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JEE Main 202126 FebruaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
26 February
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Atomic Physics

JEE Main 2021 · 26 February · Evening Shift · Physics · Atomic Physics

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in...

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n=5n = 5 state to n=5n = 5 state will beThe recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 5 state will beThe recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 5 state will be

Options

  1. A4.17ms−14 . 17m{s}^{- 1}
  2. B2.19ms−12 . 19m{s}^{- 1}
  3. C4.34ms−14 . 34m{s}^{- 1}
  4. D3.25ms−13 . 25m{s}^{- 1}

Correct answer

A. 4.17ms−14 . 17m{s}^{- 1}

Step-by-step solution

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 5 state will be

(\DeltaE)\left(\DeltaE\right) Releases when photon going from n=5ton=\DeltaEn = 5 to n = \DeltaE

=(13.6−0.54)eV=13.06eV= \left(13 . 6 - 0 . 54\right)eV = 13 . 06eV

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 5 state will be

Pi=Pf{P}_{i} = {P}_{f} (By linear momentum conservation)

0=hλ−Mv=VRecoil=h\lambdaM...(1)0 = \dfrac{h}{\lambda} - Mv = {V}_{Recoil} = \dfrac{h}{\lambdaM} . . . \left(1\right)

 and  \DeltaE=hcλ=hc\lambdaM×M⇒McVRecoil\text{\text{ and } } \DeltaE = \dfrac{hc}{\lambda} = \dfrac{hc}{\lambdaM} \times M ⇒ Mc{V}_{Recoil}

VRecoil=\DeltaEMc=13.06×1.6×10−191.67×10−27×3×108=4.17ms−1{V}_{Recoil} = \dfrac{\DeltaE}{Mc} = \dfrac{13 . 06 \times 1 . 6 \times {10}^{- 19}}{1 . 67 \times {10}^{- 27} \times 3 \times {10}^{8}} = 4 . 17m{s}^{- 1}

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