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Spectrum of the hydrogen atom — NEET & JEE Questions

Spectrum of the hydrogen atom is a topic in Atomic Structure, a Class 11 Chemistry chapter of the NEET-UG and JEE Main syllabus. TestBudy holds 24 published NEET-UG and JEE Main questions on Spectrum of the hydrogen atom, each with the marking scheme of the real paper.

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Spectrum of the hydrogen atom MCQs with solutions

10 of the 24 published questions on this topic, exactly as they appear in a test. Answers and worked solutions come with your result rather than on this page.

  1. Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

    The Balmer series of hydrogen corresponds to electron transitions ending at

    • A. n = 2
    • B. n = 1
    • C. n = 3
    • D. n = 4
  2. Question 2 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Wavenumber for a radiation having 5800 Ao\mathop A\limits^o wavelength is x×10 cm−1x \times 10 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1} The value of xx is ________. (Integer answer)

  3. Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    When the excited electron of a H atom from n = 5 drops to the ground state, the maximum number of emission lines observed are _____________.

  4. Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    If shortest wavelength of hydrogen atom in Lyman series is xx, then longest wavelength in Balmer series of He+\mathrm{He}^{+}is:

    • A. 9x5\frac{9 x}{5}
    • B. 36x5\frac{36 x}{5}
    • C. x4\frac{x}{4}
    • D. 5x9\frac{5 x}{9}
  5. Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    What is the ratio of wave number of first line (lowest energy line) of Balmer series of H atomic spectrum to first line of its Brackett series?

    • A. 5 : 1
    • B. 5 : 0.81
    • C. 5 : 1.75
    • D. 5 : 27
  6. Question 6 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Match List I with List II List - I (Spectral Series for Hydrogen) List - II (Spectral Region/Higher Energy State) (A) Lyman (I) Infrared region (B) Balmer (II) UV region (C) Paschen (III) Infrared region (D) Pfund (IV) Visible region Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    • A. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
    • B. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
    • C. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
    • D. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  7. Question 7 · difficulty L3 · understanding

    The hydrogen spectrum consists of several spectral lines in Lyman series (L1,L2\left(L_1, L_2\right., L3…;L1\mathrm{L}_3 \ldots ; \mathrm{L}_1 has lowest energy among Lyman series). Similarly it consists of several spectral lines in Balmer series (B1, B2, B3…;B1\left(\mathrm{B}_1, \mathrm{~B}_2, \mathrm{~B}_3 \ldots ; \mathrm{B}_1\right. has lowest energy among Balmer lines). The energy of L1L_1 is xx times the energy of B1B_1. The value of xx is ____\_\_\_\_ ×10−1\times 10^{-1} . (Nearest integer)

  8. Question 8 · difficulty L3 · understanding

    Number of spectral lines obtained in He+\mathrm{He}^{+} spectra, when an electron makes transition from fifth excited state to first excited state will be

  9. Question 9 · difficulty L3 · understanding

    If wavelength of the first line of the Paschen series of hydrogen atom is 720 nm, then the wavelength of the second line of this series is _________ nm. (Nearest integer)

  10. Question 10 · difficulty L3 · understanding

    Xa+\mathbf{X}^{\boldsymbol{a}+} and Yb+\mathbf{Y}^{\boldsymbol{b}+} are hydrogen-like species. The wavelength of light absorbed during the transition between the states with principal quantum numbers n=1n=1 and n=2n=2 of Xa+\mathbf{X}^{\boldsymbol{a}+} is λ\lambda. The wavelength of light absorbed during the transition between the states with principal quantum numbers n=2n=2 and n=4n=4 of Yb+\mathbf{Y}^{\boldsymbol{b}+} is 9λ9 \lambda. The lowest possible value of (a+b)(\boldsymbol{a}+\boldsymbol{b}) is ____\_\_\_\_ .

Common mistakes in Spectrum of the hydrogen atom

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  • Associates the visible Balmer series with ultraviolet radiation.
  • Assumes transitions from the same initial level emit equal energies.
  • Uses a direct difference of quantum numbers instead of inverse squares.
  • Assumes Bohr energy levels are equally spaced.

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