1. A hydrogen atom in the ground state absorbed a 20eV photon.
What is the speed of the
liberated electron? The energy of electron in the ground state is −13.6eV.
(a) 9 × 106 m/s (b) 6 × 106 m/s
(c) 4 × 106 m/s (d) 1.5 × 106 m/s
2. A hypothetical muonic atom has a 𝑚𝜇 meson (charg 𝑒 → −𝑒, mass → 200𝑚𝑒 ) orbiting
mutually with proton. If the 𝑚𝜇 meson undergoes transition from second excited state to the
first excited state, the wave length of radiation emitted will be
(a) 2.033 𝑛𝑚 (b) 3.646 𝑛𝑚 (c) 10.4 𝑛𝑚 (d) 4.62 𝑛𝑚
3. A stationary hydrogen atom emits photon corresponding to the first line of Lyman series.
Calculate the recoil velocity of the atom?
(a) 3.26 m/s (b) 7.26 𝑚/𝑠 (c) 13.26 𝑚/𝑠 (d)17.26 m/s
4. The degeneracy of an excited state of nitrogen atom having electronic configuration
1𝑠 2 2𝑠 2 2𝑝2 3𝑑1 is
(a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 150
5. The notion of electron spin successfully explains the fine structure. But the picture of an
electron as a spinning charged sphere is open to serious objections. Find the equatorial
velocity 𝑣 of an electron under the assumption that it is a uniform sphere of radius 𝑟 =
5.00 × 10−17 m, rotating about an axis through its center? (Assume that the electron pocess
3ℏ
spin angular momentum )
2
(a) 1.67 × 104 𝑐 (b) 8.67 × 105 𝑐 (c) 8.67 × 104 e (d) 1.67 × 105 c
6. Radio astronomers can detect clouds of hydrogen in our galaxy too cool to radiate in the
optical part of the spectrum by means of the 21 . cm spectral line that corresponds to the
flipping of the electron in a hydrogen atom from having its spin parallel to the spin of the
proton to having it antiparallel. Find the magnetic field experienced by the electron in a
hydrogen atom?
(a) 51 Tesla (b) 0.051Tesla (c) 510 Tesla (d) 0.0051 Tesla
7. The spin orbit effect splits the 3𝑝 → 3𝑠 transition in sodium (which gives rise to the
yellow light if sodium vapour highway lamps) into two lines, 589.0 nm corresponding to
3𝑃3/2 → 3𝑆1/2 and 589.6 nm corresponding to 3𝑃1/2 → 3𝑆1/2 . Use these wavelengths to
calculate the effective magnetic field experienced by the outer electron in the sodium
atom as a result of its orbital motion?
(a) 8.5 T (b) 85.3 T (c) 185 T (d) 18.5 T
8. In a carbon atom only two 2𝑝 electrons contribute to its angular momentum. The ground
state of this atom is 3P0 , the first four excited states in order of increasing energy are
(a) 3 𝑃1 , 3 𝑃2 , 1 𝐷2 and 1 𝑆0 (c) 3 𝑆1 , 1 𝑆1 , 3 𝑃1 , 3 𝑃2
(b) 1 𝑆0 , 1 𝐷2 and 3 𝑃2 , 3 𝑃1 (d) 3 𝑃2 , 3 𝑃1 , 1 𝑆1 , 3 𝑆1
9. In a normal Zeeman effect experiment spectral splitting of the line at the wave length
643.8 nm corresponding to the transition 5 1 𝐷2 → 51 𝑃1 of cadmium atoms is to be
observed. The spectrometer has a resolution of 0.01 nm. The minimum magnetic field
needed to observe this is
(a) 0.26 T (b) 0.52 T (c) 2.6 T (d) 5.2 T
10. The number of spectral lines allowed in the spectrum for the 32 𝐷5/2 → 32 𝑃3/2 transition
in sodium is in the presence of weak magnetic field
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 12
11. Consider the fine structure levels 3 𝐷3 , 3 𝐷2 3 𝐷1 . Find into how many components each
of these fine structure levels will be further split by hyperfine structure splitting? (I = 3/2)
(a) 4,3,4 (b) 4,4,3 (c) 1,2,3 (d) 3,4,5
12. 2 𝑆1/2 level of an atom is single and does not have any fine structure, If the nucleus of the
atom has spin 5/2. What is the relative intensity of transitions to the various hyperfine
2
components of S1/2 ?
