CLASS –12TH

PHYSICS
CH - 12
Ques1. When a narrow accelerated beam of α-particles is allowed to fall on a thin gold foil, most of the
α-particles pass straight through the foil or suffer only small deflections. This is because

(a) α-particles are positively charged

(b) α-particles are much massive than electrons
(c) most of the space within the atoms is empty
(d) α-particles move with high velocity
Ques2. The existence of positively charged nucleus in an atom was first established by

(a) Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom

(b) Positive rays analysis
(c) α-particle scattering experiment
(d) Thomson's model of atom
Ques3. The thickness of thin gold foil used in Geiger-Marsden experiment of a-particles scattering was of
the order of

(a) 10−3 m
(b) 10−5 m
(c) 10−7 m
(d) 10−9 m
Ques4. An elementary particle of mass m and charge +e is projected with velocity v at a much more
massive particle of charge Ze, where Z > 0.What is the closest possible approach of the incident particle ?

(a) Z𝑒 2 /2𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑣 2
(b) Z𝑒 2 /4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟𝑛
(c) Z𝑒 2 /8𝜋𝜀0 𝑟𝑛
(d) - Z𝑒 2 /8𝜋𝜀0 𝑟𝑛
Ques5. If an α-particle of mass m, charge q and velocity v is incident on a nucleus of charge Q and mas m,
then the distance of closest approach is
𝑄𝑞
(a)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑚2 𝑣 2

𝑄𝑞
(b)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑣 2

𝑄𝑞𝑚𝑣 2
(c)
2

𝑄𝑞
(d)
𝑚𝑣 2
Ques6. According to Rutherford's atomic model. electrons inside an atom are

(a) stationary
(b) centralized
(c) non stationary
(d) none of these
Ques7. If an α-particle collides head on with a nucleus what is impact parameter ?

(a) zero
(b) infinite
(c) 10−10 m
(d) 1010 m
Ques8. One femtometre is equivalent to

(a) 1015 m
(b) 10−15 m
(c) 10−12 m
(d) 1012 m
Ques9. The radius of an atomic nucleus is the order of

(a) 10−8 m
(b) 10−10 m
(c) 10−12 m
(d) 10−15 m
Ques10. The Bohr model of atom

(a) assumes that the angular momentum of electrons is quantized

(b) uses Einstein's photoelectric equation
(c) predicts continuous emission spectra for atoms
(d) predicts the same emission spectra for all types of atoms.
Ques11. Bohr's atom model assumes

(a) the nucleus is of infinite mass and is at rest

(b) electrons in a quantized orbit will not radiate
(c) mass of electron remains constant
(d) all the above conditions.
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Ques12. In Bohr’s model of an atom, which of the following is an integral multiple of ?
2𝜋

(a) Kinetic energy

(b) Radius of an atom
(c) Potential energy
(d) Angular momentum.
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Ques13. has the dimensions of
2𝜋

(a) velocity
(b) momentum
(c) energy
(d) angular momentum
Ques14. The angular momentum of an electron revolving in 3rd orbit of a hydrogen atom is

(a) 31.5 × 10−34 Js

(b) 0.315 × 10−34 Js
(c) 3.15 × 10−34 Js
(d) 315 × 10−34 Js
Ques15. The radius of hydrogen atom, in the ground state is of the order of

(a) 10−8 cm
(b) 10−7 cm
(c) 10−6 cm
(d) 10−4 cm
Ques16. The ratios between the first three Bohr radii are

(a) 1 : 2 : 3
(b) 2 : 4 : 6
(c) 1 : 4 : 9
(d) 1 : 3 : 5
Ques17. In Bohr's model of hydrogen atom, the radius of the first electron orbit is 0.53 Å. What will be the
radius of the third orbit ?

(a) 4.77Å
(b) 47.7Å
(c) 9Å
(d) 0.09Å
Ques18. Which one of the relations is correct between time period and number of orbits while an electron is
revolving in an orbit ?
1
(a) 𝑇 ∝
𝑛2

(b) 𝑇 ∝ 𝑛2

(c) 𝑇 ∝ 𝑛3
1
(d) 𝑇 ∝
𝑛
Ques19. According to Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, the speed 𝑣𝑛 of the electron in a stationary
orbit in related to the principal quantum number n as (C is a constant).

