Problem 1. An  - particle is traveling towards gold nuclei returns back through 10 10 m from it.

What is the velocity of the  - particle. [Given 1 amu = 1.66  1027 kg, atomic mass of
1
He = 4 and gold = 79 and = 9  109 Nm2C2]
4pe0
1.  v = 3.311  105 m/s
Problem 2. Prove that density of the nucleus is constant..
Problem 3. The wave number of a radiation is 400 cm1. Find out its
(a) Wavelength (b) Frequency
(c) J per photon (d) kcal per mol of photons
(e) kJ per mol of photons

2. (a) 2.5  10–3 cm

(b) 1.2 �10 7 s1
(c) 7.95  10–21J
(d) 1.14 kcal mol–1
(e) 4.7875 kJ mol–1
Problem 4. A near ultraviolet photon of 300 nm is absorbed by a gas and then re emitted as two
photons. One photon is red with wavelength 760 nm. What would be the wavelength of
the second photon?

4. 496 nm
Problem 5. Calculate the velocity of an electron in Bohr’s first orbit of hydrogen atom
(Given r = 0.53  10–10 m)
5. 2.18  106 m/s

Problem 6.. A series of lines in the spectrum of atomic hydrogen lies at wavelengths 656.46,
482.7, 434.17, 410. 29 nm. What is the wavelength of next line in this series?
6. 397.2 nm

Problem 7. Find the energy released in (ergs) when 2.0 gm atom of hydrogen undergo transition
giving spectral line of lowest energy in visible region of its atomic spectrum.
7. 3.63  1012 ergs

Problem8. Which hydrogen like ionic species has wavelength difference between the first line of
Balmer and first line of Lyman series equal to 59.3  10–9 m? Neglect the reduced mass
effect.

8. Z=3
 ionic species is Li2+
Problem9. If the principal quantum number n has a value of 3, what are permitted values of the
quantum numbers ‘’ and ‘m’?
9. n=3  = 0 m = 0 (s)
=1 m = – 1 (p)
m=0
m=+1
=2 m = – 2 (d)
m=–1
 m=0
m = +1
m = +2

Problem 10. Through what potential difference an electron must be accelerated to have a
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de-Broglie wavelength of 1 A .
10. 1.5  106 volt