Question

Which of the following transitions gives photon of maximum energy?

A. $$n = 1$$  to $$n = 2$$
B. $$n = 2$$  to $$n = 1$$  
C. $$n = 2$$  to $$n = 6$$
D. $$n = 6$$  to $$n = 2$$
Answer :   $$n = 2$$  to $$n = 1$$
Solution :
Energy levels of $$H$$-atom are given by
$$\eqalign{ & {E_n} = - \frac{{13.6{Z^2}}}{{{n^2}}}eV\,\,\left( {Z = 1} \right) \cr & \Rightarrow {E_n} = \frac{{ - 13.6}}{{{n^2}}}\,eV \cr} $$
Photons are emitted only when electron jumps from higher energy level (higher $$n$$-value) to lower energy level (lower $$n$$-value). So, alternative (a) and (c) are wrong.
Energy difference from $$n = 2$$  to $$n = 1$$  level is
$$\Delta {E_{2 \to 1}} = 13.6\left( {\frac{1}{{{1^2}}} - \frac{1}{{{2^2}}}} \right)eV = 13.6 \times \frac{3}{4} = 10.2\,eV$$
$$\eqalign{ & \Delta {E_{6 \to 2}} = 13.6\left( {\frac{1}{{{2^2}}} - \frac{1}{{{6^2}}}} \right) \cr & = 13.6 \times \left( {\frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{{36}}} \right) = 13.6 \times \frac{2}{9} = 3.02\,eV \cr} $$
Thus, it is evident that difference is larger for $$n = 2$$  to $$n = 1$$  transition. Hence, maximum energy photon or shortest wavelength will be emitted during transition from $$n =2$$  to $$n = 1$$

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Releted Question 1

If elements with principal quantum number $$n > 4$$  were not allowed in nature, the number of possible elements would be

A. 60
B. 32
C. 4
D. 64
Releted Question 2

Consider the spectral line resulting from the transition $$n = 2 \to n = 1$$    in the atoms and ions given below. The shortest wavelength is produced by

A. Hydrogen atom
B. Deuterium atom
C. Singly ionized Helium
D. Doubly ionised Lithium
Releted Question 3

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
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As per Bohr model, the minimum energy (in $$eV$$ ) required to remove an electron from the ground state of doubly ionized $$Li$$ atom $$\left( {Z = 3} \right)$$  is

A. 1.51
B. 13.6
C. 40.8
D. 122.4

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