How did Ernest Rutherford discover that almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in a microscopic atomic nucleus 100,000 times smaller than the atom itself, proving that all solid matter is 99.9999999% empty space? The Alpha Particle Scattering Experiment and Bohr's quantized orbits unlocked atomic structure.
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Calculate Distance of Closest Approach ($d = \frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{2Ze^2}{K}$) and Impact Parameter ($b$).
State Bohr's Postulates: Quantization of angular momentum ($mvr = \frac{nh}{2\pi}$) and energy transition ($E_2 - E_1 = h\nu$).
Derive orbital radius ($r_n = n^2 a_0, a_0 = 0.529\text{ Å}$) and energy levels of Hydrogen: $E_n = -\frac{13.6}{n^2}\text{ eV}$.
Explain the Hydrogen Spectral Series: Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett, Pfund (Rydberg formula $\frac{1}{\lambda} = R_H(\frac{1}{n_1^2} - \frac{1}{n_2^2})$).
अध्याय रूपरेखा एवं प्रगति
11. Rutherford Scattering & Nuclear...
22. Bohr's Quantized Hydrogen Model
33. Hydrogen Spectral Emission Serie...
सम्पूर्ण सैद्धांतिक एवं वैचारिक अध्ययन
1. Rutherford Scattering & Nuclear Atom
Geiger and Marsden fired alpha particles ($^4\text{He}^{2+}$) at a thin gold foil ($10^{-7}\text{ m}$): • Most passed undeviated ($99.86\%$), proving matter is mostly empty space. • 1 in 8000 rebounded by $>90^\circ$, discovering the massive positive Nucleus! • Distance of Closest Approach ($d$): Conservation of energy: $\frac{1}{2}m v^2 = \frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{2Ze^2}{d}$.
2. Bohr's Quantized Hydrogen Model
Bohr resolved orbital collapse by postulating that electrons orbit only in non-radiating stationary states: $$\mathbf{L = m v r = \frac{n h}{2\pi}} \quad (n = 1, 2, 3\dots)$$ • Bohr Radius: $\mathbf{r_n = n^2 \left(\frac{h^2 \varepsilon_0}{\pi m e^2}\right) = 0.529 n^2\text{ Å}}$. • Quantized Energy: $\mathbf{E_n = -\frac{13.6}{n^2}\text{ eV}}$ (Negative sign proves electron is bound to nucleus; $E = 0$ means free ionized electron!).
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उदाहरण 1
State the three postulates of Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom.
विस्तृत समाधान / उत्तर:
(1) Electrons revolve around the nucleus in certain stable non-radiating orbits called stationary orbits. (2) Quantization condition: An electron can only revolve in those orbits for which its orbital angular momentum is an integral multiple of $h/2\pi$: $mvr = rac{nh}{2\pi}$. (3) Frequency condition: Radiation is emitted or absorbed only when an electron jumps from one stationary orbit to another: $h
u = E_2 - E_1$.
उदाहरण 2
The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is $-13.6\text{ eV}$. (a) What is the kinetic energy of the electron in the 2nd excited state? (b) What is its potential energy in this state?
विस्तृत समाधान / उत्तर:
2nd excited state corresponds to $n = 3$. Total energy $E_3 = \frac{-13.6}{3^2} = \frac{-13.6}{9} \approx -1.51\text{ eV}$. (a) Kinetic energy $K = -E_3 = +1.51\text{ eV}$. (b) Potential energy $U = 2E_3 = 2(-1.51) = -3.02\text{ eV}$.
उदाहरण 3
Calculate the shortest and longest wavelengths in the Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum ($R_H = 1.097 \times 10^7\text{ m}^{-1}$).
मूल वैचारिक स्पष्टता की जांच के लिए नैदानिक प्रश्न। पहले स्वयं हल करें, फिर उत्तर देखें।
1
State the three postulates of Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom.
उत्तर एवं व्याख्या देखें
उत्तर: (1) Electrons revolve around the nucleus in certain stable non-radiating orbits called stationary orbits. (2) Quantization condition: An electron can only revolve in those orbits for which its orbital angular momentum is an integral multiple of $h/2\pi$: $mvr = rac{nh}{2\pi}$. (3) Frequency condition: Radiation is emitted or absorbed only when an electron jumps from one stationary orbit to another: $h
u = E_2 - E_1$. Stationary orbits, angular momentum quantization mvr = nh/2π, and hν = E2 - E1.
2
The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is $-13.6\text{ eV}$. (a) What is the kinetic energy of the electron in the 2nd excited state? (b) What is its potential energy in this state?
उत्तर एवं व्याख्या देखें
उत्तर: 2nd excited state corresponds to $n = 3$. Total energy $E_3 = \frac{-13.6}{3^2} = \frac{-13.6}{9} \approx -1.51\text{ eV}$. (a) Kinetic energy $K = -E_3 = +1.51\text{ eV}$. (b) Potential energy $U = 2E_3 = 2(-1.51) = -3.02\text{ eV}$. (a) K = +1.51 eV, (b) U = -3.02 eV.
3
Calculate the shortest and longest wavelengths in the Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum ($R_H = 1.097 \times 10^7\text{ m}^{-1}$).
Why did Rutherford's planetary model of the atom fail theoretically?
उत्तर एवं व्याख्या देखें
उत्तर: According to classical electromagnetic theory, an orbiting electron accelerates continuously and must radiate electromagnetic energy, losing speed and spiraling into the nucleus in $10^{-8}\text{ seconds}$, destroying atomic stability. It also could not explain discrete line spectra. Accelerating electron should radiate energy and collapse into nucleus.
5
What is the physical significance of the negative total energy of an electron in an atom?
उत्तर एवं व्याख्या देखें
उत्तर: The negative sign indicates that the electron is bound to the positive nucleus by attractive electrostatic forces. Energy must be supplied from outside to liberate the electron to infinity ($E = 0$). Indicates the electron is bound to the nucleus by attractive forces.
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