JEE Main 2018PhysicsAtomic PhysicsHardMCQ

JEE Main 2018Atomic Physics Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr)

Question

An electron from various excited states of hydrogen atom emit radiation to come to the ground state. Let λn, λg be the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in the nth state and the ground state respectively. Let n be the wavelength of the emitted photon in the transition from the nth state to the ground state. For large n, (A, B are constants)

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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
BnA+Bλn2

Step-by-step explanation

2πr=nn

n=2πrn

r=ron2

n=2πn ron2=n2πro  ..i

1∧​n=R112-1n2

∧​n=1R1+1n2-1

∧​n=1R1+1n2  ..ii

from (i) and (ii)

∧​n=1R1+4n2ro2n2=A+Bn2

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