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JEE Advanced 2021Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2021
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Paper 1
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Atomic Physics

JEE Advanced 2021 · Paper 1 · Physics · Atomic Physics

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct about the...

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct about the spectrum of hydrogen atom?Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct about the spectrum of hydrogen atom?

Options

  1. AThe ratio of the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength in Balmer series is 95\dfrac{9}{5}.
  2. BThere is an overlap between the wavelength ranges of Balmer and Paschen series.
  3. CThe wavelengths of Lyman series are given by (1+1m2)λ0\left(1 + \dfrac{1}{{m}^{2}}\right){\lambda}_{0}, where λ0{\lambda}_{0} is the shortest wavelength of Lyman series and mm is an integer.
  4. DThe wavelength ranges of Lyman and Balmer series do not overlap.

Correct answer

A. The ratio of the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength in Balmer series is 95\dfrac{9}{5}.

Step-by-step solution

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct about the spectrum of hydrogen atom?

For Balmer Series:

Shortest wavelength, Eo4=hcλs\dfrac{{E}_{o}}{4} = \dfrac{hc}{{\lambda}_{s}}

Longest wavelength, \left(\dfrac{{E}_{o}}{4} - \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{9}\right) = \dfrac{hc}{{\lambda}_{l}} = \dfrac{5{E}_{o}}{36}</p><p></p><p>∴ \dfrac{{\lambda}_{l}}{{\lambda}_{s}} = \dfrac{9}{5}</p><p>RangeofenergylevelinBalmerseries,</p><p>(5E036,E04)</p><p>Range of energy level in Balmer series,</p><p>\left(\dfrac{5{E}_{0}}{36}, \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{4}\right)

Range of energy level in Paschen series,

\left(\dfrac{7{E}_{0}}{144}, \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{9}\right)</p><p>Hence,nooverlap.</p><p>ForLymanseries:</p><p>Forshortestwavelength,</p><p></p><p>Hence, no overlap.</p><p>For Lyman series:</p><p>For shortest wavelength,</p><p>{E}_{0} = \dfrac{hc}{{\lambda}_{0}}</p><p>Forgeneralwavelength,</p><p>(E0−E0n2)=hcλ</p><p>For general wavelength,</p><p>\left({E}_{0} - \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{{n}^{2}}\right) = \dfrac{hc}{\lambda}

⇒1(1−1n2)=λλ0⇒ \dfrac{1}{\left(1 - \dfrac{1}{{n}^{2}}\right)} = \dfrac{\lambda}{{\lambda}_{0}}

∴λ=(n2n2−1)λ0∴ \lambda = \left(\dfrac{{n}^{2}}{{n}^{2} - 1}\right){\lambda}_{0}

or λ=(1+1n2−1)λ0=(1+1m2)λ0\lambda = \left(1 + \dfrac{1}{{n}^{2} - 1}\right){\lambda}_{0}= \left(1 + \dfrac{1}{{m}^{2}}\right){\lambda}_{0}

as mm should be an integer.

Range of energy level in Lyman series, \left(\dfrac{3{E}_{0}}{4}, {E}_{0}\right)</p><p></p><p>⇒ Lyman and Balmer series wavelengths do not overlap.

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