BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI (Raj.

)
I Semester, 2017-2018
Course No.: CHEM F111 Course Title: General Chemistry Max. Marks: 15
Tutorial Problem Set 1 based on Lecture Nos.: 1 10 in the course handout
Instructions to the students: The following problems should be solved as home assignment within
a week of distribution. The respective tutorial hour instructor will assign any one problem as a
closed book class test in the following tutorial hour

1. (a) The work function for metallic Rubedium is 2.09 eV. Calculate the kinetic energy
and the speed of the electrons ejected by the light of wavelength 195 nm. [8M]
(b) What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of a bullet of mass 5.0 gm that is
known to have a speed somewhere between 350.00001 ms-1 and 350.00000 ms-1? [7M]
x
2. (a) Assume that the wave function for a system is given by ( x) sin where x is
2
only one variable. Normalize the wave function in the region of interest, x = 0 to x = 1,
assuming that the wave function has value of zero in other regions. [8M]
(b) Calculate the power radiated (in Watts) by the surface of a cylindrical wire of length
5.0 cm and radius 0.12 mm that is heated to 3300 K by an electric current. [7M]

8hc
3. (a) Starting from Plancks radiation law, ( dE hc
d ) obtain the Stefan
(e
5
1)kT

Boltzmann Law, E = aT where E is total radiation energy from = 0 to = .

4
[8M]
(b) What is the de Broglie wavelength of an electron that has been accelerated through a
potential difference of 100V? [7M]

4. (a) What is the probability of finding an electron in 1s orbital within 0.1 of a hydrogen
nucleus? [8M]
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(b) The energy required for the ionization of a certain atom is 3.44 aJ (aJ = 10 J). The
absorption of a photon of unknown wavelength ionizes the atom and ejects an electron with
velocity 1.03 Mm s-1 (1Mm = 106m). Calculate the wavelength (in nanometer) of the
incident radiation. [7M]

5. (a) Which of the following operator combinations would yield eigenvalue equations?
2
( 4 ) 2 (
4
)
What are the eigenvalues of the eigenfunctions. (i) (ii) 2 [8M]

(b) Treat a vibrating HI molecule as a stationary I atom with the H atom oscillating towards
and away from the I atom. Given the force constant of the HI bond is 314 N m1, calculate
(i) the vibrational frequency of the molecule, (ii) the wavelength required to excite the
molecule into vibration [7M]

6. (a) -Carotenes has a maximum absorption of light occurs at 480 nm. If this transition
corresponds to n =11 to n = 12 transition of an electron in a particle-in-a-box system, what
is the approximate length of the molecular box? [8M]
(b) Write all possible terms for ground state and first excited state of magnesium (At. No.
= 12). [7M]
7. (a) Treat a rotating HI molecule as a stationary I atom around which an H atom circulates
in a plane at a distance of 161 pm. Calculate (i) the moment of inertia of the molecule (ii)
the greatest wavelength of the radiation that can excite the molecule into rotation. [8M]
(b) Which of the following terms cannot be obtained from the electronic configuration
1s2,2s2,2p6,3s2,3p3? Why? Identify the levels (calculate J) corresponding to the valid terms.
4 4 4 4
F D P S [7M]

8. (a) A particle is in a state described by the wavefunction = (cos )e+ikx + (sin )e-ikx,
where is a parameter. What is the probability that the particle will be found with a linear
momentum (a) +k, (b) -k? What form would the wavefunction have if it were 75%
certain that the particle had linear momentum +k? [8M]
(b) Can Planck's radiation distribution law ever reach to the experimental observation of
Wien? Justify. [7M]
9 (a) The first four lines in the Balmer series in the hydrogen atom (n = 2) spectrum appears
at 656.5, 486.3, 434.2 and 410.3 nm.
(i) From the numbers calculate an average value of Rydberg constant (RH), and
(ii) At what wavelength would similar transitions appear for He+? [8M]
(b) At what radius does the probability of finding an electron at a point in the H atom fall
to 50% of its maximum value? [7M]
10 (a) Answer the following using the radial and angular wavefunctions corresponding to
different quantum numbers given below. [8M]

N L m R(r) () ()
1 0 0 1
3/ 2

1 1
2 e 2
2 2
a0
2 0 0 1
3/ 2 1 1
2
2 1 e 2 2
2a0 2
2 1 0 1
1/ 2

3 1

3
e 2 cos 2
24a 0
2
2 1 1
1/ 2

3 1 i
e 2 sin e
1 3 4 2
24a0
where, = r/a0 and a0 is Bohr radius.
(i) Write the complete wavefunction for 2pz orbital.
(ii) How many radial and angular node(s) exist in this wavefunction?
(b) What is the probability of finding a particle of mass m in the left one third of a box of
nx
1/ 2
2
length L when it is in the state with n = 1. The wave function being sin
L L
(interpret V as x) [7M]

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