A on

(a) d  A3 (b) d  A2
(c) d  A (d) d  A0

33. If M is atomic mass, A is mass number, then ( M - A ) / M is called as

(a) binding energy (b) Fermi energy
(c) mass defect (d) packing faction

34. The mother and daughter elements, with the emission of rays are
(a) isotopes (b) isobars
(c) isomes (d) isodiaphers

35. Which of the following statements is true for nuclear forces

(a) they obey the inverse square law of distance
(b) they obey the inverse third power law of distance
(c) they are short range forces
(d) they are equal in strength to electromagnetic forces

36. In the statements given below, the only one correct statement is
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 (a) radioactivity is the process in which an electron is emitted from an unstable atom whose
atomic number Z remains unchanged.
(b) radioactivity is the process in which the daughter nucleus has atomic number 1 unit more than
that of parent nucleus.
(c) radioactivity is the process in which an unstable atom emits the nucleus of a helium atom
(d) radioactivity is the process in which a heavy atom emits electromagnetic radiations of very
high frequency

37. The activity of a radioactive element decreased to one third of the original activity I0 in a
period of nine years. After a further lapse of nine years its activity will be
(a) I0 (b) ( 2 / 3 ) I0
(c) I0 / 9 (d) I0 / 6

38. When the radioactive isotope 88 Ra 236 decays in a series by emission of three alpha particles
and a beta particle, the isotope X which remains is
(a) 83 X
224 (b) 84 X 218
(c) 84 X 220 (d) 87 X 223

39. Which can pass through 20 cm thickness of steel ?

(a) particles (b) particles
(c) rays (d) ultra-violet rays

40. The mass number of a nucleus is

(a) always less than its atomic number
(b) always more than its atomic number
(c) sometimes equal to its atomic number
(d) sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number.
41. The phenomenon of pair production is
(a) the production of an electron and a positron from rays.
(b) ejection of an electron from a metal surface when exposed to ultra-violet light.
(c) ejection of an electron from a nucleus.
(d) ionization of a neutral atom.
42. If the decay constant of a radioactive substance is , then its half life and mean life are
respectively
1 log e 2 log e 2 1
(a) and (b) and
   
1  1
(c)  log e 2 and (d) and
 log e 2 

43. The counting rate observed from radioactive source at t = 01 second was 1600 counts per
second and at t = 8 seconds it was 100 counts per second. The counting rate observed, as
counts per second at t = 6 seconds will be
(a) 400 (b) 300
(c) 200 (d) 150

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