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Questions (Molecular Physics)

Q1. The internuclear distance between two dumbbell molecules of same nearly masses is 0.75
Ǻ. The energy difference between the first two rotational levels is (mass of atom = 1.7 x
10-27 kg)
(a) 1.45 x 10-2 eV (b) 1.45 x 10-2 eV
(c) 1.32 x 10-2 eV (d) 7.6 x 10-2 eV
Q2. The microwave transition J = 0 → J = 1 in HCl molecule occurs at 20.68 cm-1. The wave
number of the radiation absorb in J = 14 → J = 15 is
(a) 30.34 cm-1 (b) 150.12 cm-1 (c) 212.10 cm-1 (d) 310.2 cm-1
Q3. In a rigid rotator of mass M , if the energy of the second excited state is 6 MeV , then the
energy of the 6th excited state is (in MeV )
(a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 18
Q4. The carbon monoxide  CO  molecule has a bond length of 0.113 nm and the masses of

the 13
C and 16
O atoms are respectively 1.99  1026 kg and 2.66  1026 kg . The energy
of the photon emitted during rotational transition J  2  J  1 is
(a) 9.5  10 3 eV (b) 9.5  10 2 eV (c) 9.5  10 4 eV (d) 9.5  10 5 eV
200
Q5. A Hg 35Cl molecule emits a 4.4 cm photon when it undergoes a rotational transition
from J  1 to J  0 . The interatomic distance in this molecule is
0 0 0 0
(a) 2.2 A (b) 2.9 A (c) 1.12 A (d) 1.5 A

Q6. The J  0  J  1 rotational absorption line occurs at 11.53 1010 Hz in 12

C 16O and
11.02 1010 Hz in ?C 16O . The mass number of the unknown carbon isotop is
(a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 12
Q7. The rotational constant of H35Cl is observed to be 10.5909cm-1. The value of B for H37Cl
is
(a). 5.447cm-1 (b) 10.575 cm-1 (c) 6.4275 cm-1 (d) 3.8647 cm-1

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Q8. Approximating the molecule 1H135Cl17 as a rigid dumbbell with an inter-nuclear

separation of 1.29×10−10m, the frequency separation of its far infrared spectral lines is, (h
= 6.6 × 10−34J sec, 1 amu = 1.67 × 10−27kg).
(a) 1.5×1012Hz (b) 1.5×1011Hz (c) 6.2×1012Hz (d) 6.2×1011Hz
Q9. In a rigid rotator of mass M , if the energy of the second excited state is 6 MeV , then the
energy of the 6th excited state is (in MeV )
(a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 18
Q10. The energy for rotational transition J  4  J  5 for 1 Hcl 35 molecule with bond length
of 0 1275 nm is
(a) 1  21meV (b) 12 1meV (c) 121meV (d) 0 121meV
1
Q11. The force constant of the bond in H35Cl is 516N and anharmonicity
constant xe  0.0174 . The wave number of the HOT BAND line is
(a) 2988 cm-1 (b) 2780 cm-1 (c) 2880 cm-1 (d) 5668 cm-1
Q12. The value of ωe and ωexe for H2 is 4395cm and 118 cm-1 while for D2 is 3118 and 64 cm-1
The zero-point vibrational frequency (in cm-1) of H2 and D2 is
(a) 2197.5, 3054 (b) 2168, 1543 (c) 4277, 3054 (d) 2079.5, 1495
Q13. The fundamental vibration mode of 1H 35Cl is observed at 2886 cm-1. The wave number
of the corresponding mode of 2H 35Cl is
(a) 4025.9 cm-1 (b) 3051.2 cm-1 (c) 2951 cm-1 (d) 2069 cm-1
Q14. The wave number of the fundamental vibrational transition of 79
Br 81 Br is 323.2 cm 1 .

