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CBSE Class 12 Physics 2020 Delhi Set 3 Paper

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Question : 5 of 7
Marks: +1, -0
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electron in the 2nd2^{\text{nd}} excited state of hydrogen atom. The ground state energy of the hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV13.6\,\text{eV}.
Solution:  
The energy of the nthn^{\text{th}} state of Hydrogen atom
=En=−13.6n2= E_n = -\frac{13.6}{n^2}
For ground state, n=1n=1
When atom is in second excited state, n=3n=3
∴E=−13.632−1.51 eV\therefore E = -\frac{13.6}{3^2} - 1.51\,\text{eV}
Now, the de Broglie wavelength associated with an electron is
λ=hp\lambda = \frac{h}{p}
h=h= Planck's constant
p=p= Momentum of electron
m=m= Mass of electron
p=2mEp = \sqrt{2 m E}
∴λ=hp\therefore \lambda = \frac{h}{p}
Or λ=h2mE\text{Or } \lambda = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2 m E}}
Or, λ=6.6×10−342×9.1×10−31×1.51×1.6×10−19\text{Or, } \lambda = \frac{6.6 \times 10^{-34}}{\sqrt{2 \times 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \times 1.51 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}}}
∴λ=6.6×10−34×10256.631\therefore \lambda = \frac{6.6 \times 10^{-34} \times 10^{25}}{6.631}
=0.995×109 m= 0.995 \times 10^9\,\text{m}
=9.95 A∘= 9.95\,\text{A}^{\circ}
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