AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    The wavelength of the first member of the Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum is \[6563\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]. Calculate the wavelength of second member of the Paschen series in the same spectrum

    A) \[8563\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]                    

    B) \[10818\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]

    C) \[6409\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]      

    D) \[12818\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    For first member of Balmer series                 \[\frac{1}{{{\lambda }_{1}}}=R\left( \frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}} \right)\]            ?. (i) For second member of Paschen series                \[\frac{1}{{{\lambda }_{2}}}=R\,\,\left( \frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{5}^{2}}} \right)\]      ?. (ii) Dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get                \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{2}}}{{{\lambda }_{1}}}=\frac{\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}}}{\frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{5}^{2}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{2}}}{{{\lambda }_{1}}}=\frac{\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{9}}{\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{25}}\]                  \[=\frac{5\times 225}{16\times 36}=1.953\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\lambda }_{2}}=1.953\times 6563\]                 \[=12818\,\overset{o}{\mathop{A}}\,\]


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