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Atoms
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Subtopic Name Number of

Questions
Bohr's Model of Atom 25
Various Atomic Models 9
Spectral Series 8
X-Ray 2
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1. Electrons of mass m with de- Broglie wavelength λ fall 5.
on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength (λo) Given, the value of Rydberg constant is 107 m-1, the wave
of the emitted X-ray is : number of the last line of the Balmer series in hydrogen
2
spectrum will be:
2mcλ
1. λ = 0
h 7 −1
1. 0. 5 × 10 m
7 −1
2. λ0 =
2h

mc
2. 0. 25 × 10 m
7 −1
3. 2. 5 × 10 m
2 2 2
2m c λ
3. λ0 =
h
2
4. 0. 025 × 10
4
m
−1

4. λ0 = λ

2. If an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the 3rd

orbit to the 2nd orbit, it emits a photon of wavelength λ.
When it jumps from the 4th orbit to the 3rd orbit, the
corresponding wavelength of the photon will be 6.
16
When an α– particle of mass m moving with velocity v
1. 25
λ bombards on a heavy nucleus of charge Ze, its distance of
closest approach from the nucleus depends on m as:
9
2. 16
λ 1.
1

√m

1
20 2.
3. λ m
2

7
3. m
1

4.
20
λ
4. m
13

7. In the spectrum of hydrogen, the ratio of the longest

3. The ratio of wavelengths of the last line of Balmer
wavelength in the Lyman series to the longest wavelength
series and the last line of Lyman series is:-
in the Balmer series is:
1. 1 4
1. 9

2. 4
9
2.
3. 0.5 4

27

4. 2 3. 5

5
4. 27

4. The ratio of kinetic energy to the total energy of an

electron in a Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom is:
8. Consider 3rd orbit of He+ (Helium), using non-
1. 1 : 1
relativistic approach, the speed of electron in this orbit
2. 1 : -1 will be (given Z = 2 and h (Planck's constant)= 6.6 x 10-
34 J-s)
3. 2 : -1
1. 2.92 x106 m/s
4. 1 : -2 2. 1.46 x106 m/s
3. 0.73 x106 m/s
4. 3.0 x108 m/s

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9. The hydrogen gas with its atoms in the ground state is 13. Monochromatic radiation emitted when electron on
excited by monochromatic radiation of λ = 975 Å. The hydrogen atom jumps from first excited to the ground
number of spectral lines in the resulting spectrum emitted state irradiates a photosensitive material. The stopping
will be : potential is measured to be 3.57 V. The threshold
frequency of the material is
1. 3
1. 4X1015 Hz
2. 2

3. 6 2. 5X1015 Hz

4. 10 3. 1.6X1015 Hz

4. 2.5X1015 Hz

10. Ratio of longest wave lengths corresponding to Lyman

and Blamer series in hydrogen spectrum is :
14.
1. 3/23 The wavelength of the first line of Lyman series for
hydrogen atom is equal to that of the second line of
2. 7/29 Balmer series for a hydrogen like ion. The atomic number
Z of hydrogen like ion is
3. 9/31
1. 4
4. 5/27
2. 1

3. 2
11. Electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from third
excited state to second excited state and then from second 4. 3
excited to the first excited state. The ratio of the
wavelengths λ : λ emitted in the two cases is
1 2

1. 7/5 15. The energy of a hydrogen atom in the ground state is

-13.6eV. The energy of a He+ ion in the first excited state
2. 20/7 will be-
3. 27/5
1. -13.6 eV
4. 27/20
2. -27.2 eV

3. -54.4 eV
12. An electron of a stationary hydrogen atom passes from 4. -6.8 eV
the fifth energy level to the ground level. The velocity that
the atom acquired as a result of photon emission will be
(m is the mass of hydrogen atom, R is Rydberg constant
and h is Plank’s constant)
24m
1. 25hR

