Chapter 25

Atoms
1. The transition from the state n = 4 to n = 3 in a 5. Hydrogen (1H1), Deuterium (1H2), singly ionised
hydrogen like atom results in ultraviolet radiation. Helium (2He4)+ and doubly ionised lithium (3Li6)++
Infrared radiation will be obtained in the transition all have one electron around the nucleus. Consider
from [AIEEE-2009] an electron transition from n = 2 to n = 1. If the
(1) 3  2 wave lengths of emitted radiation are 1, 2, 3 and
4 respectively then approximately which one of the
(2) 4  2
following is correct? [JEE (Main)-2014]
(3) 5  4
(1) 41 = 22 = 23 = 4
(4) 2  1
(2) 1 = 22 = 23 = 4
2. A diatomic molecule is made of two masses m1
and m2 which are separated by a distance r. If we (3) 1 = 2 = 43 = 94
calculate its rotational energy by applying Bohr's (4) 1 = 22 = 33 = 44
rule of angular momentum quantization, its energy
will be given by (n is an integer) [AIEEE-2012] 6. As an electron makes a transition from an excited
state to the ground state of a hydrogen-like atom/
n 2 h2 ion [JEE (Main)-2015]
(1)
2( m1  m2 )r 2 (1) Its kinetic energy increases but potential
energy and total energy decrease
2n 2 h 2 (2) Kinetic energy, potential energy and total
(2)
(m1  m2 )r 2 energy decrease
(3) Kinetic energy decreases, potential energy
(m1  m2 )n 2h2 increases but total energy remains same
(3)
2m1m2r 2 (4) Kinetic energy and total energy decrease but
potential energy increases
(m1  m2 )2 n 2 h2 7. An electron beam is accelerated by a potential
(4)
2m12m22r 2 difference V to hit a metallic target to produce
X-rays. It produces continuous as well as
3. Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to characteristic X-rays. If  min is the smallest
another state with principal quantum number equal possible wavelength of X-ray in the spectrum, the
to 4. Then the number of spectral lines in the variation of log  min with log V is correctly
emission spectra will be [AIEEE-2012] represented in [JEE (Main)-2017]
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 2
4. In a hydrogen like atom electron makes transition (1) log min
from an energy level with quantum number n to
another with quantum number (n – 1). If n >> 1,
the frequency of radiation emitted is proportional to log V
[JEE (Main)-2013]

1 1
(1) (2)
n n2 (2) log min

1 1
(3) 32 (4) log V
n n3
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(1) 4a0 (2) 9a0

(3) 25a0 (4) 16a0
(3) log min 12. In a hydrogen like atom, when an electron jumps
from the M-shell to the L-shell, the wavelength of
emitted radiation is . If an electron jumps from
log V
N-shell to the L-shell, the wavelength of emitted
radiation will be [JEE (Main)-2019]

25 16
(4) log min (1)  (2) 
16 25

log V 20 27
(3)  (4) 
27 20
8. Some energy levels of a molecule are shown in the
figure. The ratio of the wavelengths r = 1/2, is 13. A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit in
given by [JEE (Main)-2017] 1 2
–E a central potential field U(r) =kr . If Bohr’s
2
2 quantization conditions are applied, radii of
4
 E possible orbitals and energy levels vary with
3 quantum number n as [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
–2 E (1) rn  n, En  n (2) rn  n , En  n

