Q.

A free hydrogen atom after absorbing a photon of wavelength  λa gets excited from the state n=1to the state  n=4. Immediately after that, the electron jumps to  n=m state by emitting a photon of wavelength  λe. Let the change in momentum of atom due to the absorption and the emission are Δpa  and  Δpe , respectively. If  λa/λe=1/5. Which of the option(s) is/are correct? [Use hc=1242eV  nm;1  nm=109m,h  and  c  are Plank’s constant and speed of light, respectively]

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a

m=2

b

Δpa/Δpe=1/2

c

The ratio of kinetic energy of the electron in the state  n=m  to the state  n=1 is ¼

d

λe=418  nm

answer is B, C.

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Detailed Solution

Energy absorbed by electron in transition from n = 1 to n = 4 is given as
hcλa=13.6[11142]                    ...(1) 
Energy released by electron in transition from n = 4 to n = m is given as
 λaλe=[1m2116][1116]=15                         ...(1) 1m2116=1516×15 1m2116=316 1m2=316+116 m=2
Hence option (C) is correct.
From equation (2), we have
hcλe=13.6[122142]=13.6×316eV λe=12400×16136×3A λe4862A0 
Hence option (A ) is NOT correct.
For kinetic energy of electron in nth orbit, we use
KEnz2n2 
KE2KE1=14 
Hence option (B) is correct.
Momentum of photon is given as 
and  ΔPe=hλe
 ΔPaΔPe=λeλa
Hence option (D) is NOT correct.

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