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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

In a hydrogen atom an electron makes a transition from \( n_1 \rightarrow n_2 \), where \( n_1 \) and \( n_2 \) are the principal quantum numbers of the two states. Assuming Bohr's model to be valid, if the time period of the electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state, the possible values of \( n_1 \) and \( n_2 \) are:

  1. A \( n_1 = 8, n_2 = 4 \)
  2. B \( n_1 = 4, n_2 = 8 \)
  3. C \( n_1 = 8, n_2 = 2 \)
  4. D \( n_1 = 2, n_2 = 8 \)
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(A) \( n_1 = 8, n_2 = 4 \)

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\( T \propto n^3 \) \( T_1 = 8 T_2 \) \( \frac{n_1^3}{n_2^3} = 8 \) \( \frac{n_1}{n_2} = 2 \) \( n_1 = 2n_2 \) \( n_1 = 8, n_2 = 4 \)
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