SF0024 OPTICS, MODERN PHYSICS & ELECTRICITY

SESSION 2021/2022

TUTORIAL CHAPTER 7: ATOMIC PHYSICS

Question 1:

State two postulates in Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom.

Question 2:

Diagram below shows a energy level for helium.

a) Calculate the ionization energy of helium atom in Joule.

b) If light is used to release an electron, calculate its frequency.

Question 3:

Write an equation for the wavelength of Paschen series in helium atom.

Question 4:

Based on the equation given below, sketch a diagram showing energy levels in helium atom.

−13.6𝑍 2 eV
𝐸=
𝑛2

Label the energy for each level from n = 1 to n = 5.

Question 5:

When a helium atom is bombarded, the atom rose into a higher energy state and then fell back to the
lower energy level. What are the three lower frequency spectra lines emitted by the helium atom as it
returns to ground state? Give your answer to three significant figures.

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Question 6:

Some of the energy levels of the mercury atoms are shown in figure below.

a) How much energy (in Joule) is required to raise an electron from the ground state to third excitation
level?

b) What is the ionization energy of mercury?

Question 7:

Write the electron configuration and number of valence electrons for the following atoms:

a) Lithium (Li)

b) Neon (Ne)

Question 8:

Complete the set of quantum numbers that represents the final electrons added to the following atoms:

a) Oxygen (O)
n = __; l = 1; ml = -1; s = -½

b) Iron (Fe)
n = 3; l = __; ml = -2, s = -½

Question 9:

By using the Hund’s rule, complete the electron configuration for the following atoms:

a) Sodium (Na)

b) Oxygen (O)

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Question 10:

Define the following terms:

a) Aufbau Principle

b) Pauli Exclusion Principle

c) Hund’s Rule

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