NCERT Solutions for class 12 Physics | Chapter 12 - Atoms

(1) The Bohr model of atoms
[A] assumes that the angular momentum of elec-trons is quantized.
[B] uses Einstein’s photoelectric equation.
[C] predicts continuous emission spectra for at-oms.
[D] predicts the same emission spectra for all types of atoms.
Answer: assumes that the angular momentum of elec-trons is quantized.
(2) The first spectral series was discovered by
[A] Balmer
[B] Lyman
[C] Paschen
[D] Pfund
Answer: Balmer

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(3) In the Geiger-Marsden scattering experiment the number of scattered particles detected are maximum and minimum at the scattering angles respectively at
[A] 0° and 180°
[B] 180° and 0°
[C] 90° and 180°
[D] 45° and 90°
Answer: 0° and 180°
(4) Which of the following spectral series falls within the visible range of electromagnetic radiation?
[A] Lyman series
[B] Balmer series
[C] Paschen seriee
[D] Pfund series
Answer: Balmer series
(5) In Geiger-Marsden scattering experiment, the trajectory traced by an a-particle depends on
[A] number of collision
[B] number of scattered a-particles
[C] impact parameter
[D] none of these
Answer: impact parameter
(6) Which of the following postulates of the Bohr model led to the quantization of energy of the hydrogen atom?
[A] The electron goes around the nucleus in circular orbits.
[B] The angular momentum of the electron can only be an integral multiple of h/2π.
[C] The magnitude of the linear momentum of the electron is quantized.
[D] Quantization of energy is itself a postulate of the Bohr model.
Answer: The angular momentum of the electron can only be an integral multiple of h/2π.
(7) If the radius of inner most electronic orbit of a hydrogen atom is 5.3 * 10~n m, then the radii of n = 2 orbits is
[A] 1.12 Å
[B] 2.12 Å
[C] 3.22 Å
[D] 4.54 Å
Answer: 2.12 Å
(8) In the Geiger-Marsden scattering experiment, is case of head-on collision the impact parameter should be
[A] maximum
[B] minimum
[C] infinite
[D] zero
Answer: maximum
(9) The first model of atom in 1898 was proposed by
[A] Ernst Rutherford
[B] Albert Einstein
[C] J.J. Thomson
[D] Niels Bohr
Answer: J.J. Thomson
(10) The diagram shows the energy levels for an electron in a certain atom. Which transition shown represents the emission of a photon with the most energy?

[A] I
[B] II
[C] III
[D] IV
Answer: III
(11) The total energy that will be released if a nucleus is built from its constituents is called the:
[A] binding energy of the nucleus
[B] binding energy of the solid
[C] binding energy of the atom
[D] None of these
Answer: binding energy of the nucleus
(12) Natural radioactivity was discovered by:
[A] Joliot
[B] Becquerel
[C] Pauli
[D] None of these
Answer: Becquerel
(13) The energy equivalent to mass defect is called :
[A] binding energy
[B] internal energy
[C] external energy
[D] enthalpy
Answer: binding energy
(14) P-decay produces:
[A] isobars
[B] isotopes
[C] isotones
[D] All the above
Answer: isobars
(15) Transmutation of nuclei was discovered by:
[A] Rutherford
[B] Becquerel
[C] Pauli
[D] None of these
Answer: Rutherford
(16) For ionization of excited Hydrogen atom, the, required energy is:
[A] a little less than 13.6
[B] equal to 13.6
[C] more than 13.6
[D] 3.4 or less
Answer: 3.4 or less
(17) The concept of electron spin was introduced by:
[A] Becquerel
[B] Goudsmit
[C] Millikan
[D] Uhlenbeek and Goudsmit
Answer: Uhlenbeek and Goudsmit
(18) The mass of a neutron is:
[A] 1.00866 u
[B] 1.0866 u
[C] 1.866 u
[D] 0.1866 u
Answer: 1.00866 u
(19) The energy equivalent to one atomic mass unit is :
[A] 1.6 × 10-19 J
[B] 6.02 × 1023 J
[C] 9.31 MeV
[D] 931 MeV
Answer: 931 MeV
(20) Half-life of a substance depends on:
[A] pressure
[B] temperature
[C] density
[D] None of these
Answer: None of these

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