DPP – 1 CHEMISTRY

ATOMIC STRUCTURE – (SUBMISSION DATE 13.10.2022)

De-Broglie & Uncertainty Principle
1. The de-Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball of mass 60g moving with a velocity of 10 m/s is
approximately (Planck’s constant, ℎ = 6.63 × 10−34 Js)
a) 10−33 m b) 10−31 m c) 10−16 m d) 10−25 m
2. The de Broglie wavelength of a particle with mass 1 g and velocity 100 m/s is:
a) 6.63 × 10−33 m b) 6.63 × 10−34 m c) 6.63 × 10−35 m d) 6.65 × 10−35 m
3. A particle 𝐴 moving with a certain velocity has the de-Broglie wavelength of 1 A°. For particle 𝐵 with
mass 25% of 𝐴 and velocity 75% of 𝐴, calculate the de-Broglie wavelength
a) 3 A° b) 5.33 A° c) 6.88 A° d) 0.48 A°
4. Calculate the wavelength (in nanometer) associated with a proton moving at 1.0 × 103 ms −1 (Mass of
proton = 1.67 × 10−27 kg and ℎ = 6.63 × 10−34 Js)
a) 0.032 nm b) 0.40 nm c) 2.5 nm d) 14.0 nm
5. Uncertainty in position of a particle of 25 g in space is 10 m. Hence, uncertainty in velocity (ms−1 ) is
−5

(Planck’s constant ℎ = 6.6 × 10−34 Js)

a) 2.1 × 10−28 b) 2.1 × 10−34 c) 0.5 × 10−34 d) 5.0 × 10−24
6. The de Broglie wavelength of a 66 kg man sking down Kufri Hill in Shimla at 1 × 103 m sec −1 is:
a) 1 × 10−36 m b) 1 × 10−37 m c) 1 × 10−38 m d) 1 × 10−39 m
7. The de Broglie wavelength associated with a material particle is:
a) Inversely proportional to momentum
b) Inversely proportional to its energy
c) Directly proportional to momentum
d) Directly proportional to its energy
8. If the total energy of an electron in a hydrogen like atom in an excited state is −3.4 eV, then the
de Broglie wavelength of the electron is:
a) 6.6 × 10−10 b) 3 × 10−10 c) 5 × 10−9 d) 9.3 × 10−12
9. For an electron, if the uncertainty in velocity is ∆𝑣, the uncertainty in its position (∆𝑥) is given by:
ℎ 2𝜋 ℎ 2𝜋𝑚
a) 2 𝜋𝑚∆𝑣 b) ℎ𝑚∆𝑣 c) 4𝜋𝑚∆𝑣 d) ℎ∆𝑣
10. A particle moving with a velocity 106 m/s will have de-Broglie wavelength nearly [Given, 𝑚 = 6.62 ×
10−27 kg, ℎ = 6.62 × 10−34 J − s]
a) 10−9 m b) 10−13 m c) 10−19 m d) 1 Å
11. If uncertainty in position and momentum are equal, then uncertainty in velocity is:
ℎ 1 ℎ ℎ 1 ℎ
a) √2𝜋 b) 𝑚 √𝜋 c) √𝜋 d) 2𝑚 √𝜋
12. If 𝐸1 , 𝐸2 and 𝐸3 represent respectively the kinetic energies of an electron, an alpha particle and a proton
each having same de Broglie wavelength then:
a) 𝐸1 > 𝐸3 > 𝐸2 b) 𝐸2 > 𝐸3 > 𝐸1 c) 𝐸1 > 𝐸2 > 𝐸3 d) 𝐸1 = 𝐸2 = 𝐸3
13. The momentum of radiation of wavelength 0.33 nm is …kg m sec −1 .
a) 2 × 10−24 b) 2 × 10−12 c) 2 × 10−6 d) 2 × 10−48
14. A body of mass 𝑥 kg is moving with a velocity of 100ms −1 . Its de-Broglie wavelength is 6.62 × 10−35 m.
Hence, 𝑥 is (ℎ = 6.62 × 10−34 Js)
a) 0.1 kg b) 0.25 kg c) 0.15 kg d) 0.2 kg
15. One energy difference between the states 𝑛 = 2 and 𝑛 = 3 is 𝐸 eV, in hydrogen atom. The ionisation
potential of H atom is:
a) 3.2 𝐸 b) 5.6 𝐸 c) 7.2 𝐸 d) 13.2 𝐸
16. The uncertainty in position of a minute particle of mass 25 g in space is 10−5 m. The uncertainty in its
velocity (in m s −1) is:
a) 2.1 × 10−34 b) 0.5 × 10−34 c) 2.1 × 10−28 d) 0.5 × 10−23

