# Atomic Structure - JEE Main Previous Year Questions with Solutions

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Q. The transistion from the state n = 4 to n = 3 in a hydrogen like atom results in ultraviolet radiation. Infrared radiation will be obtained in the transition from :- (1) $4 \rightarrow 2$ (2) $5 \rightarrow 4$ (3) $2 \rightarrow 1$ (4) $3 \rightarrow 2$ [AIEEE - 2009]
Ans. (2) Use Rydberg equation to find the required transition.
Q. Energy required for the electron excitation in $\mathrm{Li}^{++}$ from the first to the third Bohr orbit is: (1) 108.8 eV (2) 122.4 eV (3) 12.1 eV (4) 36.3 eV [AIEEE-2011]
Ans. (1) Rquired energy $=13.6(Z)^{2}\left[\frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}}\right]$ eV $=13.6(3)^{2}\left[\frac{1}{1^{2}}-\frac{1}{3^{2}}\right]=108.8 \mathrm{eV}$
Q. Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to another state with principal quantum number equal to 4. Then the number of spectral lines in the emission spectra will be :- (1) 6 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 5 [AIEEE-2012]
Ans. (1) Number of lines $=^{n} C_{2}=^{4} C_{2}=\frac{(4)(3)}{(2)}=6$
Q. In a hydrogen like atom electron makes transition from an energy level with quantum number n to another with quantum number $(n-1) .$ If $n>>1$, the frequency of radiation emitted is proportional to : ( 1)$\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}}$ ( 2)$\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{2}}$ (3) $\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{3 / 2}}$ (4) $\frac{1}{n^{3}}$ [JEE Main-2013]
Ans. (4) Energy of $\mathrm{E}=\mathrm{h} \theta=\mathrm{E}_{0} \mathrm{z}^{2}\left[\frac{1}{(\mathrm{n}-1)^{2}}-\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{2}}\right]$ $=\mathrm{E}_{0} \mathrm{z}^{2}\left[\frac{2 \mathrm{n}-1}{\mathrm{n}^{2}(\mathrm{n}-1)^{2}}\right]$ $\mathrm{h} \theta \approx \mathrm{E}_{0} \mathrm{z}^{2}\left[\frac{2 \mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{n}^{4}}\right] \Rightarrow \mathrm{v} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{3}}$
Q. As an electron makes a transition from an excited state to the ground state of a hydrogen - like atom/ion : (1) kinetic energy decreases, potential energy increases but total energy remains same (2) kinetic energy and total energy decrease but potential energy increases (3) its kinetic energy increases but potential energy and total energy decreases (4) kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy decrease. [JEE Main-2015]
Ans. (3) $\mathrm{K}=+13.6 \frac{\mathrm{z}^{2}}{\mathrm{n}^{2}}$ as $\mathrm{n}$ decreases $\mathrm{k}$ increases
Q. Match List-I (Fundament Experiment) with List-II (its conclusion) and select the correct option from the choices given below the list : (1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii (2) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii (3) A-i, B-iv, C-iii (4) A-ii, B-iv, C-iii [JEE Main-2015]
Ans. (1) Self Explanatory/Theory (A) Franck-Hertz experiment explains disrete energy levels of atom (B) Photo-electric experiment explain particle nature of light (C) Davison Germer experiment explain wave nature of electron.
