Q.

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n=5 state to n=1 state will be :

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a

4.34 m/s

b

4.17 m/s

c

2.19 m/s

d

3.25 m/s

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Applying Conservation of Momentum,

Patom =Pphoton MVrecoil =hλ=Rh112152Vrecoil =Rhm2425=1.09×107×6.63×1034×241.67×1027×254.17ms1

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