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JEE Main 202622 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
22 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Structure of Atom

JEE Main 2026 · 22 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

The energy required by electrons, present in the first Bohr orbit...

The energy required by electrons, present in the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom to be excited to second Bohr orbit is ____\_\_\_\_ Jmol−1\mathrm{J} \mathrm{mol}^{-1}. Given: RH=2.18×10−11ergsR_{H}=2.18 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{ergs}.

Options

  1. A9.835×10129.835 \times 10^{12}
  2. B1.635×10−181.635 \times 10^{-18}
  3. C1.635×10−111.635 \times 10^{-11}
  4. D9.835×1059.835 \times 10^{5}

Correct answer

D. 9.835×1059.835 \times 10^{5}

Step-by-step solution

The energy of an electron in the nthn^{th} Bohr orbit of a hydrogen atom is given by En=−RH(1n2)E_n = -R_H \left( \frac{1}{n^2} \right).
The energy required for excitation from n=1n=1 to n=2n=2 for a single atom is ΔE=E2−E1=RH(112−122)=RH(1−14)=34RH\Delta E = E_2 - E_1 = R_H \left( \frac{1}{1^2} - \frac{1}{2^2} \right) = R_H \left( 1 - \frac{1}{4} \right) = \frac{3}{4} R_H.
Given RH=2.18×10−11R_H = 2.18 \times 10^{-11} ergs.
Converting ergs to Joules: 1 erg=10−7 J1 \text{ erg} = 10^{-7} \text{ J}.
So, RH=2.18×10−11×10−7=2.18×10−18 JR_H = 2.18 \times 10^{-11} \times 10^{-7} = 2.18 \times 10^{-18} \text{ J}.
The energy required per atom is ΔE=34×2.18×10−18=1.635×10−18 J\Delta E = \frac{3}{4} \times 2.18 \times 10^{-18} = 1.635 \times 10^{-18} \text{ J}.
To find the energy required per mole of electrons, multiply by Avogadro's number NA≈6.022×1023 mol−1N_A \approx 6.022 \times 10^{23} \text{ mol}^{-1}.
Energy per mole =1.635×10−18×6.022×1023 J mol−1= 1.635 \times 10^{-18} \times 6.022 \times 10^{23} \text{ J mol}^{-1}.
Energy per mole ≈9.846×105 J mol−1\approx 9.846 \times 10^5 \text{ J mol}^{-1}.
Comparing with the given options, 9.835×1059.835 \times 10^5 is the closest value.
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