17. The uncertainity in position for a dust particle (𝑚 = 10−11 g ; diameter = 10−4 cm and velocity = 10−4
cm/s) will be (The error in measurement of velocity is 1%)
a) 5.27 × 10−4 cm b) 5.27 × 10−5 cm c) 5.27 × 10−6 cm d) 5.27 × 10−7 cm
18. A particle having a mass of 1.0 mg has a velocity of 3600 km/h. Calculate the wavelength of the particle
(ℎ = 6.626 × 10−27 erg − s)
a) 6.626 × 10−28 cm b) 6.626 × 10−29 cm
c) 6.626 × 10−30 cm d) 6.626 × 10−31 cm
19. A cricket ball of 0.5 kg is moving with a velocity of 100m/s. The wavelength associated with its motion
is
a) 0.01 cm b) 6.6 × 10−34 m c) 1.32 × 10−35 m d) 6.6 × 10−28 m
20. Calculate the velocity of an electron having wavelength of 0.15 nm Mass of an electron is 9.109 ×
10−28 g. (ℎ = 6.626 × 10−27erg-s).
a) 0.262 × 10−8 cm. s −1 b) 2.062 × 10−15 cm. s −1
c) 4.84 × 108 cm. s −1 d) 2.062 × 10−9 cm. s −1
21. If uncertainties in the measurement of position and momentum of an electron are equal, the uncertainty
in the measurement of velocity is
a) 8.0 × 1012 ms−1 b) 4.2 × 1010 ms−1 c) 8.5× 1010 ms−1 d) 6.2× 1010 ms−1
22. A 0.66 kg ball is moving with a speed of 100 m/s. The associated wavelength will be:
a) 6.6 × 10−32 m b) 6.6 × 10−34 m c) 1.0 × 10−35 m d) 1.0 × 10−32 m
23. The measurement of the electron position is associated with an uncertainty in momentum, which is
equal to 1 × 10−18 g cm s −1 . The uncertainty in electron velocity is:
(mass of an electron is 9 × 10−28 g)
a) 1 × 106 cm s −1 b) 1 × 105 cm s−1 c) 1 × 1011 cm s −1 d) 1.1 × 109 cm s−1
24. A ball of mass 200 g is moving with a velocity of 10 m sec −1 . If the error in measurement of velocity is
0.1%, the uncertainty in its position is:
a) 3.3 × 10−31 m b) 3.3 × 10−27 m c) 5.3 × 10−25 m d) 2.64 × 10−32 m
25. The uncertainties in the velocities of two particles 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 0.05 and 0.02 ms −1 respecively. The
∆𝑥
mass of 𝐵 is five times to that of mass 𝐴. What is the ratio of uncertainties (∆𝑥𝐴 ) in their positions?
𝐵
a) 2 b) 0.25 c) 4 d) 1
26. A cricket ball of 0.5 kg is moving with a velocity of 100 m/s. The wavelength associated with its motion
is
a) 1/100 cm b) 6.6 × 10−34 m c) 1.32 × 10−35 m d) 6.6 × 10−28 m
−1
27. A body of mass 10 mg is moving with a velocity of 100 ms . The wavelength of de-Broglie wave
associated with it would be
(ℎ = 6.63 × 10−34 Js)
a) 6.63 × 10−35 m b) 6.63 × 10−34 m c) 6.63 × 10−31 m d) 6.63 × 10−37 m