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SHALOM HILLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CHAPTER-ATOMS
PHYSICS
DATE:26.10.23 CLASS TEST MM:15
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1. What will be the shortest wavelength present in the Paschen series of spectral lines. [2]
ANS:

2. Write Two important inferences drawn from Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering
experiment. [2]
ANS: (i) The most of the mass and entire positive charge of an atom is concentrated in
a very small volume of an atom called nucleus.
(ii) The nuclear radius is about 110000 of the atomic radius.

3. What is the angular momentum of an electron in the third orbit of an atom? [2]
ANS: L = nh/2π Put n =3, 3.165 × 10-34 kg m2/s

4. When is Hα-line of the Balmer series in the emission spectrum of hydrogen atom
obtained? Calculate the frequency of the photon emitted during this transition. [2]
ANS:
5. A hydrogen atom initially in the ground level absorbs a photon, which excites it to
the n=4th level. Determine the wavelength and frequency of photon [2]
ANS:

6. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. What is the potential energy and
kinetic energy of an electron in the third excited state. [2]
ANS:
5. Using Rutherford model of the atom, Derive the expression for the total energy of the
electron in hydrogen atom. What is the significance of total negative energy possessed by
the electron? [3]
ANS: Derivation

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