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JEE Main 20231 FebruaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
1 February
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Atomic Physics

JEE Main 2023 · 1 February · Evening Shift · Physics · Atomic Physics

An electron of a hydrogen like atom, having Z = 4 , jumps from 4 ^...

An electron of a hydrogen like atom, having Z=4Z = 4, jumps from 4th{4}^{th} energy state to 2nd{2}^{nd} energy state, The energy released in this process, will be: (Given Rch=13.6eVRch = 13 . 6eV)

Where R=R = Rydberg

constant c=c =Speed of light in vacuum

h=h = Planck's constant

Options

  1. A13.6eV13 . 6eV
  2. B10.5eV10 . 5eV
  3. C3.4eV3 . 4eV
  4. D40.8eV40 . 8eV

Correct answer

D. 40.8eV40 . 8eV

Step-by-step solution

According to Bohr's atomic theory, whenever an electron jumps from one orbit to another, there is always an emission or absorption energy in terms of emission or absorption of photons.

The formula to calculate the energy (∆E)\left(∆ E\right) of the emitted or absorbed photon when an electron jumps from a state with quantum number n1{n}_{1} to another with quantum number n2{n}_{2} is given by

∆E=−RchZ2[1ni2−1nf2]....................(1)∆ E = - Rch{Z}^{2}\left[\dfrac{1}{{{n}_{i}}^{2}} - \dfrac{1}{{{n}_{f}}^{2}}\right] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 )

where, RR is Rydberg's constant, hh is Planck's constant, cc is the speed of light and ZZ is the atomic number.

Substitute the values of the given parameters into equation (1) to calculate the required energy.

{∆E=−13.6×(4)2[142−122]eV=−13.6×16×[116−14]eV=40.8eV\begin{cases}∆ E & = & - 13 . 6 \times {\left(4\right)}^{2}\left[\dfrac{1}{{4}^{2}} - \dfrac{1}{{2}^{2}}\right]eV \\ = & - 13 . 6 \times 16 \times \left[\dfrac{1}{16} - \dfrac{1}{4}\right]eV \\ = & 40 . 8eV\end{cases}

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