Jyotsna’s PH:

8595786519,9643636530
HEAD START ACADEMY (Teaching since 1994)
Main Assignment
Atoms & Nuclei
Q1. Calculate the longest and shortest wavelength in the Balmer series of hydrogen atom.
Given Rydberg constant = 1.0987x107 m-1. [6563Å;3646Å]
Q2. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6eV. If an electron makes a transition
from an energy level -0.85eV to -3.4eV, calculate the wavelength of spectral line emitted. To
which series of hydrogen spectrum does this wavelength belong? [4852Å; visible region]
Q3. Calculate the K.E. and P.E. of electron in the first orbit of hydrogen atom.
Given: e = 1.6 x 10-19C and r = 0.53 x 10-10m. [13.58eV; -27.16eV]
Q4. Calculate longest wavelength of Paschen series. Given R = 1.097 x 107m-1. [18752Å]
Q5. The wavelength of Hβ line of Balmer series is 4861Å.Calculate the wavelength of Hα
line of the series. [6562Å]
Q6. Calculate the wavelength of photon emitted when an electron jumpsfrom 3 rd orbit to 2nd
orbit. Take R = 1.097 x 107 m-1. Is this photon visible? [6563Å; Yes]
Q7. The ionisation potential of hydrogen is 13.6 volt. Calculate the energy of its first excited
state. [-3.4eV]
Q8. The wavelength of first line of Lyman series is 1215Å. Calculate the wavelength of first
line of Balmer series. [6561Å]
Q9. The energy of an electron in an excited hydrogen atom is -3.4eV. Calculate the angular
momentum of the electron according to Bohr’s theory. Planck’s constant h= 6.626x10-34Js.
[2.11 x 10-34Js]
Q10. Calculat the binding energy per nucleon of 20C40 nucleus. Given m(20C40)= 39.962589u;
mn = 1.008665u; mp = 1.007825u. Take 1 amu = 931MeV. [8.547MeV/N]
Q11. There are 106 radioactive nuclei in a given radioactive element. Its half life is 20
seconds. How many nuclei will remain after 10 seconds? (√ 2=1.41 ¿[7 x 105]
Q12. A radioactive substance has a half life period of 30 days. Calculate: (i) time taken for ¾
of original number of atoms to disintegrate ; (ii) time taken for 1/8 of the original number of
atoms to remain changed. [60days; 90 days]
Q13. Find the half life period of a radioactive material if its activity drops to (1/16)th of its
initial value in 30 years. [7.5 years]
Q14. The half life of 92U238 against alpha decay is 4.5 x 109 year. What is the activity of 1g
sample of 92U238? [1.235 x 103 Bq]
Q15. Determine the amount of 84Po210 necessary to provide a source of alpha particle of 5
millicurie strength. The half life of Po is 138 days. [-1.11 x 10-6g]
Q16. A radioactive isotope has a half life of 5 years. How long will it take the activity to
reduce to 3.125%? [25 years]
Q17. After a certain lapse of time, the fraction of radioactive polonium undecayed is found
to be 12.5% of the initial quantity. What is the duration of this time lapse if half life of
polonium is 139 days. [417days]
Q18. A radioactive element has a half life of 2500 years. In how many years will its mass
decay by 90% of its initial mass? [8305.6 years]
Q19. The half life of a radioactive element is 40 days. Calculate the time taken for the
activity to decay to 30% of its initial value. [69.49days]
Jyotsna’s PH:
8595786519,9643636530
HEAD START ACADEMY (Teaching since 1994)
Main Assignment
Q20. What is the power output of 92U235 reactor if it takes 30 days to use up 2kg of fuel and if
each fission gives 185MeV of usable energy? [58.3 x 106 watt]
Q21. Obtain the amount of 27Co60 necessary to provide a radioactive source of 8.0mCi
strength. Half life of 27Co60 is 5.3 years. [7.12 x 10-6g]
Q22. The half life of 38Sr90 is 28 years. What is the disintegration rate of 15mg of this
isotope? [7.877 x 1010Bq]
Q23. Two different radioactive elements with half lives T1 and T2
have N1 and N2 (undecayed) atoms respectively present at a given
instant. Determine the ratio of their activities at this constant.

T [ 2 1 2
( )( )]
( log e 2 ) N R1 = N 1 × T 2 = N 1 T 2
. R T N
2 N T
1

Q24. With the help of an example, explain how the neutron to proton ratio changes during
alpha decay of a nucleus.
238 4
92 U → Th+ 2α ¿ ¿
LEARN THE EQUATION!
Q25. Plot a graph showing the number (N) of undebased nuclei as a function of time (t) for a
given radioactive sample having half life T1/2. Depict in the plot the number of undecayed
nuclei at: (i) t = 3T1/2 and (ii) t = 5T1/2.
Q26. A 12.1eV is used to bombard gaseous hydrogen at room temperature. What series of
wavelengths will be emitted? [for: n3 n1, λ1= 1.027x10-7m = 1027Ǻ;
n2 n1, λ2= 1.219x10-7m = 1219Ǻ, n3 n2, λ3 = 6.542x10-7m = 6542Ǻ.]
Q27. Boron has two isotopes, 105B and 115 B. Their respective masses are 10.01294u and
11.00931u and the atomic weight of boron is 10.811u.Find
the abundances of 105B and 115 B. [19.9%; 80.1%]
Q28. The energy level diagram of an element is given
below. Identify, by doing necessary calculation, which
transition corresponds to the emission of a spectral line of
a wavelength 102.7nm.

Q29. The graph shows how the activity of a sample of