JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · Hydrogen-like Atoms
In a hydrogen like ion, the energy difference between the excitation energy state and ground is 108.8 eV . The atomic number of the ion is:
- (A)1
- (B)4
- (C)3
- (D)2
Answer: (C)
Step-by-step solutionAtomic Physics has 84 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 14 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Bohr's Model (35 questions), followed by Energy Levels and Spectral Series (32) and Hydrogen-like Atoms (11).
Updated
| Year | Questions | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 4 |
| Topic | Questions | Share of chapter | Last asked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohr's Model | 35 | 42% | 2025 |
| Energy Levels and Spectral Series | 32 | 38% | 2025 |
| Hydrogen-like Atoms | 11 | 13% | 2025 |
| Thomson and Rutherford Models | 3 | 4% | 2024 |
| X-Rays | 3 | 3% | 2023 |
JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 1 · Hydrogen-like Atoms
In a hydrogen like ion, the energy difference between the excitation energy state and ground is 108.8 eV . The atomic number of the ion is:
Answer: (C)
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Bohr's Model
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : The dimensions of Planck's constant and angular momentum are same.
Statement (II) : In Bohr's model electron revolve around the nucleus only in those orbits for which angular momentum is integral multiple of Planck's constant.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Answer: (B)
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2025 · 3 Apr · Shift 2 · Energy Levels and Spectral Series
An electron in the hydrogen atom initially in the fourth excited state makes a transition to energy state by emitting a photon of energy 2.86 eV . The integer value of n will be__________.
Answer: 2
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Thomson and Rutherford Models
In an alpha particle scattering experiment distance of closest approach for the particle is . If target nucleus has atomic number 80 , then maximum velocity of -particle is __________ approximately.
( unit, mass of particle )
Answer: 156
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2023 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · X-Rays
The waves emitted when a metal target is bombarded with high energy electrons are
Answer: (D)
Step-by-step solutionAll 84 questions are in the free PDF above, grouped by topic.
84 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 14 per year. In 2025 it had 10.
By past papers: Bohr's Model (42%), Energy Levels and Spectral Series (38%) and Hydrogen-like Atoms (13%) of all Atomic Physics questions.
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