F Sc (2nd year) Physics MCQ’s Chapter # 20

CHAPTER # 20: ATOMIC SPECTRA

1. Which is an example of continuous spectra? 9. The relation between Rhdberg constant 𝑅𝐻

a) Black body radiation and ground state energy 𝐸0 is given by:
b) Molecular spectra 𝐸
a) 𝑅𝐻 = ℎ𝑐0
c) Atomic spectra ℎ𝑐
d) None of these b) 𝑅𝐻 = 𝐸
0
𝑅
c) 𝐸0 = ℎ𝑐𝐻
2. Line spectra is an example of
a) Atomic d) 𝑅𝐻 = 𝐸0 ℎ𝑐
b) Molecular 10. The radius of 3rd Bohr orbit in H-atom is
c) Black body radiation greater than the radius of 1st orbit by the factor
d) None of these a) 2
b) 3
3. The unit of Rydberg’s constant 𝑅𝐻 is: c) 4
a) 𝑚−2 d) 9
b) 𝑚−1 11. The orbital angular momentum in the allowed
c) 𝑚1 stationary orbits of H-atom is given by:
d) 𝑚2 a)
2𝜋
𝑛ℎ
𝑛ℎ
4. In a meta-stable state an can reside for about: b)
2𝜋
a) 10−8 𝑠 c)
2ℎ
b) 10−10 𝑠 𝑛𝜋
ℎ
c) 10−9 𝑠 d)
𝜋
d) 10−3 𝑠
12. If one or more electrons are completely
removed from an atom then the atom is said to
5. Which of the following series of H-spectrum
be:
lies in ultraviolet region:
a) Excited
a) Lyman series
b) Polarized
b) Balmer series
c) Stablized
c) Paschen series
d) Ionized
d) Bracket series
13. The quantized radius of first bohr orbit of H-
6. The reverse process of photoelectric effect is: atom is:
a) Compton effect a) 0.053 nm
b) X-rays production b) 0.0053 nm
c) Pair production c) 0.00053 nm
d) Pair annihilation d) 53 nm
14. When an electron absorbs energy, it jumps to:
7. Helium-Neon laser discharge tube contains
a) Lower energy state
Neon equal to:
b) Higher energy state
a) 25%
c) Ground energy state
b) 40%
d) Remains in the same state
c) 15%
d) 82%
15. LASER light has the property of:
a) Coherent waves
8. The value of Rydberg constant is:
b) Non-coherent waves
a) 1.0974 × 107 𝑚−1
c) Sound waves
b) 1.0794 × 107 𝑚−1
d) Water waves
c) 1.0974 × 109 𝑚−1
d) 1.974 × 107 𝑚−1

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16. Excited atoms return to their ground state in 24. The characteristic X-rays spectrum is due to
__________ a) The illumination of the target metal by
a) 10-10 s ultraviolet radiation
b) 10-8 s b) The bombardment of the target by proton
c) 10-6 s c) The bombardment of target by electron
d) 10-9 s d) The absorption of Y-radiation by the
target metal
17. X-rays are ___________
a) Unknown nature 25. Wave like characteristic of electron is
b) High energy electrons demonstrated by _________
c) High energy photon a) Line spectrum of atoms
d) Radioisotopes b) Production of X-rays
c) Diffraction by crystalline solids
18. Total number of series in hydrogen spectrum d) Photo electric effect
is _____________
a) Three 26. In laser production, the state in which more
b) Four atoms are in the upper state then in the lower
c) Five one is called _________
d) Six a) Metal stable state
b) Normal state
19. The radiations emitted from hydrogen filled c) Inverted population
discharge tube show _________ d) All the above
a) Bound spectrum
b) Line spectrum 27. Reflecting mirrors in laser is used to ________
c) Continuous spectrum a) Further stimulation
d) Absorption spectrum b) Lasing more
c) For production more energetic laser
20. If the ionization energy of H-atom is 13.6 eV, d) All the above
its ionization potential will be:
a) 13.6 V 28. The velocity of laser light is __________
b) 136.0 V a) Less than ordinary light
c) 3.4 V b) More than ordinary light
d) None of these c) Equal to ordinary light
d) Different for different colors or frequency
21. Radiation with wavelength longer than red
light________ 29. X – rays is also known as
a) Ultraviolet rays a) Photon
b) X-rays b) γ – rays
c) Infrared radiation c) Breaking radiation
d) Visible radiations d) none

22. Bracket series is obtained when all transition 30. Which one of the following is more coherent
of electron terminate on _____ a) X – rays
a) 4th orbit b) Normal light
b) 5th orbit c) Laser
c) 3rd orbit d) γ – rays
d) 2nd orbit
31. Sunlight spectrum is
23. X - rays are similar in nature to _______ a) Discrete
a) Cathode rays b) Line spectrum
b) Positive rays c) Continuous spectrum
c) 𝛾 - rays d) None
d) α – rays

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32. Optical pumping exist in 40. In LASER principle, a photon produce another
a) X – rays photon by the process of
b) Laser a) Excitation
c) Spectrum b) De-excite
d) None c) Ionization
d) None of these
33. The total energy of electron in an orbit around
the nucleus is 41. Characteristic X – rays are the X – rays which
a) + ive have
b) ive a) High energy photons
c) Zero b) Specific wavelengths
d) None c) Specific frequencies
d) All of these
34. According to Bohr’s theory the outer orbit
electron has ________ energy than inner 42. In Laser a Meta-stable state is
orbits. a) An excite state
a) Greater b) In which an electron is usually stable
b) Smaller c) In which an electron reside 10-3 sec
c) Equal d) None of these
d) None of these
43. The Meta-stable state of Helium and Neon is
35. X – rays was discovered by a) Different
a) Bacquerel b) Identical
b) Mari – curie c) Nearly identical
c) Roentgen d) None of these
d) Lane
44. Emission of electrons by metal on heating is
36. The value of Plank’s constant is called
a) 6.63 × 10-34 J.sec a) Secondary emission
b) 6.63 × 10-34 J/sec b) Field effect
c) 6.63 × 10-34 sec/J c) Photoelectric emission
d) None d) Thermionic emission

37. Laser is a device which can produce 45. The numerical value of ground state energy for
Intense beam of light H-atom in electron volt is:
Coherent light a) -10
Monochoromatic light b) 13.6
All c) 10
d) -13.6
38. When magnetic field is applied in the path X –
rays , they will be moving in
a) Straight line
b) Circular path
c) Parabolic path
d) None

39. The quantized energy of first Bohr orbit of

hydrogen atom is
a) 13.04 eV
b) 13.6 eV
c) 13.6 eV
d) 13.5 eV