–3 E 1 1
(3) rn  n , En  (4) rn  n 2 , En 
n n2
4 2
(1) r  (2) r  14. Radiation coming from transitions n = 2 to n = 1
3 3
of hydrogen atoms fall on He+ ions in n = 1 and n
3 1 = 2 states. The possible transition of helium ions
(3) r  (4) r  as they absorb energy from the radiation is
4 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
9. An electron from various excited states of
hydrogen atom emit radiation to come to the ground (1) n = 2  n = 4 (2) n = 2  n = 5
state. Let n, g be the de Broglie wavelength of (3) n = 2  n = 3 (4) n = 1  n = 4
the electron in the nth state and the ground state
respectively. Let  n be the wavelength of the 15. Taking the wavelength of first Balmer line in
emitted photon in the transition from the nth state hydrogen spectrum (n = 3 to n = 2) as 660 nm,
to the ground state. For large n, (A, B are the wavelength of the 2nd Balmer line (n = 4 to
constants) [JEE (Main)-2018] n = 2) will be [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 889.2 nm (2) 488.9 nm
B
(1) n A + (2) n  A + Bn (3) 388.9 nm (4) 642.7 nm
 2n
16. A He+ion is in its first excited state. Its ionization
(3) n2  A + Bn2 (4) 2n   energy is [JEE (Main)-2019]
10. If the series limit frequency of the Lyman series is (1) 13.60 eV (2) 6.04 eV
L, then the series limit frequency of the Pfund
series is [JEE (Main)-2018] (3) 48.36 eV (4) 54.40 eV
(1) 25 L (2) 16 L 17. A proton, an electron, and a Helium nucleus, have
the same energy. They are in circular orbits in a
(3) L/16 (4) L/25
plane due to magnetic field perpendicular to the
11. A hydrogen atom, initially in the ground state is plane. Let rp, re and rHe be their respective radii,
excited by absorbing a photon of wavelength 980 then, [JEE (Main)-2019]
Å. The radius of the atom in the excited state, in
(1) re < rp < rHe (2) re > rp = rHe
terms of Bohr radius a0, will be
(hc = 12500 eV-Å) [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) re < rp = rHe (4) re > rp > rHe

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18. In Li++, electron in first Bohr orbit is excited to a level

by a radiation of wavelength . When the ion gets
deexcited to the ground state in all possible ways (1) (2)
(including intermediate emissions), a total of six
spectral lines are observed. What is the value of ?
(Given: h = 6.63 × 10–34 Js; c = 3 × 108 ms–1)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 11.4 nm (2) 12.3 nm
(3) 9.4 nm (4) 10.8 nm (3) (4)

19. An excited He + ion emits two photons in

succession, with wavelengths 108.5 nm and
30.4 nm, in making a transition to ground state.
The quantum number n, corresponding to its initial 24. The energy required to ionise a hydrogen like ion
excited state is (for photon of wavelength , energy in its ground state is 9 Rydbergs. What is the
1240 eV Wavelength of the radiation emitted when the
E electron in this ion jumps from the second excited
 (in nm) ): [JEE (Main)-2019]
state to the ground state? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) n = 5 (2) n = 7 (1) 11.4 nm (2) 24.2 nm
(3) n = 4 (4) n = 6 (3) 35.8 nm (4) 8.6 nm
20. The electron in a hydrogen atom first jumps from 25. In a hydrogen atom the electron makes a transition
the third excited state to the second excited state from (n + 1)th level to the nth level. If n >> 1, the
and subsequently to the first excited state. The frequency of radiation emitted is proportional to
ratio of the respective wavelengths, 1/2, of the
1 1
photons emitted in this process is (1) (2)
n n2
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 7/5 (2) 27/5 1 1
(3) 3 (4)
n n4
(3) 9/7 (4) 20/7
26. The first member of the Balmer series of hydrogen
21. Consider an electron in a hydrogen atom, revolving
atom has a wavelength of 6561 Å. The wavelength
in its second excited state (having radius 4.65 Å).
of the second member of the Balmer series (in nm)
The de-Broglie wavelength of this electron is :
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019] 27. In the line spectra of hydrogen atom, difference
(1) 3.5 Å (2) 12.9 Å between the largest and the shortest wavelengths
of the Lyman series is 304 Å. The corresponding
(3) 9.7 Å (4) 6.6 Å
difference for the Paschen series in Å is ______.
22. The time period of revolution of electron in its ground
[JEE (Main)-2020]
state orbit in a hydrogen atom is 1.6 × 10–16 s. The
frequency of revolution of the electron in its first 28. In the given figure, the energy levels of hydrogen
excited state (in s–1) is [JEE (Main)-2020] atom have been shown along with some transitions
marked A, B, C, D and E. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1.6 × 1014
The transitions A, B and C respectively represent:
(2) 7.8 × 1014 + eV
(3) 5.6 × 1012 Continuum
0 eV
(4) 6.2 × 1015 n=5 – 0.54 eV
23. The graph which depicts the results of Rutherford n=4 – 0.85 eV
gold foil experiment with -particle is n=3 – 1.51eV
B C D
 : Scattering angle
Y : Number of scattered -particles detected n=2 –3.4 eV

