VITEEE SERIES
Physics

Atomic Models

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Chapter Questions
35 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Which is the incorrect statement of the following?
1
Photon is a particle with zero rest mass
2
Photon is a particle with zero momentum
3
Photons travel with velocity of light in vacuum
4
Photons even feel the pull of gravity
02
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
In the angular momentum equation for the hydrogen atom, the principal quantum number is:
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
03
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The transition of an electron from to corresponds to:
1
Paschen series
2
Lyman series
3
Balmer series
4
Brackett series
04
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The wavelength of a spectral line in the second order of the hydrogen spectrum is 2.82 Å. The wavelength of the spectral line in the first order is:
1
5.64 Å
2
8.64 Å
3
10.82 Å
4
4.82 Å
05
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Two electrons moving in opposite direction with speeds 0.8c and 0.4c where is the speed of light in vacuum. Then the relative speed is about
1
0.4c
2
0.8c
3
0.9c
4
1.2c
06
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Indicate which one of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
1
Intensities of reflections from different crystallographic planes are equal
2
According to Bragg's law higher order reflections have high values for a given wavelength of radiation
3
For a given wavelength of radiation there is a smallest distance between the crystallographic planes which can be determined
4
Bragg's law may predict a reflection from a crystallographic plane to be present but it may be absent due to the crystal symmetry
07
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Identify the graph which correctly represents Moseley's law.
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
08
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Assuming to be the frequency of the first line in Balmer series, the frequency of the immediate next (i.e., second) line is
1
2
3
4

09
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The velocity of a particle at which the kinetic energy is equal to its rest energy is
1
2
3
4

10
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
One electron and one proton are accelerated by equal potential. Ratio in their deBroglie wavelength is
1
1
2
3
4

11
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The magnetic moment of the ground state of an atom whose open sub-shell is half-filled with five electrons is
1
2
3
4

12
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
A parallel beam of fast moving electrons is incident normally on a narrow slit. A screen is placed at a large distance from the slit. If the speed of the electrons is increased, which of the following statement is correct?
1
diffraction pattern is not observed on the screen in the case of electrons
2
the angular width of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern will increase
3
the angular width of the central maximum will decrease
4
the angular width of the central maximum will remain the same
13
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The and X-rays are emitted when there is a transition of electron between the levels
1
and respectively
2
and respectively
3
and respectively
4
and respectively
14
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Which phenomenon best supports the theory that matter has a wave nature?
1
Electron momentum
2
Electron diffraction
3
Photon momentum
4
Photon diffraction
15
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
In the hydrogen atom, the electron is making . If the radius of orbit is , then magnetic field produced at the centre of the orbit is
1
140 T
2
12.5 T
3
1.4 T
4
0.14 T
16
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
In the Bohr model of a hydrogen atom, the centripetal force is furnished by the coulomb attraction between the proton and the electron. If is the radius of the ground state orbit, is the mass and is charge on the electron and is the vacuum permittivity, the speed of the electron is
1
0
2
3
4

17
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
According to the Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom, the speed of the electron, energy and the radius of its orbit vary with the principal quantum number respectively, as
1
2
3
4

18
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The electron of hydrogen atom is considered to be revolving round a proton in circular orbit of radius with velocity , where . The current is
1
2
3
4

19
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The ratio of momentum of an electron and -particle which are accelerated from rest by a potential difference of 100 V is:
1
1
2
3
4

20
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
In a Millikan’s oil drop experiment, the charge on an oil drop is calculated to be . The number of excess electrons on the drop is:
1
32
2
42
3
6
4
4
21
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The values and of spin quantum number show:
1
rotation of electron clockwise and anti-clockwise directions respectively
2
rotation of electron anti-clockwise and clockwise directions respectively
3
rotation in any direction according to convention
4
None of the above
22
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
If hydrogen atom is its ground state absorbs of energy. The orbital angular momentum increases by
1
2
3
4

23
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The graph between the square root of the frequency of a specific line of the characteristic spectrum of X-ray and the atomic number of the target will be
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
24
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
As the electron in Bohr’s orbit of hydrogen atom passes from state to , the KE (K) and the potential energy (U) changes as
1
fourfold, also fourfold
2
twofold, also twofold
3
fourfold, twofold
4
twofold, fourfold
25
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
An element with atomic number emits -X-ray of wavelength . The atomic number which emits -X-ray of wavelength is
1
4
2
6
3
11
4
44
26
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
If the electron in the hydrogen atom jumps from the third orbit to second orbit, the wavelength of the emitted radiation in terms of Rydberg constant is?
1
36 nm
2
150 nm
3
200 nm
4
500 nm
27
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
When a hydrogen atom is raised from ground energy level to excited energy level, then
1
potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases
2
kinetic energy increases and potential energy decreases
3
Both KE and PE increase
4
Both KE and PE decrease
28
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The angular momentum of an electron in Bohr’s hydrogen atom whose energy is -3.4 eV is
1
2
3
4

29
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The wavelength of an electron for transition from a state to is . Which of the following wavelengths is possible for a transition from to ?
1
2
3
4

30
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
A hydrogen atom is in an excited state of principal quantum number , it emits a photon of wavelength , when it returns to the ground state. The value of is
1
2
3
4

31
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from third excited state to second excited state and then from second excited to the first excited state. The ratio of the wavelength emitted in the two cases is:
1
7/5
2
27/20
3
27/5
4
20/7
32
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The ratio of radii of the first three Bohr orbits is:
1
2
3
4

33
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
If the kinetic energy of a free electron doubles, its de-Broglie wavelength changes by the factor:
1
2
2
3
4

34
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The ratio of the energies of the hydrogen atom in its first to second excited states is:
1
1/4
2
4/9
3
9/16
4
4
35
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated through 100 V is approximately:
1
1.23 \AA
2
12.3 \AA
3
0.123 \AA
4
123 \AA