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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Bohr's Model and Physics of the Atom

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Bohr's Model and Physics of the Atom

Monochromatic light of wavelength λ ejects photoelectrons from a...

Monochromatic light of wavelength λ\lambda ejects photoelectrons from a cesium surface having a work function of Φ=1.9 eV\Phi = 1.9 \text{ eV}. These photoelectrons are made to collide with hydrogen atoms initially in the ground state. Calculate the maximum value of λ\lambda so that the excited hydrogen atoms may subsequently emit visible light.

Options

  1. A103 nm103 \text{ nm}
  2. B122 nm122 \text{ nm}
  3. C102 nm102 \text{ nm}
  4. D89 nm89 \text{ nm}

Correct answer

D. 89 nm89 \text{ nm}

Step-by-step solution

For hydrogen atoms to emit visible light, they must be excited to at least the n=3n=3 state, as visible light corresponds to the Balmer series (transitions to n=2n=2).

The minimum energy required to excite a hydrogen atom from the ground state (n=1n=1) to n=3n=3 is:

ΔE=13.6(112−132)=13.6×89=12.09 eV\Delta E = 13.6 \left( \dfrac{1}{1^2} - \dfrac{1}{3^2} \right) = 13.6 \times \dfrac{8}{9} = 12.09 \text{ eV}

The photoelectrons must have a maximum kinetic energy K_{\text\max} of at least 12.09 eV12.09 \text{ eV} to cause this excitation.

Using the photoelectric equation:

K_{\text\max} = \dfrac{hc}{\lambda} - \Phi

Substituting the known values and hc≈1242 eV⋅nmhc \approx 1242 \text{ eV}\cdot\text{nm}:

12.09=1242λ−1.912.09 = \dfrac{1242}{\lambda} - 1.9

1242λ=13.99\dfrac{1242}{\lambda} = 13.99

λ=124213.99≈88.8 nm\lambda = \dfrac{1242}{13.99} \approx 88.8 \text{ nm}

The closest maximum wavelength from the given options is 89 nm89 \text{ nm}.
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