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Soln, Soln, Soln. a Three Dimensional Potentials CSIR PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS, The energy levels of the non-relativistic electron ina hydrogen atom (i.e. ina Coulomb potential V(r) o —1/ rare given by E,, 0¢—1/n”, where nis the principal quantum number, and the corresponding wave functions are given by Vain.» Where ¢ is the orbital angular momentum quantum number and m isthe magnetic quantum number. The spin of the electron is not considered. Which of the following isa correct statement? [CSIR June 2011] (@) There are exactly (2+ 1) different wave functions Yin» for each Ent» (b) There are £(€+1) different wave functions yn, f0F each Ey (©) Exim does not depend on ¢ and m forthe Coulomb potential. (@ There isa unique wave function Wyrm, ANd Egy . jueneracy 1(neglecting spin) that arises due to the sphe nly on radial distance ‘of the electron fromthe nucle Correct answer is (¢)s fan electron is in the gt its distance from the protonis, more than one Boht radi (CSIR June 2011] Probability for electro: e 2 P= flvioo (8) Ane fy Correct answer is (a) Given that the ground si ffigho OAR GGTOM GF OBYS NYO ENqund state energy of positronium (which isa bound state of an electron and a positron) is (CSIR Dee 2011] (2) 6.8eV (b)-6.8 eV ()-13.6eV ()-27.2ev For positronium atom, reduced mass =) Snr = 9 Since the energy eigenvalues of hydrogen lie atoms is proportional to reduced mass 1 ofthe system, ‘Therefore, energy ofthe positronium atom E, Ground state energy of the positronium atom Ey = — Correct answer is (hi. sia Vials ) three Dimensional Potentials aq 4, ‘The energy of the first excited quantum state of a particle in the two-dimensional potential /rare V(x, y)=pmo? (x? +4y?) is: JCSIR Dec 2011] msare 3 5 (@) 2ho ©) 380 © 5h @ 5h sntum sor | S08 Givenpotenia: V(x y)= fou? + jm(20) y E, 1) fi 1) Axr : died L sama cgemant (1.+2}too(o,+!}oc28 Ground state : First excited state: n, =1,n, Correct answer's (d) athat | 5, A particle of mass ms (0Sxhd Given: 8,4, = 5h@ ‘The corresponding Yaa, (9) = 40% Voil%y)= Ah = Valry)= Correct answer's An electron is in the g approximately equal CHE E (a) 0.60 'b) 0.90, 1) 0, 0 cnallltterareereniesyour cont?” Loin whee, Wo" Tere “ on 5 aot femesdrel-S ray é Er PBEAVOIE citar se Renae seit = |vivetnrdr, 3 32 Correct answer is (d) ‘Three Dimensional Potentials The spinless particle moves in a central potential V (r)) . Which of the following statement is TRUE? [GATE 2001] (a) The kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particle cannot have simultenous shasp values. (b) The total energy and the potential energy of the particle can have simultanous sharp values, (©) The total energy and the square ofthe orbital angular momentum about the origin cannot have simultanous sharp values. (@) The total energy of the particle can have only discrete eigenvalues A quantum particle ofmass mis confined to a square region in xy-plane whose vertices are given by(0,0),(L, 0), (L, L) and (0, L), Which of he following represents an admissible wave function of the particle for, m,n poste integers)? [GATE 2001] @ asin oe oo Zs oe 22) rt Common data for [GATE 2003] ‘The sum of he energi (a) 10n°A? mL? The degeneracy of te! @1 2 Ina hydrogen atom, the Becker Ty fork [GATE 2004] @4 We @a, The degeneracy ofthe: AREER EMBER Sat [GATE 2005] 4 Mu. careeregjgeavo r COe 0 A particle is moving in a spherically symmetric potential V (r\= arr? where or isa postive constant, Ina stationary state, the expectation value of the kinetic energy ofthe particles [GATE 2006] @ (7)=(") O(r)=2V) © {T)=3%)_— @ (7) =4(V) Anatomic state of hydrogen is represented by the following wave function: wear) fam Where a, is a constant. The quantum number of the state are [GATE 2007] @ ¢=0m=0n=1 (b)£=lm=1n=2 (©) ¢=Lm=0n=2 (4) f=2,m=0,n=3 s\3 nt 12 als, ‘nous (Ly mn ‘Three Dimensional Potentials 10. 