Q. Some energy levels of a molecule are shown in the figure. The ratio of the wavelengths $r=\lambda_{1} / \lambda_{2}$, is given by : (1) $\mathrm{r}=\frac{3}{4}$ (2) $\mathrm{r}=\frac{1}{3}$ (3) $\mathrm{r}=\frac{4}{3}$ (4) $r=\frac{2}{3}$ [JEE Main-2017]
Ans. (2) using $\Delta \mathrm{E}=\frac{\mathrm{hC}}{\lambda}$ for $\lambda_{1} \quad-\mathrm{E}-(-2 \mathrm{E})=\frac{\mathrm{hC}}{\lambda_{1}}$ $\lambda_{1}=\frac{\mathrm{hC}}{\mathrm{E}}$ for $\lambda_{2} \quad-\mathrm{E}-\left(-\frac{4 \mathrm{E}}{3}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{hC}}{\lambda_{2}}$ $\lambda_{2}=\frac{3 \mathrm{h} \mathrm{C}}{\mathrm{E}}$ $\frac{\lambda_{1}}{\lambda_{2}}=\mathrm{r}=\frac{1}{3}$
Q. A particle A of mass m and initial velocity v collides with a particle B of mass which is at rest. The collision is head on, and elastic. The ratio of the de–Broglie wavelengths $\lambda_{\mathrm{A}}$ to $\lambda_{\mathrm{B}}$after the collision is : (1) $\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{A}}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{B}}}=\frac{2}{3}$ (2) $\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{A}}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{B}}}=\frac{1}{2}$ (3) $\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{A}}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{B}}}=\frac{1}{3}$ (4) $\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{A}}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{B}}}=2$   [JEE Main-2017]
Ans. (4) By conservation of linear momentum $\mathrm{mv}=\mathrm{mv}_{1}+\frac{\mathrm{m}}{2} \mathrm{v}_{2}$ $2 \mathrm{v}=2 \mathrm{v}_{1}+\mathrm{v}_{2}$ ....(1) by law of collision $\mathrm{e}=\frac{\mathrm{V}_{2}-\mathrm{V}_{1}}{\mathrm{u}_{1}-\mathrm{u}_{2}}$ $\mathrm{u}=\mathrm{v}_{2}-\mathrm{v}_{1}$ ...(2) By equation (1) and (2) Option (4)
Q. An electron from various excited states of hydrogen atom emit radiation to come to the ground state. Let $\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}, \lambda_{\mathrm{g}}$ be the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in the nth state and the ground state respectively. Let 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) $(1) \Lambda_{\mathrm{n}} \approx \mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B} \lambda_{\mathrm{n}}$ $(2) \Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2} \approx \mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B} \lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}$ (3) $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2} \approx \lambda$ (4) $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}} \approx \mathrm{A}+\frac{\mathrm{B}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}}$ [JEE Main-2018]
Ans. (4) $\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{\mathrm{mu}}=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{\sqrt{2 \mathrm{mk}_{\mathrm{n}}}}$ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\mathrm{h}^{2}}{2 \mathrm{m} \lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}} ; \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{g}}=\frac{\mathrm{h}^{2}}{2 \mathrm{m} \lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}}$ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{g}}-\mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\mathrm{h}^{2}}{2 \mathrm{m}}\left[\frac{1}{\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}}-\frac{1}{\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}}\right]$ $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{n}}=-\mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{n}}$ for emitted photon $\frac{\mathrm{hc}}{\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}}=\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{n}}-\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{g}}=\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{g}}-\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{n}}$ $\frac{1}{\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}}=\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{g}}-\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{n}}}{\mathrm{hc}}$ $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\mathrm{hc}}{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{g}}-\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{n}}} \Rightarrow \Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\mathrm{hc}}{\frac{\mathrm{h}^{2}}{2 \mathrm{m}}\left[\frac{1}{\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}}-\frac{1}{\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}}\right]}$ $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{2 \mathrm{mc}}{\mathrm{h}\left(\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}-\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2} \lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}}\right)}$ $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{2 \mathrm{mc} \lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2} \lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}}{\mathrm{h}\left(\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}^{2}-\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}\right)}$ as $\lambda_{\mathrm{n}} \propto \mathrm{n}$ $\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}>>\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}$ $\Lambda_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{2 \mathrm{mc} \lambda_{\mathrm{g}}^{2}}{\mathrm{h}}\left[1-\left(\frac{\lambda_{\mathrm{g}}}{\lambda_{\mathrm{n}}}\right)^{2}\right]^{-1}$
Q. If the series limit frequency of the Lyman series is $\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{L}}$, then the series limit frequency of the Pfund series is : (1) $16 \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{L}}$ (2) $\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{L}} / 16$ (3) $\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{L}} / 25$ (4) $25 \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{L}}$ [JEE Main-2018]
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