(a) 5: 3 (b) 7: 3 (c) 7: 5 (d) 5; 1
13. The first line in the rotation spectrum of carbon monoxide has a frequency of 3.8424 cm−1 .
Find the C − O bond length in carbon monoxide?
(a) 1.131 A∘ (b) 1.131 nm (c) 5.131 A∘ (d) 5.131 nm
14. Estimate the minimum kinetic energy at which a neutron, in a collision with a
molecule of gaseous oxygen, can lose energy by exciting molecules rotation. 𝜇 = 1.329 ×
10−26 kg, 𝑟 = 1.2 A∘
(a) 3.6 × 10−4 eV (b) 5.6 × 10−4 𝐸𝑣
(b) (c) 3.6 × 10−6 eV (d) 5.6 × 10−6 eV
15. A microwave spectrometer is capable of operating only between 60 and 90 cm−1 was used
to observe the rotational spectra of HI and DI. Absorptions were measured as follows.
Determine the J values between which transitions occur for the first
line listed above for each?
(a) 𝐻𝐼𝐽 = 4 → 5𝐻𝐷𝐽 = 9 → 10 (b) 𝐻𝐼𝐽 = 3 → 4𝐻𝐷𝐽 = 8 → 9
(c) 𝐻𝐼𝐽 = 5 → 6𝐻𝐷𝐽 = 7 → 8 (d) 𝐻𝐼𝐽 = 4 → 5𝐻𝐷𝐽 = 4 → 5
16. The rotational constant for H35 Cl is found to be 10.5909 cm−1 . What is the value of B
for H37 Cl ? Given that m 35 Cl = 35.45 g/mol, m 37 Cl /m 35 Cl = 1.056.
(a) 10.575 (b) 1.525 (c) 8.324 (d) 3.632
17. The g N value for F19 nucleus is 5.256 . If it is placed in a magnetic field of strength
1.0 T, the relative population in two spin states at 300 K will be,
(Given 𝜇N = 5.05 × 10−27 JT −1 and k = 1.38 × 10−23 JK −1 ):
(a) 1.0 (b) 2.0 (c) 0.5 (d) 2.5
18. When acetylene is irradiated with the 4358 A∘ mercury line, a Raman line attributed to the
symmetrical stretching vibration is observed at 4768𝐴∘ . The fundamental frequency of this
−1
vibration is? [Given that: 4358 A∘ −1 = 22946 cm−1 ; 47689 A0 = 20973 cm−1 ቃ
(a) 5.9 × 1010 s−1 (b) 5.9 × 1013 s −1
(c) 5.9 × 1012 s−1 (d) 5.9 × 108 s −1
19. Assume that H2 molecule behaves exactly like a harmonic oscillator with a force
constant of 573 N/m. Find the vibrational quantum number that correspond to 4.5eV
dissociation energy.
(a) 78 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 88
20. The allowed vibrational energy levels of an anharmonic oscillator is
1 1 2
𝜀𝑣 = 𝑣 + 𝑣᪄𝑒 − 𝑣 + 𝑣᪄𝑒 𝑥𝑒 Assuming that 𝑣 is a continuous variable, use calculus to
2 2
determine the maximum value of 𝜀𝜈 ?
1 1 𝑣᪄𝑒 𝑣᪄𝑒 1 1 1 1
(a) − (b) 2− (c) + (d) +
2𝑣᪄𝑒 2 2𝑥𝑒 4𝑣᪄𝑒 𝑥𝑒3 2𝑣᪄𝑒 2 2 4𝑣᪄𝑒 𝑥𝑒
21. From the following vibrational wave numbers in the ground electronic state of CO
molecule evaluate the values 𝑣᪄𝑒 and 𝑣᪄𝑒 𝑥𝑒
0→1 1→2 2→3
2143.1 cm−1 2116.1 cm−1 2088.9 cm−1
(a) 2170.1 cm−1 10.5 cm−1 (b) 2170.1 cm−1 13.5 cm−1
(c) 3171.1 cm−1 16.5 cm−1 (d) 3171.1 cm−1 13.5 cm−1
22. Calculate the amplitude of vibration in the 𝑣 = 0 level of the molecule CO which has a
force constant 1870 N/m ? ൫𝑣 = 6.45 × 1013 Frequency of vibration in 𝑣 = 0)
(a) 4.78 × 10−12 m (b) 4.78𝐴∘ (c) 4.78 nm (d) 4.78𝜇m