(a) 𝑣𝑛 = C / 𝑛2
(b) 𝑣𝑛 = C / 𝑛
(c) 𝑣𝑛 = C × 𝑛
(d) 𝑣𝑛 = C × 𝑛2
Ques20. Energy of an electron in nth orbit of hydrogen atom is
2𝜋2 𝑘 2 𝑚ⅇ4
(a) −
𝑛2 ℎ 2

4𝜋2 𝑚𝑘ⅇ2
(b) − 2 2
𝑛 ℎ

𝑛 2 ℎ2
(c) −
2𝜋𝑚𝑘ⅇ 4

𝑛 2 ℎ2
(d) − 2
4𝜋 𝑚𝑘ⅇ2
Ques21. The ground state of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. The kinetic energy of the electron in this state is

(a) 27.2 eV
(b) 13.6 eV
(c) 6.8 eV
(d) 3.4 eV
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Ques22. In the equation, 𝐸𝑛 = − eV, what does the negative sign indicate ?
𝑛2

(a) Electrons are free to move.

(b) Electron is bound to the nucleus.
(c) K.E. is equal to P.E.
(d) Atom is radiating energy.
Ques23. Energy of an electron in the second orbit of hydrogen atom is E and the energy of electron in 3rd orbit
of He will be
16𝐸
(a) 𝐸3 =
3

16𝐸
(b) 𝐸3 =
9

4𝐸
(c) 𝐸3 =
9

4𝐸
(d) 𝐸3 =
3
Ques24. The energy of hydrogen atom in the nth orbit is 𝐸𝑛 , then the energy in the nth orbit of single ionised
helium atom is
𝐸𝑛
(a)
2

(b) 2 𝐸𝑛

(c) 4 𝐸𝑛
𝐸𝑛
(d)
4
Ques25. Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom did not explain fully

(a) diameter of H-atom

(b) emission spectra
(c) ionisation energy
(d) the fine structure of even hydrogen spectrum
Ques26. According to uncertainty principle for an electron time measurement will become uncertain if
following is measured with high certainty.

(a) energy
(b) location
(c) momentum
(d) velocity
Ques27. The kinetic energy of an electron in nth orbit of hydrogen atom is
ⅇ2
(a)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟

ⅇ2
(b)
8𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2

ⅇ2
(c)
8𝜋𝜀0 𝑟

ⅇ2
(d)
4𝜋𝜀0 r2
Ques28. The velocity of an electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is of the order of

(a) 106 𝑚𝑠 −1
(b) 102 𝑚𝑠 −1
(c) 1010 𝑚𝑠 −1
(d) 109 𝑚𝑠 −1
Ques29. An electron in hydrogen atom after absorbing an energy photon jumps from energy state 𝑛1 to 𝑛2 . Then
it returns to ground state after emitting six different wavelengths in emission spectrum. The energy of emitted
photons is either equal to or less than the absorbed photons. Then 𝑛1 and 𝑛2 are

(a) 𝑛2 = 4, 𝑛1 = 3
(b) 𝑛2 = 5, 𝑛1 = 3
(c) 𝑛2 = 4, 𝑛1 = 2
(d) 𝑛2 = 4, 𝑛1 = 3
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Ques30. Energy E of a hydrogen atom with principal quantum number n is given by 𝐸𝑛 = − 2 eV. The energy
𝑛
of a photon ejected when the electron jumps from n = 3 state to n = 2 state of hydrogen, is approximately

(a) 1.5 eV
(b) 0.85 eV
(c) 3.4 eV
(d) 1.9 eV
Ques31. How much energy is needed to excite an electron in H-atom from ground state to first excited state ?

(a) - 13.6 eV
(b) - 10.2 eV
(c) + 10.2 eV
(d) + 13.6 eV
Ques32. The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from n = 𝑛1 to n = 𝑛2 state. The time period of the
electron in the initial state (𝑛1 ) is eight times that in the final state (𝑛2 ). The possible values of 𝑛1 and 𝑛2 are

(a) 𝑛1 = 8, 𝑛2 = 1
(b) 𝑛1 = 4, 𝑛2 = 2
(c) 𝑛1 = 2, 𝑛2 = 4
(d) 𝑛1 = 1, 𝑛2 = 8
Ques33. The ionisation energy of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. following Bohr’s theory, the energy corresponding
to a transition between 3rd and 4th orbits is

(a) 3.40 eV
(b) 1.51 eV
(c) 0.85 eV
(d) 0.66 eV
Ques34. The first excitation potential of a given atom is 10.2 V. Then, ionisation potential must be

