CH # 20 (Atomic Spectra) - Physics 12 (TC)

MDCAT – Physics 2nd Year
Ch# 20 (Atomic Spectra)

1. The first successful theory of atomic structure was introduced by:
(A) Neil Bohr (B) Einstein (C) JJ Thomson (D) Rutherford
2. Net force on an electron in an orbit revolving around the nucleus is:
(A) Positive (B) Negative
(C) Neither positive nor negative (D) Zero
3. The radiations emitted from hydrogen filled discharge tube shows:
(A) Band spectrum (B) Line spectrum (C) Continuous spectrum(D) Absorption spectrum
4. Balmer series is of the historical importance as it:
(A) Lies in the infrared region (B) Lies in the far-ultraviolet region
(C) Lies in the visible region (D) Lies in the far-infra red region
5. The radius of third orbit of hydrogen atom is greater than the radius of the first orbit by a factor
of:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 9
6. Radiations with wavelength shorter than the violet is called:
(A) X-rays (B) Infra-red radiation (C) Ultraviolet (D) γ-rays
7. The Balmer series is obtained when all the transitions of electron terminate on:
(A) 3rd orbit (B) 2nd orbit (C) 4th orbit (D) 1st orbit
8. In an electronic transition, atom cannot emit:
(A) Visible light (B) Infra-red radiation (C) Ultraviolet (D) γ-rays
9. The reverse process of photo-electric effect is called:
(A) Pair production (B) Annihilation of matter
(C) X-rays production (D) γ-rays
10. X-rays are in nature similar to:
(A) Cathode rays (B) Positive (C) α-rays (D) γ-rays
11. The rest mass of X-ray photon is:
(A) Infinite (B) 9.1 × 10−31 kg (C) 1.67 × 10−27 kg (D) Zero
12. The velocity of X-rays is equal to that of:
(A) Cathode rays (B) light (C) α-rays (D) γ-rays
13. Laser is a device which can produce:
(A) An intense beam of light (B) Coherent beam of light
(C) Monochromatic beam of light (D) All of the above
14. The metastable states of atoms are:
(A) Excited atomic states of long period (B) Excited atomic states of short period
(C) Ground states of atoms (D) All of the above
15. The excited atoms return to their ground state in:
(A) 10−10 s (B) 10−15 s (C) 10−8 s (D) 10−6 s
16. The ratio of the specific charge of a proton to that of an 𝛂-particle is:
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 2 : 1
17. The ratio of the kinetic energy and the total energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom, according
to Bohr’s theory, is:
(A) 1 : -1 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : -2
18. If an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the third orbit to the second orbit, the emitted
radiations has wavelength (R is the Rydberg’s constant).
36 5R 6 5R
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5R 36 5R 6
19. The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of:
(A) Centimetre (B) Micron (C) Angstron (D) Metre

20. If V is the accelerating voltage, then the maximum frequency of X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube
is given by:
eh hV eV h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
V e h eV
21. X-rays are known to be electromagnet radiations. Therefore the X-rays photon has:
(A) Electric charge (B) magnetic moment
(C) Both electric charge nor magnetic moment (D) Neither electric charge nor magnetic moment
22. In order to study the internal structure of crystals, we use:
(A) X-rays (B) Ultraviolet rays (C) Infrared rays (D) Visible light
23. The size of an atom is of the order of:
(A) 1 Å (B) 1 fm (C) 1 nm (D) 1 micron
24. The velocity of an electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom in m/s is:
(A) 2 × 105 (B) 2 × 106 (C) 2 × 107 (D) 2 × 108
25. In any Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom, the ratio of the kinetic energy to the potential energy of the
electron is:
(A) 1/2 (B) 2 (C) -1/2 (D) -2
26. In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, the lowest orbit corresponds to:
(A) Infinite energy (B) Maximum energy (C) Minimum energy (D) Zero energy
27. When hydrogen atom goes from the ground to the first excited level, its radius:
(A) Remains same (B) Becomes half (C) Becomes double (D) Becomes 4 times
28. The wavelength of the first line of Balmer series is 6563 Å. The Rydberg constant for hydrogen atom
is about.
(A) 1.09 × 107 per m (B) 1.09 × 109 per m (C) 1.09 × 108 per m (D) 1.09 × 105 per m
29. The uncertainty principle points out that:
(A) Electrons can exist inside the nucleus (B) Electrons cannot exist inside the nucleus
(C) Both (a) and (b) (D) None of the above
30. When an electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the second orbit, one gets the:
(A) Second line of Lyman series (B) Second line of Paschen series
(C) Second line of Balmer series (D) First line of P fund series
31. The ratio of minimum to maximum wavelength in Balmer series is:
(A) 5 : 9 (B) 5 : 36 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 3 : 4
32. The difference between soft and hard X-rays is of:
(A) Velocity (B) Intensity (C) Frequency (D) Polarization
33. If R is Rydberg constant for hydrogen, the wavelength of the first line in the Lyman series is:
R 3R 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2R
4 4 R
34. Penetrating power of X-rays does NOT depend on:
(A) Wavelength (B) Energy (C) Potential difference (D) Current in the filament
35. In hydrogen spectrum, the blue colour has wavelength:
(A) 656 nm (B) 486 nm (C) 434 nm (D) 410 nm
36. Electron jumps from first to third orbit is hydrogen atom, tis velocity:
(A) Increases by the three times (B) Decreases by three times
(C) remains constant (D) Increases by four times
37. The ratio of energies of K β –X-rays and K α -X-rays is:
(A) Less than 1 (B) Greater than 1 (C) Equal to 1 (D) Equal to 2
38. Ionization potential for H-atom is:
(A) 10.2 V (B) 12.75 V (C) 13.6 V (D) 0.85 V

39. The total energy of an electron in the first excited state of hydrogen atom is -3.4 eV. Its K.E in this
state is:
(A) 3.4 eV (B) 6.8 eV (C) -3.4 eV (D) -6.8 eV
40. The energy emitted by a source is in the form of:
(A) Photons (B) Electrons (C) Protons (D) Neutrons

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(A) Centimetre (B) Micron (C) Angstron (D) Metre

(A) 10.2 V (B) 12.75 V (C) 13.6 V (D) 0.85 V

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