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CSIR-UGC-NET/GATE/TIFR/JEST
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
ASSIGNMENT - ZEEMAN EFFECT
1. A sample of a certain element is placed in a mag- 6. In the presence of external weak magnetic field,
netic field of flux density 0.3 weber/m2. How far
number of substates into which the state 2 D5/ 2
apart are the Zeeman components of a spectral
will split, is
line of wavelength 4500 Å ?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(a) 0.0283Å (b) 1.0283Å (c) 5 (d) 6
(c) 2.0283Å (d) 3.0283Å 7. The ground state of chlorine is 2 P3/2 . Into how
2. The spectroscopic symbol for the ground state of many substates will the ground state split in a weak
13Al is 2 P1/ 2 . Under the action of a strong mag- mangtic field?
netic field (when L-S coupling can be neglected) (a) 3 (b) 4
the ground state energy level will split into (c) 5 (d) 6
(a) 3 levels (b) 4 levels 8. An atomic transition P 1 S in a magnetic field
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(c) 5 levels (d) 6 levels 1 Tesla shows Zeeman splitting. Given that the
[NET Dec. 2013] Bohr magneton  B  9.27  1024 J / T , and the
3. A sample of certain element is placed in a mag- wavelength corresponding to the transition is 250
 nm, the separation in the Zeeman spectral lines is
netic field B . The wavelength separation between approximately [NET Dec. 2014]
the Zeeman components of a spectral line of wave-
length  will be (a) 0.01 nm (b) 0.1 nm
B B (c) 1.0 nm (d) 10 nm
B B
(a)  (b) Common data for Q.9 and Q.10
hc hc
In the presence of an inhomogeneous weak mag-
hc B B netic field, spectral lines due to transitions between
(c)  B (d) 2 two sets of states were observed.
B hc
4. The total number of Zeeman components observed 1 5l5  5 H 4 and  2  2 D5/2  2 P3/2
in an electronic transition 2 D5/ 2  2 P3/ 2 of an atom [GATE 2003]
in a weak field is: [GATE 2001] 9. The types of Zeeman effect observed in (1) and
(a) 4 (b) 6 (2) respectively are
(c) 12 (d) 10 (a) normal, normal
5. A spectral line due to a transition from an elec- (b) anomalous, anomalous
tronic state p to an s state splits into three Zeeman (c) anomalous, normal
lines in the presence of a strong mangetic field. At (d) normal, anomalous
intermediate field strengths the number of spectral 10. The number of levels into which each of the above
lines is [NET June 2014] four terms split into respectively is:
(a) 10 (b) 3 (a) 6, 4, 10, 8 (b) 4, 6, 10, 12
(c) 6 (d) 9 (c) 11, 9, 6, 4 (d) 9, 5, 12, 10

