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 2nd excited state of hydrogen atom. The ground state energy of the hydrogen atom is 13.6eV.
Solution:
The energy of the nth state of Hydrogen atom
=En=−13.6n2
For ground state, n=1
When atom is in second excited state, n=3
∴E=−13.632−1.51eV
Now, the de Broglie wavelength associated with an electron is
λ=hp
h= Planck's constant
p= Momentum of electron
m= Mass of electron
p=2mE
∴λ=hp
Or λ=h2mE
Or, λ=6.6×10−342×9.1×10−31×1.51×1.6×10−19

∴λ=6.6×10−34×10256.631
=0.995×109m
=9.95A∘
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