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CHAPTERWISE SAMPLE PAPER: ATOMS

Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 45

Section A
1. According to Rutherford's atomic model, the electrons inside an atom are [1]

a) non centralized b) non stationary

c) centralized d) stationary
2. The impact parameter for an alpha particle approaching a target nucleus is maximum when the scattering angle [1]
(θ) is:

a) 90o b) 45o

c) 180o d) 0o

3. An electron orbiting in H atom has energy level -3.4 eV Its angular momentum will be: [1]

a) 4 × 10-20 Js b) 2.1 × 1020 Js

c) 4 × 10-34 Js d) 2.1 × 10-34 Js

4. In a hydrogen atom, an electron excites from the ground state to a higher energy state and its orbital velocity is [1]
rd
reduced to ( 1

3
) of its initial value. The radius of the orbit in the ground state is R. The radius of the orbit in
that higher energy state is

a) 27 R b) 9R

c) 2R d) 3R
5. The transition from the state n = 3 to n = 1 in a hydrogen-like atom results in ultraviolet radiation Infrared [1]
radiation will be obtained in the transition from

a) 4 → 3 b) 3 → 2

c) 2 → 1 d) 4 → 2

6. The diagram shows four energy level of an electron in Bohr model of hydrogen atom. Identify the transition in [1]
which the emitted photon will have the highest energy.

a) III b) I

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7. The Rydberg constant R for hydrogen is: [1]
2 4 2 2

a) R = (
1
) ⋅
2π me

2
b) R = −[
1
] ⋅
2π me

2
4πε0 ch 4πε0 ch

4
2
c) R = (
1
) ⋅
2π
2
me
4
d) R =
me

2 3
4πε0 2 2 8ϵ h c
c h 0

8. If an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the 3rd orbit to the 2nd orbit, it emits a photon of wavelength λ . [1]
When it jumps from the 4th orbit to the 3rd orbit, the corresponding wavelength of the photon will be

a) b)
16 20
λ λ
25 7

c) d)
20 9
λ λ
13 16

o
[1]
9. The wavelength of the first line of Lyman series of hydrogen is 1216A. The wavelength of the second line of the
same series will be:
o o
a) b)
1026A 3648A
o o
c) d)
912A 6566A
10. The energy of a hydrogen atom in its ground state is -13.6 eV. The energy of the level corresponding to the [1]
quantum number n = 2 in the hydrogen atom is

a) -3.4 eV b) -2.72 eV

c) -0.85 eV d) -0.54 eV
∘

11. If the wavelength of 1st line of Balmer series of hydrogen is 6561 A, the wavelength of the 2nd line of series [1]

will be
∘ ∘
a) b)
4860 A 9780 A
∘ ∘
c) d)
4429 A 8857 A
12. Which of the following transitions in a hydrogen emits the photon of the highest frequency? [1]

a) n = 2 to n = 6 b) n = 1 to n = 2

c) n = 2 to n = 1 d) n = 6 to n = 2
13. The potential energy of an electron in the second excited state in hydrogen atom is: [1]

a) - 3.4 eV b) -6.8 eV

c) -3.02 eV d) -1.51 eV
14. In which of the models an atom has a highly non-uniform mass distribution? [1]

a) Bohr model b) Thomson’s model

c) Gelvin model d) Rutherford’s model

15. According the Bohr principle, the relation between principle quantum number (n) and radius of orbit is [1]

a) r ∝ n b) r ∝ 1/n

c) r ∝ 1/n2 d) r ∝ n2

16. Assertion (A): Bohr’s quantisation of angular momentum of the electron is a basic law of nature but we do not [1]

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 speak of quantisation of angular momentum of a planet around the sun.
Reason (R): For a planet revolving about the sun, the quantum number n has very large value at which classical
and quantum, results are identical by Bohr’s correspondence principle.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

17. Assertion (A): Paschen series lies in the infrared region. [1]
Reason (R): Paschen series corresponds to the wavelength given by 1

λ
= R( 1
2
−
1
2
) , where n = 4, 5, 6, ...,
3 n

∞ .

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): The electron in the hydrogen atom passes from energy level n = 4 to the n = 1 level. The [1]
maximum and a minimum number of photons that can be emitted is six and one respectively.
Reason (R): The photons are emitted when an electron makes a transition from the higher energy state to the
lower energy state.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. The graph between wave number and angular frequency is [1]

a) b)

c) d)

20. The diagram shows the energy level for an electron in a certain atom. Which transition shown represents the [1]
emission of a photon with the most energy?

a) IV b) III

c) II d) I
Section B
21. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV . What are the kinetic and potential energies of the [2]

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22. Calculate the impact parameter of a 5 MeV particle scattered by 90° when it approaches a gold nucleus. [2]
23. Photons with a continuous range of frequencies are made to pass through a sample of hydrogen. The transitions [2]
shown here indicate three of the spectral absorption lines in the continuous spectrum.

Identify the spectral series of the hydrogen emission spectrum to which each of these three lines correspond.
24. Using the Rydberg formula, calculate the wavelengths of the first four spectral lines in the Lyman series of the [2]
hydrogen spectrum.
25. Use de-Broglie's hypothesis to write the relation for the radius of nth Bohr orbit in terms of Bohr's quantization [2]
condition of orbital angular momentum.
Section C
26. a. Using the Bohr's model, calculate the speed of the electron in a hydrogen atom in the n = 1, 2 and 3 levels. [3]
b. Calculate the orbital period in each of these levels.

27. i. State Bohr's postulate to define stable orbits in hydrogen atom. How does de-Broglie's hypothesis explain [3]
stability of these orbits?
ii. A hydrogen atom initially in the ground state absorbs a photon which excites it to the n = 4 level. Estimate
the frequency of the photon.

28. a. How is the stability of hydrogen atom in Bohr model explained by de-Broglie’s hypothesis? [3]
b. A hydrogen atom initially in the ground state absorbs a photon which excites it to n = 4 level. When it gets
de-excited, find the maximum number of lines which are emitted by the atom. Identify the series to which
these lines belong. Which of them has the shortest wavelength?
OR
An electron is in the third excited state in a hydrogen atom. It undergoes transitions to the lower energy states.
a. What is the maximum number of spectral lines that can be emitted?
b. Calculate the minimum wavelength of the spectral lines emitted.

29. a. Using Bohr’s postulates, derive the expression for the orbital period of the electron moving in the nth orbit of [3]
hydrogen atom.
b. Write Rydberg’s formula for wavelengths of the spectral lines of hydrogen atom spectrum. Mention to which
series in the emission spectrum of hydrogen, Hα line belongs.

30. In Rutherford scattering experiment, draw the trajectory traced by a-particles in the Coulomb field of target [3]
nucleus and explain how this led to estimate the size of the nucleus.

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Using Bohr's total postulates, derive the expression for the total energy of the electron in the stationary states of
hydrogen atom.

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