The force constant of the bond of Br2 molecule is m79Br  78.9 amu & m81Br  80.9 amu : 
(a) 235.9 N / m (b) 247.6 N / m (c) 0.71 N / m (d) 484.3 N / m
Q15. When CO molecules are dissolved in liquid Carbon tetra chloride, Infrared radiation of
frequency 6.42  1013 Hz is absorbed. Carbon tetrachloride by itself is transparent at this
frequency, so the absorption must be due to the CO . The force constant of the bond in
the CO molecule is (The masses of 12
C and 16
O atoms are 1.99  10 26 kg and

2.66  1026 kg )
(a) 5896 N / m (b) 1860 N / m (c) 2980 N / m (d) 3518 N / m

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Q16. The lowest vibrational states of Na 35Cl molecule is 0.063eV apart. The approximate

force constant of this molecule is    6.58  1016 eV  s 

(a) 200 N / m (b) 180 N / m (c) 240 N / m (d) 280 N / m

Q17. The J  0  J  1 transition in HCl molecule occurs at 20.68cm 1 . Consider the

molecule to be a rigid rotator. The wavelength of the transition J  14  15 is
0 0 0 0
(a) 3200 A (b) 32000 A (c) 320000 A (d) 320 A

Q18. The fundamental band for 12

C 16O molecule is centered at 2143.3cm 1 and the first

overtone at 4259.7 cm 1 . The force constant of the molecule is

(a) 2153 N / m (b) 1905 N / m (c) 2918 N / m (d) 2311 N / m
Q19. The vibrational energy of molecule is described as

Ev  e hc  v  1/ 2   e xe hc  v  1/ 2 
2

The dissociation energy of this molecule is

e hc 2e hc
(a) ED  (b) ED 
2 xe xe
e hc e hc
(c) ED  (d) ED 
xe 4 xe
Q20. The force constant and reduce mass of the HCl molecule is
K  480 N/m and  =1.62 10-27 kg ,amplitude of vibration of the HCl molecule in the
first excited vibrational level is.
o o o o
(a) 0.15 A (b) 0.015 A (c) 1.5 A (d) 2.1A
Q21. The force constant of the bond in 1H 35Cl is 518 N / m , which is anharmonic oscillator
with anharmonicity constant xe  0.018 . In vibrational Raman spectrum, the Stoke’s line

will appear at (in cm 1 )

(a) 2779.7 (b) 2987.6 (c) 2885.6 (d) 5663.39

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Q22. The excitation wavelength of laser in a Raman effect experiment is 546 nm . If the
Stoke’s line is observed at 552 nm , then the wavenumber of the anti-Stoke’s line in

 cm  is
1

(a) 18315 (b) 18514 (c) 18116 (d) 18025

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Q23. The force constant of the bond in CO16 molecule is 1860 N / m which is anharmonic
oscillator with anharmonicity constant xe  0.015 . In vibrational Raman spectrum, the

 
Stoke’s line will appear at in cm 1 with respect to exciting line:

(a) 2883.68 (b) 5781.2 (c) 6558.9 (d) 6823.5

Q24. The wave number of the incident radiation in a Raman spectrometer is 20623cm 1 . The

wave number of the scattered stoke’s radiation for the J  4  J  0 transitions of 16

O2

is (Bond length of O2  120.7 pm and m0  16 amu )

(a) 20623cm 1 (b) 20814 cm 1 (c) 20603cm 1 (d) 20101cm 1

Q25. The wavenumber of the incident radiation in a Raman Spectrometer is 20487 cm 1 . The


wave number of first stoke’s line is B  1.9896 cm 1 
(a) 20475 cm 1 (b) 20499 cm 1 (c) 11.9 cm 1 (d) 7.96 cm 1

Q26. The rotational Raman displacement of 1 HCl 35 molecule is 62.4 cm 1 . The internuclear
distance between the atoms forming the molecule is
0 0 0 0
(a) 2.5 A (b) 1.3A (c) 2.9 A (d) 0.18 A
Q27. The incident wavelength of laser in Raman effect experiment is 560 nm . If the Anti –
stokes line is observed at 550 nm , then the wavelength of the stokes line is
(a) 565 nm (b) 570 nm (c) 575 nm (d) 580 nm

