JEE Advance - Chemistry (2021 - Paper 2 Online - No. 18)

Consider a helium (He) atom that absorbs a photon of wavelength 330 nm. The change in the velocity (in cm s$$-$$1) of He atom after the photon absorption is __________.

(Assume : Momentum is conserved when photon is absorbed.

Use : Planck constant = 6.6 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$34 J s, Avogadro number = 6 $$\times$$ 1023 mol$$-$$1, Molar mass of He = 4 g mol$$-$$1)
Answer
30

Explanation

Wavelength of photon absorbed, $$\lambda$$ = 330 nm = 330 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$9 m

Planck's constant, h = 6.6 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$34 J s

Molar mass of He, M = 4 g mol$$-$$1 = 4 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$3 kg mol$$-$$1

Avogadro number, NA = 6 $$\times$$ 1023 mol$$-$$1

Mass of one atom of He, $$m = {M \over {{N_A}}}$$

$$ = {{4 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}} \over {6 \times {{10}^{23}}}} = {2 \over 3} \times {10^{ - 26}}$$ kg

Velocity, = V cm/s.

Using de-Broglie equation,

$$\lambda = {h \over {mv}}$$

$$ \Rightarrow v = {h \over {m\lambda }} = {{6.6 \times {{10}^{ - 34}}} \over {2/3 \times {{10}^{ - 26}} \times 330 \times {{10}^{ - 9}}}}$$

$$ = {{6.6 \times 3 \times {{10}^{ - 34}} \times {{10}^{35}}} \over {2 \times 330}} = 0.03 \times 10 = 0.3$$ m/s

= 30 cm/s

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