(Plots are schematic and not to scale) A E

[JEE (Main)-2020] n=1 –13.6 eV

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(1) The ionization potential of hydrogen, second 35. The first three spectral lines of H-atom in the
member of Balmer series and third member of Balmer series are given 1, 2, 3 considering the
Paschen series. Bohr atomic model, the wavelengths of first and
(2) The series limit of Lyman series, third member  
of Balmer series and second member of third spectral lines  1  are related by a factor of
Paschen series.  3 
approximately x × 10–1.
(3) The series limit of Lyman series, second
member of Balmer series and second member The value of x, to the nearest integer, is
of Paschen series
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) The first member of the Lyman series, third
36. Which level of the single ionized carbon has the
member of Balmer series and second member
same energy as the ground state energy of
of Paschen series.
hydrogen atom? [JEE (Main)-2021]
29. An X-ray tube is operated at 1.24 million volt. The
(1) 4 (2) 8
shortest wavelength of the produced photon will be
(3) 1 (4) 6
[JEE (Main)-2021]
37. If an electron is moving in the nth orbit of the
(1) 10–3 nm (2) 10–2 nm
hydrogen atom, then its velocity (n) for the nth
(3) 10–4 nm (4) 10–1 nm orbit is given as: [JEE (Main)-2021]
30. According to Bohr atom model, in which of the
1
following transitions will the frequency be (1) n  (2) n  n
n
maximum? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) n = 3 to n = 2 (2) n = 5 to n = 4 1
(3) n  n2 (4) n  2
(3) n = 4 to n = 3 (4) n = 2 to n = 1 n
31. The wavelength of the photon emitted by a 38. The atomic hydrogen emits a line spectrum
hydrogen atom when an electron makes a transition consisting of various series. Which series of
from n = 2 to n = 1 state is [JEE (Main)-2021] hydrogen atomic spectra is lying in the visible
(1) 490.7 nm (2) 121.8 nm region? [JEE (Main)-2021]

(3) 913.3 nm (4) 194.8 nm (1) Balmer series

32. The wavelength of an X-ray beam is 10 Å. The (2) Brackett series
mass of a fictitious particle having the same (3) Lyman series
x
energy as that of the X-ray photons is h kg . The (4) Paschen series
3
value of x is _______. 39. A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit in
a central potential field U(r) = U 0r 4 . If Bohr’s
(h = Planck’s constant) [JEE (Main)-2021]
quantization conditions are applied, radii of
33. If 1 and 2 are the wavelengths of the third member 1
of Lyman and first member of the Paschen series possible orbitals rn vary with , where  is_____.
n
respectively, then the value of 1 : 2 is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
40. Imagine that the electron in a hydrogen atom is
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 7 : 108 replaced by a muon (). The mass of muon particle
(3) 7 : 135 (4) 1 : 9 is 207 times that of an electron and charge is
equal to the charge of an electron. The ionization
34. The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits
potential of this hydrogen atom will be :
a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 1 state
will be [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4.34 m/s (1) 331.2 eV
(2) 2.19 m/s (2) 2815.2 eV
(3) 4.17 m/s (3) 13.6 eV
(4) 3.25 m/s (4) 27.2 eV

