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Find the quantum number n corresponding to the excited state of He+ ion, if on transition to the ground state that ion emits two photons in succession with wave lengths 108.5 and 30.4 nm.

Important Questions on Atomic Physics

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Consider a gas of hydrogen like ions in an excited state A. It emits photons having wavelength equal to the wavelength of the first line of the Lyman series together with photons of five other wavelengths. Identify the gas and find the principal quantum number of the state A.
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A stationary hydrogen atom emits a photon corresponding to first line of the Lyman series. What velocity does the atom acquire?
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A stationary hydrogen atom emits a photon corresponding to first line of the Lyman series. What velocity does the atom acquire?

From the condition of the foregoing problem, find how much (in %) the energy of the emitted photon differs from the energy of the corresponding transition in a hydrogen atom.

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Consider a gas consisting Li2+ (which is hydrogen like ion).

(a) Find the wavelength of radiation required to excite the electron in Li2+ from n=1 and n=3. (Ionisation energy of the hydrogen atom equals 13.6 eV).

(b) How many spectral lines are observed in the emission spectrum of the above excited system?

 

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A free atom of iron emits a photon of energy 6.4 keV. Then find the recoil kinetic energy of the atom. (Take mass of iron atom=9.3×1026 kg).
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At what minimum kinetic energy must a hydrogen atom move for its inelastic head on collision with another stationary hydrogen atom so that one of them emits a photon? Both atoms are supposed to be in the ground state prior to the collision.
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If the operating potential in an X-ray tube is increased by 0.1%, by what percentage does the cutoff wavelength decrease?
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On increasing the operating voltage in an X-ray tube to 1.5 times, the shortest wavelength decreases by 26 pm. Find the original value of operating voltage.