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JEE Advanced · Physics · 26. Dual Nature

Consider a hydrogen atom with its electron in the nth orbital. An electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 90 nm is used to ionize the atom. If the kinetic energy of the ejected electron is 10.4 eV, then the value of n is hc=1242 eV nm

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(B) 2

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EPh=hcλ=124290=13.8 eV
EPh=E+(K.E.)
13.8=E+10.4
E=3.4 eV
So electron initially was in n=2
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