JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 2 · Modern Physics

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Consider the following statements:
(A) Atoms of each element emit characteristics spectrum.
(B) According to Bohr's Postulate, an electron in a hydrogen atom, revolves in a certain stationary orbit.
(C) The density of nuclear matter depends on the size of the nucleus.
(D) A free neutron is stable but a free proton decay is possible.
(E) Radioactivity is an indication of the instability of nuclei.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. (A)B and D only
  2. (B)A, C and E only
  3. (C)A, B, C, D and E
  4. (D)A, B and E only✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Each element has its own set of energy levels, so the photons it emits form a spectrum characteristic of that element, and this statement is true.
Bohr's postulate does place the electron of a hydrogen atom in stationary orbits in which it revolves without radiating, so this statement is true.
The nuclear radius obeys , so the nuclear volume is proportional to the mass number and the density is the same for every nucleus; the statement that nuclear density depends on size is false.
A free neutron is unstable and decays with a mean life of about minutes into a proton, an electron and an antineutrino, while a free proton is stable, so the statement reverses the facts and is false.
Radioactivity is spontaneous decay, which a nucleus undergoes only because it is unstable, so this statement is true.
The true statements are that atoms of each element emit a characteristic spectrum, that an electron in a hydrogen atom revolves in a stationary orbit, and that radioactivity indicates instability of nuclei.

JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 2 · Single correct option

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