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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 11. Dual nature of radiation and matter

Both the nucleus and the atom of some element are in their respective first excited states. They get de-excited by emitting photons of wavelengths \(\lambda _N,\,\lambda _A\)  respectively. The ratio \(\frac{{{\lambda _N}}}{{{\lambda _A}}}\)  is closest to

  1. A \(10^{-6}\)
  2. B \(10\)
  3. C \(10^{-1}\)
  4. D \(10^{-10}\)
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(A) \(10^{-6}\)

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Energy \(E = \frac {hc}{\lambda };\) \(\frac{{{\lambda _N}}}{{{\lambda _A}}} = \frac{{{E_A}}}{{{E_N}}}\) where \(E_A\) and \(E_N\) are energies of photons from atom and nucleus respectively. \(E_N\) is of the order of \(MeV = 10^6\,\,eV\) and \(E_A\) in few \(eV.\) So…
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