QUANTUM MECHANICS

10 marks questions

1. Explain clearly the failure of classical theory in explanation of i) Photoelectric effect
ii) Black body radiation iii) Atomic spectra iv)Compton effect. v) stability of atom

2. a)With relevant theory explain G.P. Thompsons experiment of electron diffraction.
b)Explain why an electron cannot be present in a nucleus but a proton can.
c) What is the Bohrs interpretation of the wave function ? (5+2+3)
3. a) With relevant theory explain Davisson and Germers experiment to prove de-
Broglies hypothesis .
b)Explain phase velocity and group velocity for a matter wave. State and explain
Heisenbergs uncertainty principle. (5+5)
4. a)Obtain Schrodinger time dependent equation for a free particle in one dimension.
b) What are the energy operator and the momentum operator? (6+4)
5. a)What is the expectation value of position and momentum of the particle in quantum
mechanism?
b)Derive the independent Schrodinger equation for a particle subjected to a potential
V.
c) What are stationary states? (3+5+2)
6. a)Explain the terms eigen value and eigen function.
b)Derive the eigen value of a particle in a one-dimensional potential well. (4+6)
7. a)Solve the Schrodinger equation for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator. Mention
the energy eigen value.
b)Write the eigen function of the one dimensional harmonic oscillator. (8+2)
8. a) What is the zero point energy?
b) What is the basic difference between postulates of classical and quantum theory?
c) Define probability density and normalization condition. (2+4+4)
9. a. State Heisenbergs Uncertainty principle? Describe ray microscopic experiment
to support Heisenbergs uncertainty principle?
b. Why electrons does not exist inside the nucleus? (2+6+2)
5 marks question
1. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with an electron accelerated by a
potential of 60 V.
2. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with a marble of mass 10gms
moving with a velocity 1000 cm/s.
3.Calculate the wavelength associated with an electron of energy 200 eV.
4.A proton of mass
27
10 1.67

Kg has a wavelength of 0.5A
o
. Calculate the energy in eV.

5.Calculate the wavelength associated with a thermal neutron at 300K. Given that
mass of a neutron is
27
10 1.67

Kg and Boltzmanns constant is
23
10 1.38

J/K.

6. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a proton moving with
th
20
1
of velocity
of light. Given mass
27
10 1.67

m Kg.

7. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of 143 V electron. Also calculate Braggs
angle for the first order reflection from (1,1,1) plane of a Nickel for which
1.24A d .
8. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with a neutron at C 0
Kg m
27
10 1.67



9. Calculate the wavelength of an electron having kinetic energy 1.5 MeV. Given
that mass of electron is
31
10 9.1

Kg.
10. 10 KV electrons are passed through a thin film of a metal for which atomic
spacing is
11
10 5.5

m. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength and what is the
angle of deviation from the first order diffraction pattern?.

11..A microscope using photons is employed to locate an electron in an atom to
within a distance of 0.2A
o
. What is the uncertainty in momentum of the electron
located in this way?
12. The speed of an electron is found to be
1 3
ms 10 5

to an accuracy of 0.003%. Find
the uncertainty in determining position of electron. Given that Kg 10 9.11 m
31
e


, Js 10 6.625 h
34
.

13. The de Broglie wavelength of a proton is 0.589A
o
. Find the energy in eV.
14. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength and momentum of thermal neutral set 27
o
C.

15. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with 54V electrons and calculate
the speed of matter waves of these electrons.
16. An electron has a speed of
1
1000ms

. The accuracy measurement is 0.004%.

Calculate the uncertainty in locating its position.
17. An electron is constrained in a one dimensional box of side 1 nm. Obtain the first
three eigen values in eV.
18. Find the momentum and energy values for an electron in a box of length 1A
0
for n=
1 and n=2.
19. The period of harmonic oscillator is 1 millisecond. Find its zero point energy in ev.
20. The energy of a linear harmonic oscillator in its third excited state is 0.1 eV.
Calculate its frequency.
21.
A proton is confined to a nucleus of radius 10
-14
m. Calculate the lowest energy and
also the next two energy eigen values of the proton given m
p
= 1.67 x 10
-27
kg.

22. Calculate the zero point energy and the spacing of the energy levels in a one
dimensional oscillator with an oscillator frequency of 1 kHz.
23. An eigen value of an electron confined to a one-dimensional box of length 0.2 nm is
151 eV. What is the order of the excited state?
24. Find the probability that a particle in a one dimensional box of length L can be
found between 0.4 L to 0.6 L for the ground state.
25. The energy of a linear harmonic oscillator in its third excited state is 0.1 eV.
Calculate the frequency of vibration.
26. Calculate the zero point energy of a system consisting of a mass of 1 g connected to
a fixed point by a spring which is stretched 0.01m by a force of 0.1 N, the particle
being constrained to move along X-axis.
27. Calculate the zero point energy and the spacing of the energy levels in a one
dimensional oscillator with a frequency of 400 Hz.
2 marks question
1. Distinguish between a free particle and particle in a box.
2. The zero point energy of a harmonic oscillator is not zero. Why?
3. A bound particle has quantized energy states where as a free particle does not.
Explain.
4. Expalin Bohrs stationary orbits on the basis of quantum mechanical model.
5. The physical variables used to describe a confined electron are also discrete. Why?
6. Justify Bohrs theory of non-radiating orbits on the basis of wave mechanical model
of the atom.
7. Can the position of a particle be precisely defined in quantum theory?
8. What is the momentum of a particle in a box?
9. What is the average value of a physical quantity called in quantum theory?
10. Can the eigen values have many eigen functions?
11. When is the state of a particle called bound state?
12. Do X-rays have energy and momentum?
13. Is atomic heat for all metals a constant?
14. The classical concepts are not valid in the region of atomic dimension. Explain.