1. State the various postulates of i) Thompsons model ii) Rutherfords model and iii) Bohrs model of Hydrogen atom.

Also give the drawbacks of them 2. How will you explain the presence of the particles at A,B and C locations?

3. Draw the graph of variation of the total number of -particles scattered at different angles, in a given interval of time 4. In a Geiger-Marsden experiment, what is the distance of closest approach to the nucleus of a 7.7 MeV -particle before it comes momentarily to rest and reverses its direction? 5. It is found experimentally that 13.6 eV energy is required to separate a hydrogen atom into a proton and an electron. Compute the orbital radius and the velocity of the electron in a hydrogen atom. 6. According to the classical electromagnetic theory, calculate the initial frequency of the light emitted by the electron revolving around a proton in hydrogen atom. 7. Using the Rydberg formula, calculate the wavelengths of the first four spectral lines in the Lyman series of the hydrogen spectrum.. 8. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. What are the kinetic and potential energies of the electron in this state? 9. Given the mass of iron nucleus as 55.85u and A=56, find the nuclear density? 10. Calculate the energy equivalent of 1 g of substance. 11. Show that the number of the atoms present at any instant follows exponential decay law

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13. Draw binding energy per nucleon graph and what inference is drawn from it?

14. How will you calculate the mean life of the radioactive substance? Ans.

15. Tritium has a half-life of 12.5 y undergoing beta decay. What fraction of a sample of pure tritium will remain un- decayed after 25 y? 16.

17. What is the meaning of the term alpha, beta and gamma decay? Explain in detail the various calculations involved. 18. What is the meaning of distance of closest approach? Derive the relation used. 19. Important nuclear reactions: