Quiz 1 SET A - Model Answer

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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Pilani Campus
Sem-I, 2023-24, Date: 12th Sep. 2023 CHEM F111: General Chemistry Tutorial test-1
Duration: 30 min. CLOSED BOOK Total Marks: 30
Instructions to the students: Indicate your choice of MCQ (Q1-Q10) by entering A, B, C or D (capital letters) as the case may
be in the box provided for each question. Do not overwrite. Every correct answer for MCQ carries 2 marks, whereas, 0.5 marks
will be deducted for every wrong answer. The descriptive questions (Q11-Q13) are to be answered/solved in the space provided
below the each question. Do not do rough work in the question area. Do not use pencil.
Useful data (notations have usual meanings): me = 9.11×10-31 kg; h = 6.626×10-34 Js; RH = 109677 cm-1; c= 3×108 ms-1;
1 amu = 1.66×10-27 kg;  = 5.67×10-8 Wm-2K-4, Wien constant = 2.90×10-3 mK. a0 = 52.9 pm, 1eV= 1.6×10-19J.
Q1. Consider a cosmic object emitting radiation in the ultraviolet region. Given the wavelength of the most
intense emission from this object, which one of the following laws/formulae will give you a correct estimate
of the surface temperature of the object?
(A) Stefan-Boltzmann law (B) Wien’s displacement law B
(C) Rayleigh-Jeans law (D) Einstein’s photo-electric effect equation
Q2. Consider a metal surface where electrons are ejected by an incident radiation in the visible region. What
will happen if the same metal surface is instead irradiated with an ultraviolet radiation (shorter wavelength as
compared to visible light) of the same intensity?
(A) The electron emission will stop.
(B) The number of electrons ejected per unit time will increase. C
(C) The velocity of the ejected electrons will increase.
(D) The number of electrons ejected per unit time will decrease.
Q3. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding canonically conjugate variables?
(A) Canonically conjugate variables are physically measurable quantities.
(B) The dimension of product of canonically conjugate variables has the same dimension as that of h/2π. D
(C) Angular position and angular momentum are canonically conjugate variables.
(D) Time and energy are not canonically conjugate variables.
Q4. Assuming the wavefunction is scaled properly, which one of the following expressions represents the
probability density?
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(A) |𝛹(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑡)|2 (B) |𝛹(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑡)|2 dxdydz (C) 2|𝛹(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑡)| (D) |Ψ(𝑥 2 , 𝑦 2 , 𝑧 2 , 𝑡)|2 A
Q5. Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding a particle confined in a one-
dimensional box (of length L) by two infinitely high potential walls?
(A) The number of nodes in the ground state wavefunction is zero. C
(B) The wavefunction corresponding to first excited state is antisymmetric about the midpoint of the box.
(C) The system has no zero point energy.
(D) The wavelength associated with the particle in the first excited state is L.
Q6. The degeneracy in the first excited state of a particle moving in a circular path is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3 A
Q7. A particle rotates in a two-dimensional cyclic ring system, and is in its ground state. The transition
of this particle (in terms of quantum nos.) to the next level can correspond to A
(A) m = 0 to -1 (B) m = -1 to 2 (C) m = 1 to 2 (D) m = 1 to -2
𝑟
Q8. A normalized hydrogenic orbital is expressed as 𝜓(𝑟, 𝜃, 𝜙) = 𝑁 𝑎 𝑒 −𝑟⁄2𝑎0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙, where, 𝑁 is the
0
normalization constant. The orbital is
(A) 2px (B) 2pz (C) 3dxy (D) 2s A
Q9. In the hydrogen atom ground state, the maximum of the probability distribution function, P(r),
occurs at a distance of …….. from the nucleus. B
(A) 0.0 pm (B) 52.9 pm (C) 105.8 pm (D) 26.46 pm
Q10. The degeneracy of the second excited energy level for a three-dimensional rigid rotor is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 9 C
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Q.11. A hemisphere is an object obtained by dividing a sphere into two equal half portions. Consider a
hemisphere which is created from a solid (non-hollow) sphere of radius 10 mm and is at 800 K. Estimate the
total power emitted by the above mentioned object. [3]
Total Surface area

= (half the surface area of the sphere of radius 10 mm) + (surface area of circle of radius 10 mm)
= (4πr2/2) + πr2 = 3πr2
= 3 x π x (10 x 10-3)2 = 0.000942 m2 (1)
Total power emitted
= Total area x σ x T4 (Stefan – Boltzmann law) (1)
2 -8 -2 -4 4 4
= 0.000942 m x 5.67 x 10 Wm K x (800) K
= 21.888 W. (1)
Q12. Consider an energy gap of 3 eV between two states. What will be the wavenumber (in cm-1) of the
radiation that will be able to excite the system from the lower energy state to higher energy state? [3]
ℎ𝜈 = Δ𝐸 = 3 𝑒𝑉 = 3 𝑥 1.6 𝑥 10−19 = 𝟒. 𝟖 𝒙 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑱 (1)

𝑐 ℎ𝜈 4.8 𝑥 10−19 𝐽
= 𝜈= = 6.626 𝑥 10−34 𝐽𝑠 = 𝟕. 𝟐𝟒𝟒𝟐 𝒙 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟒 𝒔−𝟏 (1)
𝜆 ℎ
1 𝜈 7.2442 𝑥 1014 𝑠−1

= 𝜈̅ = 𝑐 = = 2.415 𝑥 106 𝑚−1 = 2.415 𝑥 106 𝑥 10−2 𝑐𝑚−1 = 𝟐𝟒𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝒄𝒎−𝟏 (1)
𝜆 3 𝑥 108 𝑚𝑠 −1
1 1
𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐸 ∶ 1 𝑚−1 = 1 𝑚 = 100 𝑐𝑚 = 10−2 𝑐𝑚−1 (If answered in terms of wavelength, deduct 1 M)
Q13. If the zero point energy for a quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator is 7.913 x 10 -24 J, then calculate
the ratio of its force constant to the mass (in s-2). [4]
ℎ𝜈
The zero point energy for a quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator is = 7.913 x 10-24 J (1)
2
7.913 𝑥 10−24 𝐽 𝑥 2
𝜈= = 2.388 𝑥 1010 𝑠 −1 (1)
6.626 𝑥 10−34 𝐽𝑠
4 2 2
1/ 2
1 k k k
   OR/AND    ;    4 𝑥 3.14 𝑥 3.14 𝑥 2.388 𝑥 1010 𝑠 −1 𝑥 2.388 𝑥 1010 𝑠 −1
2  m  m m
(1)
k
   224.9 x 1020 𝑠 −2 (1)
m
Rough Work (on the back side)
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Total Surface area

ℎ𝜈 = Δ𝐸 = 3 𝑒𝑉 = 3 𝑥 1.6 𝑥 10−19 = 𝟒. 𝟖 𝒙 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑱 (1)

1 𝜈 7.2442 𝑥 1014 𝑠−1

Rough Work (on the back side)

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