Atomic Spectra

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Atomic Spectra: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Electromagnetic Spectrum,Emission Spectrum,Invisible Spectrum, etc.

Important Questions on Atomic Spectra

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The frequency of oscillation of the electric field vector of a certain electromagnetic.wave is  5×1014 Hz. What is the frequency of oscillation of the corresponding magnetic field vector and to which part of the electromagnetic spectrum does it belong?

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The spectrum of He is expected to be similar to that

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Distinguish between continuous spectrum and dis- continuous spectrum. Give some examples of sources for these spectra. 

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What is a fine spectrum? 

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What is a continuous spectrum? 

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The number of following statement/s which is/are incorrect is ______

A) Line emission spectra are used to study the electronic structure

B) The emission spectra of atoms in the gas phase show a continuous spread of wavelength from red to violet.

C) An absorption spectrum is like the photographic negative of an emission spectrum

D) The element helium was discovered in the sun by spectroscopic method

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The wavelength of first line of Paschen series is λ=720 nm. The wavelength of 2nd line of this series is ____.

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The wavelength of Hα line Balmer’s series of hydrogen spectrum is 6563A . Find the:

Shortest wavelength of Brackett series?

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Which of the following electronic transition occurs in H-spectrum having same wavelength as in He+ ion spectrum when electron jumps from third excited state to first excited state.

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How many maximum line are observed in emission spectrum, if only two hydrogen atoms are present in the sample and electron in both atoms makes electronic transition from n=4 to n=1?(Both electrons must follow different path)

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Number of possible spectral lines in the bracket series in hydrogen spectrum when electrons is present in the 9th excited state return to the ground state.

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Bright coloured lines separated by dark spaces is called as _____.

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Find the number of spectral lines in Paschen series emitted by atomic H, when electron is excited from ground state to 7th energy level and returns back.

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What are the frequency and wavelength when electron jumps from n=5 state to n=2 state ?

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The total number of spectral lines observed when electron returns from the 6th shell until the 2nd shell in hydrogen atom is

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An electron in a hydrogen like species is in the excited state n2. The wavelength for the transition from n2 to n1=2 is 48.24 nm. The corresponding wavelength for the transition n2 to n1=3 is 142.46 nm. Find value of n2 and Z and report the H like atom.

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Electronic transitions in Li2+ ions take place from n2 to n1 shell such that: 2n2+3n1=18 and 2n2-3n1=6. The total number of photons emitted when electrons transit to n1 shell is x (electrons do not fall lower than n1 shell) and number of photons emitted in the Balmer range is y. Find value of x+y.

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Discuss the principle of UV-visible spectroscopy.

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Define continuous spectrum.

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What is the main difference between emission spectrum and absorption spectrum?