12. B. 14, The radial wave function of the electrons in the state of n= 1 and I= 0 in a hydrogen atom is 2 r Ro= Zen(-2) 14, is the Bor radius. The most probable value oft for an electron is: {GATE 2008] @a (b) 2a, (©) 4a, (d) 8a, The normalized ground state wavefunction ofa hydrogen atomis given by y(r) = a a 7, wherea is the Bohr radius and cis the distance of the electron from the nucleus, located at the origin, The expectation 1 value (3) is: [GATE 2011] 8n 4n 2 @p Op Oy A particle of mass nis: confined ina wo diuesion square well potenti of mensions. Tis poke V(x,y) isgiven by " . % The energy of the fiz a 2 [GATE 2012] wee ant? © oa? ma ray, fan a} Where a, isthe e enatom in the groundstate is ATE 2012] P00) @ PO) © 7a, Wa, An clectron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom has the wave function, 15. 16. 7. 18, 19. where a, is constant. The expectation value of the operator @= z?—,?, where z=rcos@ is (Hint Three Dimensional Potentials foe nan aE let! lo qn gm ) [GATE 2014} (a) 2 ad -2 (b) -a3 © @ 203 2 2 A patticle of mass ‘m’ is subjected to a potential, [GATE 2014) P(ny)=kma2(stay2), osese,-as ys The state with energy 4ha is g-fold degenerate. The value of g is A hydrogen atom is in the state IGATE 2014] where n,é,m in Ypeaf & a E Air) numbers, respectively. If Zi the angular momentul ; v ‘The normalized way respectively, the prin jin the mixed state Fn(2), where n, ¢ and m are, yely. Now consider an ebcixon ¥Y@)= $¥100¢ [TIFR 2012] ‘The expectation val Cag (eV) will be approximately @ 15 =(0)=3: (cyt Bi6cnee2 (A) -80.1 © +136 newry canna MWCO STEN deavour.com Ly? r vantibodmgtel +) sindcoroo| - +i] [TIER 2013] where a, is the Bohr radius. The principal (n), azimuthal (¢) and magnetic (m) quantum numbers corresponding to this wave function are (@ n=3,6=2,m=1 (&) n=2, © 1=3,0=2m=-1 @) n=2,¢=1m= #1 A rigid rotator is in a quantum state described by the waveftmetion =lm=1 ITIFR 2014) 1a u slals Hint: (a) tLis are, 2tron oly bers ‘Three Dimensional Potentiale 20. ai, 22, 23, Where @ and @ are the usual polar angles. Iftwo successive measurements of L, are made on ths rotator, the probebilty that the second measurement will yield the value +h is (@) 0.25 (b) 0.33, (05 @ negligible A particle in the 2s state of hydrogen has the wave function 1 (1y"(,_r) (_ a (r)= —| [2-4 Jexp|-- va) ant) [ a) Pl 4) where ‘ris the radial coordinate wart. the nucleus as origin and a, is the Bohr radius, The probability P of finding the electron somewhere inside a sphere of radius Aa, centred at the nucleus, is best described by the graph [TIFR 2014 ah : . This is = [TIFR 2015} ant" “as caroerorvleavour com : a ‘The ground state has no nodes in the interior ofthe box. (b) This is the most convenient choice of the zero level of potential energy. (©) Position and momentum cannot be exactly determined simultaneously. (@ The potential at the boundaries isnot really infinite, but just very large. Consider a particle of mass ‘mn’ moving inside a two-dimensional square box whose sides are described by the equationsx=0, x = L, y=0, y = L. Whatis the iowest eigeavalue of an eigenstate which changes sign under the exchange ofx and y? (TEST 2012] v 3At Sh Te OF © saF Ose © 5a ‘The binding energy of the hydrogen atom (electron bound to proton) is 13.6 eV, The binding energy ofpositro- nium (electron bound to positron) is [JEST 2012] (@13.6/2eV (b) 13.6/180eV (©) 13.6x1810eV—_(@) 13.6x2 eV 24, 25, 26. a Three Dimensional Potentials Ifa proton were ten times lighter, then the ground state energy of the electron in a hydrogen atomwould hhave been [JEST 2013, 2014] (2) Less (b) More (0) The same (@) Depends on the electron mass Consider a quantum particle of mass ‘m’ in a three-dimensional isotropic simple harmonic potential 1 V(x,y,2)=

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