The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n = 5 state to n = 5 state will be

The recoil speed of a hydrogen atom after it emits a photon in going from n=5 state to n=5 state will be
  1. 4.17 m s-1
  2. 2.19 m s-1
  3. 4.34 m s-1
  4. 3.25 m s-1

Solution

ΔE Releases when photon going from n=5 to n=ΔE

=13.6-0.54 eV=13.06 eV

Pi=Pf (By linear momentum conservation)

0=hλ-Mv=VRecoil=hλM        ...1

& ΔE=hcλ=hcλM×MMcVRecoil

VRecoil =ΔEMc=13.06×1.6×10-191.67×10-27×3×108=4.17 m s-1

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (26 Feb Shift 2)

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