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

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    The third line of the Balmer series spectrum of a hydrogen like ion of atomic number Z equals to 108.5 nm. Then Z is

    A)  2 

    B)  5    

    C)  3

    D)   6

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] For the third line of Balmer series, \[{{n}_{1}}=2,{{n}_{2}}=5\] \[\therefore \frac{1}{\lambda }=R{{Z}^{2}}\left( \frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}} \right)=R{{Z}^{2}}\left( \frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{5}^{2}}} \right)=\frac{21R{{Z}^{2}}}{100}\] \[E=-13.6eV\] \[{{Z}^{2}}\times \frac{21}{100}=\frac{hc}{\lambda }=\frac{1242eVnm}{108.5nm}\] \[{{Z}^{2}}=\frac{1242\times 100}{108.5\times 21\times 13.6}=4\Rightarrow Z=2\]


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