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A hydrogen atom moving at a speed v absorbs a photon of wavelength 122 nm and stops. The value of v is -
PhysicsDual Nature of MatterNEET
Options:
  • A 2.75 m/s
  • B 3.25 m/s
  • C 4.85 m/s
  • D 5.65 m/s
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3.25 m/s
Linear momentum of photon and electron are equal and opposite

p=m=hλ ;

v =hmλ=6.62×10-341.67×10-27×122×10-19

v = 3.25 m/s

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