JEE Main & Advanced Physics Atomic Physics Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Atoms

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    The ratio of minimum to maximum wavelengths of radiation that an excited electron in a hydro- gen atom can emit while going to the ground state is

    A)  1/2

    B)  Zero

    C)  3/4

    D)  27/32

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] E is minimum when \[{{n}_{1}}=1\And {{n}_{2}}=2\] \[\Rightarrow {{E}_{\min }}=13.6\left( \frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{4} \right)eV=13.36\times \frac{3}{4}eV\] E is maximum when \[{{n}_{1}}=1\And {{n}_{2}}=\infty \] (the atom is ionized, that is known as ionization energy) \[\Rightarrow {{E}_{\min }}=13.6\left( 1-\frac{1}{\infty }=13.6eV \right)\] \[\therefore \frac{{{E}_{\min }}}{{{E}_{\max }}}=\frac{3}{4}\Rightarrow \frac{hc/{{\lambda }_{\max }}}{hc/{{\lambda }_{\min }}}=\frac{3}{4}\Rightarrow \frac{{{\lambda }_{\max }}}{{{\lambda }_{\min }}}=\frac{3}{4}\]


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