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41. An electron having de-Broglie wavelength  is (3) A classical atom based on Rutherford’s model
incident on a target in a X-ray tube. Cut-off is doomed to collapse.
wavelength of emitted X-ray is: [JEE (Main)-2021] (4) The positively charged part of the atom
hc possesses most of the mass in Rutherford’s
(1) 0 (2) model but not in Thomson’s model.
mc
47. The ratio for the speed of the electron in the 3rd
2m2c 2 2 2mc  2 orbit of He+ to the speed of the electron in the 3rd
(3) 2 (4)
h h orbit of hydrogen atom will be : [JEE (Main)-2022]
42. The K X-ray of molybdenum has wavelength (1) 1 : 1
0.071 nm. If the energy of a molybdenum atom (2) 1 : 2
with a K electron knocked out is 27.5 keV, the (3) 4 : 1
energy of this atom when an L electron is knocked
(4) 2 : 1
out will be _______ keV. (Round off to the nearest
integer) 48. A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs
[h = 4.14 × 10–15 eVs, c = 3 × 108 ms–1] 10.2 eV of energy. The angular momentum of
electron of the hydrogen atom will increase by the
[JEE (Main)-2021]
value of:
43. A particular hydrogen like ion emits radiation of
(Given, Planck’s constant = 6.6 × 10–34 Js).
frequency 2.92 × 1015 Hz when it makes transition
from n = 3 to n = 1. The frequency in Hz of [JEE (Main)-2022]
radiation emitted in transition from n = 2 to n = 1 (1) 2.10 × 10–34 Js
will be: [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) 1.05 × 10–34 Js
(1) 6.57 × 1015 (3) 3.15 × 10–34 Js
(2) 4.38 × 1015 (4) 4.2 × 10–34 Js
(3) 2.46 × 1015 49. A beam of monochromatic light is used to excite
(4) 0.44 × 1015 the electron in Li++ from the first orbit to the third
orbit. The wavelength of monochromatic light is
44. X different wavelengths may be observed in the
spectrum from a hydrogen sample if the atoms are found to be x × 10–10 m. The value of x is ___.
excited to states with principal quantum number [Given hc = 1242 eV nm] [JEE (Main)-2022]
n = 6? The value of X is ______. 50. Given below are two statements:
[JEE (Main)-2021] Statement I: In hydrogen atom, the frequency of
45. A free electron of 2.6 eV energy collides with a H+ radiation emitted when an electron jumps from
ion. This results in the formation of a hydrogen lower energy orbit (E1) to higher energy orbit (E2),
atom in the first excited state and a photon is
is given as hf = E1 – E2.
released. Find the frequency of the emitted photon.
(h = 6.6 × 10–34 J s) Statement II: The jumping of electron from higher
energy orbit (E2) to lower energy orbit (E1) is
(1) 0.19 × 1015 MHz
associated with frequency of radiation given as
(2) 1.45 × 109 MHz
(3) 9.0 × 1027 MHz  E2  E1 
f  .
h
(4) 1.45 × 1016 MHz
This condition is Bohr’s frequency condition.
46. Choose the correct option from the following
options given below : [JEE (Main)-2022] In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below:
(1) In the ground state of Rutherford’s model
electrons are in stable equilibrium. While in [JEE (Main)-2022]
Thomson’s model electrons always experience (1) Both statement I and statement II are true
a net-force
(2) Both statement I and statement II are false
(2) An atom has a nearly continuous mass
distribution in a Rutherford’s model but has a (3) Statement I is correct but statement II is false
highly non-uniform mass distribution in
Thomson’s model (4) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is true

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51. The momentum of an electron revolving in nth orbit 55. In the hydrogen spectrum,  be the wavelength of
is given by: (Symbols have their usual meanings) first transition line of Lyman series. The wavelength
[JEE (Main)-2022]
difference will be “a” between the wavelength of 3rd
nh nh transition line of Paschen series and that of 2nd
(1) (2) transition line of Balmer series where a = _______.
2r 2r
[JEE (Main)-2022]
nh 2r 1.227
(3) (4) 56. The equation   nm can be used to find
2 nh x
52. The magnetic moment of an electron (e) revolving the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron.
in an orbit around nucleus with an orbital angular In this equation x stands for:
momentum is given by: [JEE (Main)-2022]
Where m = Mass of electron
 
 eL  eL P = Momentum of electron

(1) L  
(2) L  
2m 2m
K = Kinetic energy of electron
  V = Accelerating potential in volts for electron
 eL  2eL

(3) l   
(4) l  [JEE (Main)-2022]
m m
(1) mK (2) P
53. Hydrogen atom from excited state comes to the
ground state by emitting a photon of wavelength .
(3) K (4) V
The value of principal quantum number ‘n’ of the
excited state will be, (R: Rydberg constant) 57. Find the ratio of energies of photons produced due
[JEE (Main)-2022] to transition of an electron of hydrogen atom from
its (i) second permitted energy level to the first
R R level, and (ii) the highest permitted energy level to
(1) (2) the first permitted level. [JEE (Main)-2022]
 1 R  1
(1) 3 : 4 (2) 4 : 3
2
 R
(3) (4) (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
R  1 R  1
58. In Bohr’s atomic model of hydrogen, let K, P and E
x are the kinetic energy, potential energy and total
54. is the ratio of energies of photons produced
x4 energy of the electron respectively. Choose the
due to transition of an electron of hydrogen atom correct option when the electron undergoes
from its transitions to a higher level: [JEE (Main)-2022]

(i) Third permitted energy level to the second (1) All K, P and E increase
level and
(2) K decreases, P and E increase
(ii) The highest permitted energy level to the
(3) P decreases, K and E increase
second permitted level.
The value of x will be ______. [JEE (Main)-2022] (4) K increases, P and E decrease

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