Q28. The bond length of O2 molecule is 1  21A0 . O2 is rotational Raman active molecule. The
spacing between first two stokes lines is
(a) 5.72 cm 1 (b) 57.2 cm 1 (c) 1.43cm 1 (d) 14.3cm 1

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Q29. The excitation wavelength of laser in a Raman effect experiment is 500 nm . If the stokes

line is observed at 506 nm then the wave number of the Anti-stokes line (in cm 1 ) is
(a) 18514 (b) 20242 (c) 24558 (d) 27183
Q30. In rotational Raman spectroscopy, the first stokes line appears at 40 cm 1 away from
Rayleigh line, the displacement between third and first stokes line is
(a) 71.5cm 1 (b) 107.2 cm 1 (c) 53.6 cm 1 (d) 40 cm 1
Q31. The naphthalene radical anion has g  2.0024 . If the spectrometer is operating at
33.88GHz , the magnetic field required to achieve EPR resonance is

(a) 1209  102 T (b) 1209  103 T (c) 1209  104 T (d) 1209  105 T
Q32. In a nuclear magnetic experiment for the nucleus 55
Mn25  J  7 / 2  of dipole moment

3.46  N , the magnetic field employed is 0.8T . The resonance frequency is

 N  3.15 1014 MeVT 1 

(a) 7 MHz (b) 6MHz (c) 5MHz (d) 4 MHz

Q33. In NMR spectroscopy, the magnetic field strength required for proton magnetic
resonance at 220 MHz is (The g - factor for proton is 5.585 )
(a) 5.17 T (b) 7.05 T (c) 1.3 T (d) 0.9 T
Q34. Which of the following is not NMR active?
(a) 2H (b) 10B (c) 14N (d) 16 O
Q35. Which of the following is NMR and I .R active molecule
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(a) O2 (b) 1 H 2 (c) 14
N2 (d) 13 CO16

Q36. Ruby is three level laser in which concentration of Cr 3 ions in the

  3m sec
crystal is 1.6  1019 Cr 3 ions cm 3 . Considering
average E3 the 0
  4000 A
E2
pumping frequency of 6.25  1014 Hz and spontaneous emission 0

E`1   6600 A
time of the upper level to be 3 m sec , the minimum power per unit
E`0
volume required to maintain population inversion in this three level
laser system is
(a) 1500 Wcm 3 (b) 110 Wcm 3 (c) 1100 Wcm 3 (d) 150 Wcm 3

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Q37. The most populated rotational level for the molecule 1HCl 35 at a temperature of 700 K is
0
(the internuclear distance for HCl is 1.293A )
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q38. The ratio of the Einstein coefficients of spontaneous and stimulated emission. A and B
for transition with 3.0 cm microwave radiation is

(a) 6.2 1028 Jm 3 s (b) 7.73  1032 Jm 3 s

(c) 6.2  1030 Jm 3 s (d) 7.12  1031 Jm 3 s

Q39. In a He-Ne laser, the laser transition takes place in:
(a) He only (b) Ne only
(c) Ne first, then in He (d) He first, then in Ne
Q40. The mirrors of a laser cavity are separated by a distance L. If T is the time taken by the
light to travel from one mirror to the other and back, the mode separation is
(a) 1/T (b) 2/T (c) 1/2T (d) 1/ 2 T
Q41. In He-Ne laser we assume a cavity with the following values of various parameters d=
60cm, R1  1, R2  0.98. If the refractive index of the medium is 1 and gain coefficient of
the medium between the mirrors is zero than the passive cavity line width is
(a) 80MHz (b) 0.80MHz (c) 5MHz (d) 50MHz
Q42. For the 2P  1S transition in the hydrogen atom, the photon frequency is
  1.5  1016 Hz . Assuming the spontaneous emission lifetime of the 2P state to be 1.6
ns, the Einstein B coefficient is ? (Assume n0 = 1).
(a) B21  4.2  10 21 m 3 J 1 s 2 (b) B21  4.2  10 22 m 3 J 1 s 2