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11. In the presence of weak magnetic field B, the sepa- (a) 12 pm (b) 10 pm
ration between the splitted sublevels of the 3 D2 (c) 8 pm (d) 6 pm
Common Data Q.17 and Q.18
level will be
Consider the Zeeman splitting of a single electron
7eB 7eB system for the 3d  3 p electric dipole transition.
(a) (b)
24 mc 12 mc 17. The Zeeman spectrum is:
7eB [GATE 2009]
(c) (d) none of these (a) Randomly polarized
6 mc
12. The magnetic field of the sun and stars can be de- (b) Only  polarized
termined by measuring the zeeman effect splitting (c) Only  polarized
(d) Both  and  polarized
of spectral lines. Suppose that the sodium D1 line 18. The fine structure line having the longest wave-
emitted in a particular region of the solar disk is length will split into:
observed to be split into the four component (a) 17 components (b) 10 components
zeeman effect. What is the strength of the solar (c) 8 components (d) 4 components
magnetic field B in that segion if the wavelength 19. The D1 and D2 lines of
difference  between the shortest and the long-
Na  32 P1/2  32 S1/2 ,3 2 P3/2  32 S1/2  will split
est wavelength is 0 022nm. (The wavelength of
on the application of a weak magnetic field into
the D1 line is 589.8 nm) (a) 4 and 6 lines respectively
(a) 0.2T (b) 0.3T (b) 3 lines each
(c) 0.4T (d) 0.5T (c) 6 and 4 lines respectively
(d) 6 lines each
13. The D1 and D2 lines of Na atom will split on the Common Data for Q.20 and Q.21
application of a weak magnetic field into In the presence of a weak magnetic field, atomic
(a) 4 and 6 lines (b) 3 lines each hydrogen undergoes the transition:
(c) 6 and 4 lines (d) 6 lines each 2
P1/2  2 S1/2 by emission of radiation.
14. When a pure element is vaporised and placed in a
uniform magnetic field B0, it is seen that a particu- [GATE 2010]
lar spectral line of wavelength l, corresponding to 20. The number of distinct spectral lines that are ob-
a J = 1  J = 0 transition, gets split into three served in the resultant Zeeman spectrum is
(a) 2 (b) 3
components  ,    . It follows that the Lande
(c) 4 (d) 6
g- factor for the transition J = 1  J= 0 is given 21. The spectral line corresponding to the transition
by [TIFR 2013]
 1  1
hc  2 hc  2
2
P1/2  m j  +   2 S1/2  m j =  
(a) g  (b) g   2  2
0 B0  0 B0 
is observed along the direction of the applied mag-
hc  hc  netic field. The emitted electromganetic field is:
(c) g  (d) g  (a) Circularly polarized
0 B0  2 0 B0 
(b) Linearly polarized
15. The Zeeman pattern of a line contains nine equi- (c) Unpolarized
distant components. The upper state is called (d) Not emitted along the magnetic field direction
3
P2 (L – S coupling). Find out the lowest state term. 22. An atomic spectral line is observed to split into
into components due to Zeeman shift. If the upper
(a) 3 S1 (b) 3 S0
3 3
state of the atom is 3 D2 then the lower state will
(c) S 2 (d) S3
be [NET June 2017]
16. In a normal Zeeman effect experiment using a
magnetic field of strength 0.3T, the splitting be- (a) 3 F2 (b) 3 F1
tween the components of a 660 nm spectral line (c) 3 P1 (d) 3 P2
is [NET June 2016]
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The ground state of sodium atom  Na  is a 2 S1/2
11 4. Space quantization of angular momentum
23.
Which one of the following correctly matches
state. The difference in energy levels arising in the the experiments from Group-I to their inferences
presence of a weak external magnetic field B, given in Group - II?
in terms of Bohr magneton B , is (a) P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1
(b) P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4
(a)  B B (b) 2  B B (c) P - 3, Q - 4, R - 2, S - 1
(c) 4  B B (d) 6  B B (d) P - 2, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 3
24. An atom in its single state is subjected to a mag- 29. An atom with one outer electron having orbital
netic field. The Zeeman splitting of its 650 nm spec- angular momentum l is placed in a weak magnetic
tral lines is 0.03 nm. The magnitude of the field is field. The number of energy levels into which the
____ Tesla (up to two decimal places). higher total angular momentum state splits, is
(a) 2  2 (b) 2  1
[ e  1.60  10 19 C , me  9.11 10 31 kg , c
(c) 2 (d) 2  1
 3.0  108 ms 1 ] [GATE 2018] [GATE 2011]
25. The Zeeman shift of the energy of a state with quan- 30. The number of Zeeman components for
tum numbers L, S, J and mJ is 2
D3/ 2  2 P3/ 2 transition in one-electron atom will
m B
H z  J B  L.J  g s S .J  be
J  J  1
(a) 6 (b) 8
where B is the applied magnetic field, g s is the (c) 10 (d) 12
31. In a normal Zeeman effect experiment, spectral
g - factor for the spin and  B / h  1.4 MHz - G 1 ,
splitting of the line at the wavelength 643.8 nm
h is the Planck constant. The approximate fre-
quency shift of the S = 0, L = 1 and mJ = 1 state, corresponding to the transition 5 1 D2  5 1 P1 of
at a magnetic field of 1 G, is cadmium atom is to be observed. The spectrom-
(a) 10 MHz (b) 1.4 MHz eter has a resolution of 0.01 nm. The minimum
(c) 5 MHz (d) 2.8 MHz magnetic field needed to observe this is
26. In the Zeeman effect the light emitted along and
perpendicular to the applied magnetic field are
 m  9.110
e
31
kg, e  1.6 1019 C, c  3108 m / s 

respectively [GATE 2013]

(a) linearly and circularly polarized (a) 0.26 T (b) 0.52 T
(b) circularly and linearly polarized (c) 2.6 T (d) 5.2 T
(c) both linearly polarized 32. In Zeeman effect, a spectral-line, upon the appli-
(d) both circularly polarized cation of magentic field, splits into more than three
27. Which one of the following is an allowed electric components because
dipole transition? [GATE 2018] (a) Energy levels split into 2J +1
(a) 1S 0  3 S1 (b) 2 P3/2  2 D5/2 (b) In magnetic field  mJ  0, 1 no longer holds
(c) Variation of Lande g-factor from one level to
(c) D5/2  P1/2
2 2
(d) 3 P0  5 D0 another
28. Given the following table, (d) None of the above
Group - I 33. The sodium doublet lines are due to transitions from
Group - II 2
P3/2 and 2 P1/ 2 levels to 2 S1/2 level. On appli-
P. Stern-Gerlach experiment
1. Wave nature of particles cation of a weak magnetic field, the total number
Q. Zeeman effect of the allowed transitions are
2. Quantization of energy of electrons in the (a) 4 (b) 6
atoms (c) 8 (d) 10
R. Frank-Hertz experiment 34. The Zeeman pattern of a line contains six equidis-
3. Existence of electron spin tant components. The upper state term is known
S. Davisson-Germer experiment to be 2 P3/2 . Find out the lower state term.
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2 2
(a) S 0 (b) S1/2
(c) 2 S1 (d) 2 S 2
35. The value of the Lande g-factor for a fine struc-
ture level defined by the quantum numbers L = 1
and J = 2 and S = 1, is
[NET June 2018]
(a) 11/6 (b) 4/3
(c) 8/3 (d) 3/2
36. A hydrogenic atom is subjected to a strong mag-
netic field. In the absence of spin orbit coupling,
the number of doubly degenerate states created
out of d-level is __________. [GATE 2020]

ANSWER KEY

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d)

4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d)
7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b)
10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (d)
13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (a)
16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (b)
19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (a)
22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (1.52)
25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b)
28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (d)
34. (b) 35. (d)

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