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IAT (IISER) 2025
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1

An electron in the ground state (with energy $E_1$ ) of a hydrogen atom, absorbs a photon of energy $E_a$, and gets excited to a higher energy level of principal quantum number $n$. What is the value of $n$ ?

A

$$ \sqrt{\frac{E_1}{E_1+E_a}} $$

B

$$ \sqrt{\frac{E_1}{E_1-E_a}} $$

C

$$ \sqrt{\frac{E_a}{E_1-E_a}} $$

D

$$ \sqrt{\frac{E_a}{E_1+E_a}} $$

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IAT (IISER) 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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-1
Atomic masses of two oxygen isotopes ${ }_8^{16} \mathrm{O}$ and ${ }_8^{18} \mathrm{O}$ are 15.99491 u and 17.99916 u , respectively, where $u$ is the atomic mass unit. Masses of protom and neutron are given by 1.00727 u and I .00866 u , respectively. The speed of light is c . What is the difference between the binding energies of ${ }_8^{18} \mathrm{O}{ }_8^{16} \mathrm{O}$ nuclei in units of $u c^2$ ?
A
0.01307
B
2.00425
C
0.99559
D
3.01291
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IAT (IISER) 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
Consider the Bohr model of an atom where an electron of charge $-e$ revolves around a nucleus of charge $+e$ in an orbit of radius $r$. The electron has an orbital angular momentum $2 h$. If the nucleus had charge $+2 e$, what would have been the radius of the orbit of the electron with the same principal quantum number?
A
$2 r$
B
$r / 2$
C
$r$
D
$\sqrt{2} r$
4
IAT (IISER) 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
Consider that in a fission of a single Plutonium ( $\mathrm{Pu}^{239}$ ) atom 207 MeV energy is released. Assuming all atoms of Plutonium undergo fission, which of the following options is the closest estimate of the amount of Plutonium required for a 20,000 units of TNT explosion? (1 unit of TNT $=4.184 \times 10^9 \mathrm{~J}, 1 \mathrm{eV}=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$ )
A
60.0 g
B
0.5 kg
C
1 kg
D
10 kg

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