(c) B21  4.2  1019 m 3 J 1 s 2 (d) B21  4.6 1020 m 3 J 1s 2

Q43. Consider a He-Ne laser (0 = 0.6328 m) with d = 30 cm, n0 1, R1 1, and R2  0.99.
The cavity life time tc is? (Assume c  0).

(a) 2 s (b) 3s (c) 0.2s (d) 0.3s

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Q44. For the He-Ne laser described (0 = 0.6328 m) with resonator length of d = 30 cm, the
medium in between has a refractive index n 1, cavity consisting of two mirrors of
reflectivities R1  1 , and R2  0.99 and absorption coefficient αc = 0, if the power level is

0.5 mW, the ultimate line width ()sp is

(a) 2.5mHz (b) 3.8 mHz (c) 1.19 mHz (d) 0.8 mHz
Q45. Consider the energy level diagram (as shown in the figure below) of a typical three level
ruby laser system with 1.6  1019 Chromium ions (Cr3+) per cubic centimeter. All the
atoms excited by the 0.4 μm radiation decay rapidly to level E2 which has a lifetime  = 3
ms. E3
0.67  m

E2
0.694 m
E1
Assuming that there is no radiation of wavelength 0.69 μm present in the pumping cycle.
Taking the average pumping frequency 6.25 1014 Hz. The minimum pumping power per
unit volume required to maintain population inversion in a three-level laser system , is
(a) 1.32 kW (b) 1.64 kW (c) 0.76 kW (d) 1.10 kW
 0

Q46. Consider a He-Ne laser    6328 A  and resonator length d = 30cm, refractive index
 
n0=1. The reflectivity of the resonator mirror at two ends is R1  1, R2  0.99 . The passive

cavity life time is (assume absorption coefficient c = 0)

(a) 0.2 s (b) 0.4 s (c) 0.6 s (d) 0.8 s
Q47. Consider a He-Ne laser (=6328A0) cavity consisting of two mirrors of reflectivities
R1  1 and R2  0.98 . The mirrors are separated by a distance d = 10 cm and the medium
in between has a refractive index n0 = 1 and absorption coefficient αc = 0. The values of
the separation between the modes  and the passive cavity line width  p of each

mode of the laser cavity are:

(a)   1500 Hz,  p  4.8MHz (b)   100kHz,  p  100kHz

(c)   750MHz,  p  2.4 MHz (d)   2.4MHz,  p  750MHz

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Q48: Consider a light beam of central frequency n = 0 = 6 × 1014 Hz and a

spectral width of 7000 MHz that is incident normally on a resonator as
shown in with refractive index n0  1 and d  10 cm. If the reflectivity of

one of the mirrors R1  0.95 and of second mirror is R2  1.00 and if output
d
power corresponding to one of the modes is 1 mW, then corresponding
power incident on mirror inside of the cavity will be:
(a) 20 mW (b) 25 mW (c) 2 mW (d) 1 mW
Q49. In a CO2 laser  0  10.6  m  , the laser transition occurs between the vibrational states


of the CO2 molecule. At T  3000 K the Doppler linewidth D is M CO2  44M H 
0 0 0 0
(a) 0.2 A (b) 2 A (c) 0.02 A (d) 0.002 A

Q50. Consider a He  Ne laser  0  0.6328  m with d  30 cm , n0  1 ,

R1 R2
R1  1 and R2  0.99 . The Passive cavity line width is (assume

  0,  is absorption co-efficient and ln 1.01  0.01 )

(a) 0.8 MHz (b) 0.2 MHz d

(c) 1.5 MHz (d) 0.1 MHz

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