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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 12. atoms

The ratio of momentum of the photons of the \(1^{st}\) and \(2^{nd}\) line of Balmer series of Hydrogen atoms is \(\alpha/\beta\). The possible values of \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are:-

  1. A \(27\) and \(20\)
  2. B \(3\) and \(16\)
  3. C \(5\) and \(36\)
  4. D \(20\) and \(27\)
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(D) \(20\) and \(27\)

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The momentum of a photon is given by \(p = \dfrac{h}{\lambda}\). From Rydberg's formula, the wave number is \(\dfrac{1}{\lambda} = R \left( \dfrac{1}{n_1^2} - \dfrac{1}{n_2^2} \right)\). For the first line of the Balmer series, the transition is from \(n_2 = 3\) to \(n_1 = 2\).…
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