Atomic
Bohr Theory:
1. Two non-relativistic electrons move in a circle under the influence of uniform magnetic
field B. If the ratio of their orbital radii is ⅓, then calculate the ratio of their speeds.
2. Find the precessional frequency of an electron orbit when placed in a magnetic field of
6T.
3. What is meant by space quantization?
4. Derive the expression of the radius and velocity of an electron in the nth Bohr orbit of a
hydrogen atom.
5. Calculate the ratio of the wavelength of the de-broglie waves in the second and third
Bohr orbit of Hydrogen atoms.
6. Find all possible orientations of total angular momentum vector J corresponding to j =
3/2 with respect to a magnetic field along the z-axis.
7. Calculate the shortest wavelength present in the Lyman series of spectral lines.
8. If the wavelength of the first line of the Balmer series in the hydrogen spectrum is “x”.
Find the wavelength of the second line of the Lyman Series.
Fine Structure:
9. Explain the origin of spin-orbit coupling in atoms. Compute the shift in the energy level
due to spin orbit coupling.
10.The spin-orbit interaction in an atom is given by H = a L.S, where L and S denote the
orbital and spin angular momenta, respectively, of the electron. Find the splitting
between the levels 2P3/2 and 2P1/2.
Stern-Gerlach experiment:
11.Describe the principle, theory and significance of Stern-Gerlach experiment.
12.In a stern Gerlach experiment, a beam of hydrogen atoms moves a distance of 20 cm in
a homogenous magnetic field of gradient 2 x 10^2 T/m. If the velocity of the hydrogen
atom is 2 x 10^5 m/s, calculate the maximum separation between the two traces on the
collector plates.
Zeeman Effect:
13.What is the Normal Zeeman effect? On the basis of quantum theory, explain the effect of
the magnetic field on the energy levels of the atom.
14.Explain the splitting of spectral lines in Normal Zeeman effect for the 2p — 1s transition.
15.When hydrogen atoms with their electrons in 4d state are placed in a strong magnetic
field, the degenerate level 4d splits into various levels when atoms are placed in a
magnetic field of 2.5T.
16.Evaluate the Lande’s g factor for 2D3/2 state.
17.The red line of wavelength 644 nm in the emission spectrum of Cd corresponds to a
transition from the 1D2 level to the 1P1 level. In how many components this spectral line
will split into in presence of a weak magnetic field. (Ignore Hyperfine structure).
Molecular
18.Differentiate between absorption and emission spectra.
Rotational Spectra:
19.The moment of inertia of a rigid diatomic molecule A is 6 times that of another rigid
diatomic molecule B. If the rotational energies of the two molecules are equal, find the
corresponding values of the rotational quantum numbers JA and JB.
20.In a rigid rotator of mass M, if the energy of the first excited state is 1 meV, Find the
fourth excited state energy in meV.
21.Show that spectral lines resulting from rotational motion are equally spaced.
22.Consider the hydrogen-deuterium molecule HD. If the mean distance between two
atoms is 0.08 nm and the rest mass of the hydrogen atom is 938 Mev/c2, find the energy
difference between the two lowest rotational states?
Vibrational Spectra:
23.Obtain the expression for the vibrational frequency of a diatomic molecule.
24.The force constant for a vibrating HCl molecule is 470 N/m. Calculate the wavelength
corresponding to the vibrating HCl molecule. In which region of the electromagnetic
spectra do the vibrational spectra lie?
25.The equilibrium vibration frequency for an oscillation is observed at 2990 cm-1. The ratio
of the frequencies corresponding to the first overtone and fundamental spectral lines is
1.96. Considering the oscillator to be anharmonic, find the anharmonicity constant.