(a) 20.4 V
(b) 13.6 V
(c) 30.6 V
(d) 40.8 V
Ques35. If ground state ionisation energy of H-atom is 13.6 eV, the energy required to ionize a H-atom from
second excited state is

(a) 1.51 eV
(b) 3.4 eV
(c) 13.6 eV
(d) 12.1 eV
Ques36. Minimum energy required to take out the only one electron from ground state of Hⅇ+ is

(a) 13.6 eV
(b) 54.4 eV
(c) 27.2 eV
(d) 6.8 eV
Ques37. A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2 eV of energy. The orbital angular momentum is
increased by

(a) 4.22 × 10−3 Js

(b) 2.11 × 10−34 Js
(c) 3.16 × 10−34 Js
(d) 1.05 × 10−34 Js
Ques38. If the electron in the hydrogen atom jumps from third orbit to second orbit, the wavelength of the
emitted radiation in terms of Rydberg constant is
6
(a)
5𝑅

36
(b)
5𝑅

64
(c)
7𝑅

(d) none of these

Ques39. The wavelength of radiation emitted is 𝜆0 when an electron in hydrogen atom jumps from 3rd to 2nd
orbit. If in the hydrogen atom itself, the electron jumps from fourth orbit to second orbit, then wavelength of
emitted radiation will be
25
(a) 𝜆
16 0

27
(b) 𝜆
20 0

20
(c) 𝜆
27 0

16
(d) 𝜆
25 0
Ques40. The transition from the state n = 5 to n = 1 in a hydrogen atom results in UV radiation. Infrared
radiation will be obtained in the transition

(a) 2 → 1
(b) 3 → 2
(c) 4 → 3
(d) 6 → 2
Ques41. A gas of monoatomic hydrogen is bombarded with a stream of electrons that have been
accelerated from rest through potential difference of 12.75 V. In the emission spectrum, one can observe
lines of

(a) Lyman sⅇriⅇs

(b) Balmⅇr sⅇriⅇs
(c) Paschen series
(d) Pfund series
Ques42. If 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 are the wavelengths of the first members of the Lyman and Paschen series respectively,
then 𝜆1 : 𝜆2 is

(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 : 30
(c) 7 : 50
(d) 7 : 108
Ques43. ratio of minimum to maximum wavelength in Balmer series is

(a) 5 : 9
(b) 5 : 36
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 3 : 4
Ques44. The longest wavelength in Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum will be

(a) 6557 Å
(b) 1216 Å
(c) 4800 Å
(d) 5600Å
Ques45. In terms of Rydberg constant R, the wave number of the first Balmer line is

(a) R

(b) 3R
5𝑅
(c)
36

8𝑅
(d)
9
Ques46.
Ques47. Wavelength of a light emitted from second orbit to first orbit in a hydrogen atom is

(a) 1.215 × 10−7 m

(b) 1215 × 10−5 m
(c) 1.215 × 10−4 m
(d) 1.215 × 10−3 m
Ques48. If the wavelength of first line of Blamer series is 6563 Å. The wavelength of first line of Lyman series
and Rydberg’s constant respectively, will be

(a) 1215.4 Å, 1.1 × 107 𝑚−1

(b) 5863 Å, 2.0 × 107 𝑚−1
(c) 2316.4 Å, 0.1 × 107 𝑚−1
(d) none of these
Ques49. When in hydrogen like ion electron jumps n = 3 to n = 1, the emitted photon has frequency
2.7 × 1015 Hz. When electron jumps from n = 4 to n = 1, the frequency is

(a) 1.6 × 1015

(b) 2.8 × 1015
(c) 6.4 × 1015
(d) 4.8 × 1015
Ques50. The energy level diagram of an element is given below. Which transition corresponds to spectral
emission of wavelength 102.7 nm ?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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Ques51. For the shortest wavelength present in Paschen series of the spectral lines = 𝑅 −
𝜆 𝑛12 𝑛22

(a) 𝑛1 = 3, 𝑛2 = ∞
(b) 𝑛1 = ∞, 𝑛2 = 3
(c) 𝑛1 = 1, 𝑛2 = 3
(d) 𝑛1 = 1, 𝑛2 = ∞
Ques52. Which spectral series of hydrogen lies in the UV region ?

(a) Paschen
(b) Lyman
(c) Brackett
(d) Balmer