2. 25hR

24m

25m
3. 24hR

4. 24hR

25m

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16. An alpha nucleus of energy mv bombards a heavy 19.
1 2

nuclear target of charge Ze. Then the distance of closest The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV.
2

approach for the alpha nucleus will be proportional to: When its electron is in the first excited state, its excitation
energy is-
1
1. Ze 1. 3.4 eV

2. v 2
2. 6.8 eV

3.
1

m
3. 10.2 eV

1 4. zero
4. 4
v

20. If the nucleus 27

Al has a nuclear radius of about 3.6
17. 13

In a Rutherford scattering experiment, when a projectile of fermi, then would have its radius approximately as:
125
52
Te

charge Z1 and mass M1 approaches a target nucleus of

1. 6.0 fermi
charge Z2 and mass M2, the distance of the closest
approach is r0. The energy of the projectile is 2. 9.6 fermi

1. Directly proportional to M1 x M2 3. 12.0 fermi

4. 4.8 fermi
2. Directly proportional to Z1Z2

3. Inversely proportional to Z1
21. The total energy of electron in the ground state of
4. Directly proportional to mass M1 hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. The kinetic energy of an
electron in the first excited state is:

1. 3.4 eV

2. 6.8 eV
18. 3. 13.6 eV
The ionization energy of the electron in the hydrogen
atom in its ground state is 13.6 eV. The atoms are excited 4. 1.7 eV
to higher energy levels to emit radiations of 6
wavelengths. Maximum wavelength of emitted radiation
corresponds to the transition between :
1. n = 3 to n = 2 states 22. The ionization potential of the hydrogen atom is 13.6
2. n = 3 to n = 1 states V. Hydrogen atoms in the ground state are excited by
3. n = 2 to n = 1 states monochromatic radiation of photon energy 12.1 eV.
4. n = 4 to n= 3 states According to Bohr’s theory, the spectral lines emitted by
hydrogen will be:

1. two

2. three

3. four

4. one

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23. In a discharge tube ionization of enclosed gas is 27. The radius of the first permitted Bohr orbit for the
produced due to collisions between: o

electron in a hydrogen atom equals 0. 5 A and its ground

1. positive ions and neutral atoms/molecules state energy equals -13.6 eV. If the electron in the
hydrogen atom is replaced by muon (μ ) [ charge same −

2. negative electrons and neutral atoms/molecules as electron and mass 207m ], the first Bohr radius and
e

ground state energy will be- (m represents mass of e

3. photons and neutral atoms/molecules electron)

4. neutral gas atoms/molecules 1. 0.53 ×10 −13
m, − 3. 6 eV

2. 25.6 ×10 −13

m, − 2. 8 eV

24. The radius of Germanium (Ge) nuclide is measured to

3. 2.56 ×10 −13
m, − 2. 8 keV
be twice the radius of Be. The number of nucleons in Ge
9

are: 4. 2.56×10 −13

m, − 13. 6 eV

1. 73

2. 74
28. For which one of the following Bohr model is not
3. 75 valid?

4. 72 1. Singly ionised helium atom (H e +

)

2. Deuteron atom

25. The total energy of an electron in an atom in an orbit is 3. Singly ionised neon atom (N e
+
)

-3.4eV. Its kinetic and potential energies are, respectively:

4. Hydrogen atom
1. 3.4 eV, 3.4 eV

2. -3.4 eV, -3.4 eV

29. The total energy of an electron in the n stationary th

3. -3.4 eV, -6.8 eV orbit of the hydrogen atom can be obtained by:

4. 3.4 eV, -6.8 eV 1. En =

13.6
eV
2
n

13.6
2. En = − 2
eV
n

26. α-particle consists of:

1.36
3. En = − eV
1. 2 protons only
2
n

2. 2 protons and 2 neutrons only 4. En = − 13. 6 × n

2
eV

3, 2 electrons, 2 protons, and 2 neutrons

4. 2 electrons and 4 protons only

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30. The transition from the state n = 3 to n = 1 in a 34. Maximum frequency of emission is obtained for the
hydrogen like atom results in ultraviolet radiation. transition :
Infrared radiation will be obtained in the transition from -
1. n = 2 to n = 1
1. 3 → 2
2. n = 6 to n = 2
2. 4 → 2
3. n = 1 to n = 2
3. 4 → 3
4. n = 2 to n = 6
4. 2 → 1

35. The total energy of an electron in the first excited state

31. An electron in the hydrogen atom jumps from of a hydrogen atom is about –3.4 eV. Its kinetic energy in
excited state n to the ground state. The this state is-
wavelength so emitted illuminates a
photosensitive material having work function (1) –6.8 eV
2.75 eV. If the stopping potential of the
photoelectron is 10V, then the value of n is : (2) 3.4 eV
1. 2
2. 3 (3) 6.8 eV
3. 4
(4) –3.4 eV
4. 5

32. Out of the following which one is not a possible

energy for a photon to be emitted by hydrogen 36. Energy levels A, B and C of a certain atom correspond
atom according to Bohr's atomic model? to increasing values of energy i.e. E < E < E . If
A B C

λ , λ and λ are wavelengths of radiations

1. 0.65 eV 1 2 3

corresponding to transitions C to B, B to A and C to A

2. 1.9 eV respectively, which of the following relations is correct?

3. 11.1 eV 1. λ 3 = λ1 + λ2

4. 13.6 eV 2. λ 1
+ λ2 + λ3 = 0

3. λ 2
3
= λ
2
1
+ λ
2
2

33. The electrons in the hydrogen atom jumps from 4. λ = 3

λ1 λ2

excited state (n = 3) to its ground state (n = 1) and the λ1 +λ2

photons thus emitted irradiate a photosensitive matieral. If

the work function of the material is 5.1 eV, the stopping
potential is estimated to be (the energy of the electron in
13.6
37. In the Bohr model of H-atom, an electron (e) is
nth state E = −
n
n
eV ) -
2 revolving around a proton (p) with velocity v, if r is the
1. 12.1 V radius of orbit and m is mass and ε is vacuum0

permittivity, the value of v is :

2. 17.2 V
1. e

3. 7 V √4πmε0 r

2e
4. 5.1 V 2.
√πmε0 r

3. e

√πmε0 r

4. e

4πmε0 r

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38. When an electron transitions from n = 4 to n = 2, then 41. An electron is moving around the nucleus of a
emitted line in spectrum will be : hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius r. The coulomb
→

1. First line of Lyman series force F between the two is -

2

2. Second line of Balmer series 1. K

e

2
r̂
r

3. First line of Paschen series e

2

2. −K r
3
r̂

4. Second line of Paschen series

e
2
→
3. K 3
r
r

e
2
→
39. Energy E of a hydrogen atom with principal quantum 4. −K r r
3

−13.6
number n is given by E = eV. The energy of a
2
n 1

photon ejected when the electron jumps from n = 3 state to Where (K = 4πεo
)
n = 2 state of hydrogen is approximately:

(1) 0. 85 eV
42. The energy of hydrogen atom in n orbit is E , then
th
n
(2) 3.4 eV
the energy in n orbit of singly ionised helium atom will
th

(3) 1.9 eV be:

1. 4E n

(4) 1.5 eV 2. E /4 n

3. 2E n

4. E /2 n

40. The Bohr model of atoms: 43. The volume occupied by an atom is greater than the
volume of the nucleus by a factor of about
(1) Uses Einstein's photoelectric equation
(1) 10
(2) Predicts continuous emission spectra for atoms
(2) 105
(3) Predicts the same emission spectra for all types of
atoms (3) 1010
(4) Assumes that the angular momentum of electrons is
quantized (4) 1015

44. In which of the following systems will be radius of the

first orbit (n = 1) be minimum -

(1) Doubly ionized lithium

(2) Singly ionized helium

(3) Deuterium atom

(4) Hydrogen atom

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