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JEE Main 201816 AprilOnline
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2018
Date
16 April
Mode
Online
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Dual Nature of Matter

JEE Main 2018 · 16 April · Online · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

The de-Broglie wavelength ( λ _ B ) associated with the electron...

The de-Broglie wavelength (λB)\left({\lambda}_{B}\right) associated with the electron orbiting in the second excited state of hydrogen atom is related to that in the ground state (λG)\left({\lambda}_{G}\right) by:

Options

  1. AλB=3λG{\lambda}_{B} = 3{\lambda}_{G}
  2. BλB=2λG{\lambda}_{B} = 2{\lambda}_{G}
  3. CλB=λG3{\lambda}_{B} = {\lambda}_{\dfrac{G}{3}}
  4. DλB=λG2{\lambda}_{B} = {\lambda}_{\dfrac{G}{2}}

Correct answer

A. λB=3λG{\lambda}_{B} = 3{\lambda}_{G}

Step-by-step solution

We know that wavelength is inversely proportional to momentum, let λB{\lambda}_{B} is de-Broglie Wavelength corresponds to momentum PB{P}_{B}, similarly let λG{\lambda}_{G} is Wavelength at ground state corresponds to momentumPG{P}_{G},
λBλG=PGPB=mvGmvB\dfrac{{\lambda}_{B}}{{\lambda}_{G}} = \dfrac{{P}_{G}}{{P}_{B}} = \dfrac{m{v}_{G}}{m{v}_{B}}, and velocity, V∝znV ∝ \dfrac{z}{n}, where ZZ is the atomic number, and nn is a number of orbits, here, nG=1{n}_{G} = 1 (ground state), nB=3{n}_{B} = 3 (second excited state). So, λBλG=nBnG=31\dfrac{{\lambda}_{B}}{{\lambda}_{G}} = \dfrac{{n}_{B}}{{n}_{G}} = \dfrac{3}{1}⇒λB=3λG⇒ {\lambda}_{B} = 3{\lambda}_{G}

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