1. A neutron travelling with a velocity $$v$$ and kinetic energy $$E$$ has a perfectly elastic head-on collision with a nucleus of an atom of mass number $$A$$ at rest. The fraction of total energy retained by the neutron is approximately

A. $${\left[ {\frac{{\left( {A - 1} \right)}}{{\left( {A + 1} \right)}}} \right]^2}$$
B. $${\left[ {\frac{{\left( {A + 1} \right)}}{{\left( {A - 1} \right)}}} \right]^2}$$
C. $${\left[ {\frac{{\left( {A - 1} \right)}}{A}} \right]^2}$$
D. $${\left[ {\frac{{\left( {A + 1} \right)}}{A}} \right]^2}$$
Answer :   $${\left[ {\frac{{\left( {A - 1} \right)}}{{\left( {A + 1} \right)}}} \right]^2}$$
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2. The third line of the Balmer series spectrum of a hydrogen like ion of atomic number $$Z$$ equals to $$108.5\,nm.$$  Then $$Z$$ is

A. 2
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6
Answer :   2
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3. An $$\alpha $$ particle passes rapidly through the exact centre of a hydrogen molecule, moving on a line perpendicular to the inter-nuclear axis. The distance between the nuclei is $$b.$$ Where on its path does the $$\alpha $$ particle experience the greatest force? (Assume that the nuclei do not move much during the passage of the $$\alpha $$ particle. Also neglect the electric field of the electrons in the molecule.)
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A. $$\frac{b}{2}$$
B. $$\frac{b}{{2\sqrt 2 }}$$
C. $$\frac{b}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
D. None of these
Answer :   $$\frac{b}{{2\sqrt 2 }}$$
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4. The acceleration of an electron in the first orbit of the hydrogen atom $$\left( {z = 1} \right)$$  is :

A. $$\frac{{{h^2}}}{{{\pi ^2}{m^2}{r^3}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{{h^2}}}{{8{\pi ^2}{m^2}{r^3}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{{h^2}}}{{4{\pi ^2}{m^2}{r^3}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{{h^2}}}{{4\pi {m^2}{r^3}}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{{h^2}}}{{4{\pi ^2}{m^2}{r^3}}}$$
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5. Taking the wavelength of first Balmer line in hydrogen spectrum ($$n = 3$$  to $$n = 2$$ ) as $$660\,nm,$$  the wavelength of the $${2^{nd}}$$ Balmer line ($$n = 4$$  to $$n = 2$$ ) will be;

A. $$889.2\,nm$$
B. $$488.9\,nm$$
C. $$642.7\,nm$$
D. $$388.9\,nm$$
Answer :   $$488.9\,nm$$
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6. Electrons are bombarded to excite hydrogen atoms and six spectral lines are observed. If $${E_g}$$ is the ground state energy of hydrogen, the minimum energy the bombarding electrons should posses is

A. $$\frac{{8{E_g}}}{9}$$
B. $$\frac{{15{E_g}}}{16}$$
C. $$\frac{{35{E_g}}}{36}$$
D. $$\frac{{48{E_g}}}{49}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{15{E_g}}}{16}$$
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7. The ionization energy of a hydrogen-like Bohr atom is $$4$$ Rydbergs. Find the wavelength of radiation emitted when the electron jumps from the first excited state to the ground state:
$$[1\,Rydberg = 2.2 \times {10^{ - 18}},h = 6.6 \times {10^{ - 34}}Js,c = 3 \times {10^8}m/s.$$            Bohr radius of hydrogen atom $$ = 5 \times {10^{ - 11}}m$$   ]

A. $$400\,\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$
B. $$300\,\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$
C. $$500\,\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$
D. $$600\,\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$
Answer :   $$300\,\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$
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8. The energy difference between the first two levels of hydrogen atom is $$10.2\,eV$$   for another element of atomic number 10 and mass number 20, this will be

A. $$2040\,eV$$
B. $$0.201\,eV$$
C. $$510\,eV$$
D. $$1020\,eV$$
Answer :   $$1020\,eV$$
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9. In a Rutherford scattering experiment when a projectile of charge $${Z_1}$$ and mass $${M_1}$$ approaches a target nucleus of charge $${Z_2}$$ and mass $${M_2},$$ the distance of closest approach is $${r_0}.$$ The energy of the projectile is

A. directly proportional to $${M_1} \times {M_2}$$
B. directly proportional to $${Z_1}{Z_2}$$
C. inversely proportional to $${Z_1}$$
D. directly proportional to mass $${M_1}$$
Answer :   directly proportional to $${Z_1}{Z_2}$$
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10. An energy of $$24.6\,eV$$  is required to remove one of the electrons from a neutral helium atom. The energy in $$\left( {eV} \right)$$  required to remove both the electrons from a neutral helium atom is

A. 38.2
B. 49.2
C. 51.8
D. 79.0
Answer :   79.0
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