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JEE Main 2018Dual Nature of Matter Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (16 Apr Online)

Question

The de-Broglie wavelength λB associated with the electron orbiting in the second excited state of hydrogen atom is related to that in the ground state λG by:

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AλB= 3λG

Step-by-step explanation

We know that wavelength is inversely proportional to momentum, let λB is de-Broglie Wavelength corresponds to momentum PB, similarly  let λG is Wavelength at ground state corresponds to momentumPG
λBλG= PGPB= mvGmvB, and velocity, Vzn, where Z is the atomic number, and n is a number of orbits, here, nG=1 (ground state), nB=3 (second excited state). So, λBλG= nBnG= 31λB=3λG

 

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