1/27/25, 1:27 PM Fundamentals of Spectroscopy - - Unit 4 - Week 1
(https://swayam.gov.in) (https://swayam.gov.in/nc_details/NPTEL)
[email protected]
NPTEL (https://swayam.gov.in/explorer?ncCode=NPTEL) » Fundamentals of Spectroscopy (course)
Click to register
for Certification
exam
Week 1 : Assignment 1
(https://examform.nptel.ac.in/2025_01/exam_form/dashboard)
Assignment not submitted Due date: 2025-02-05, 23:59 IST.
If already 1) Which experiment best shows that light behaves like particles? 1 point
registered, click
to check your Diffraction patterns.
payment status Flame colours.
Photoelectric effect
Interference of waves
Course
outline 2) In quantum mechanics, the state of a system is completely described by: 1 point
The position and momentum of the particle.
About NPTEL
A wave function which is a function of position and time
()
A probability density function
How does an The energy of the system at a given time
NPTEL online
course work? 3) Einstein’s A and B coefficients describe how atoms and light interact. What’s their big 1 point
() idea?
Week 0 () Atoms release light randomly
Light interaction is symmetrical
Week 1 () Atoms absorb and release light both ways
Introduction to All of the above
Spectroscopy
(unit? 4) Which of the following is NOT a required property of a quantum mechanical wave 1 point
unit=16&lesson function?
=17)
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_cy17/unit?unit=16&assessment=171 1/3
1/27/25, 1:27 PM Fundamentals of Spectroscopy - - Unit 4 - Week 1
Introduction to The wave function must be continuous and finite
Quantum
The wave function must be normalisable (square-integrable).
Mechanics - I
(unit? The wave function must have a well-defined first derivative.
unit=16&lesson The wave function must directly represent the position of the particle.
=18)
5) Which of the following defines an eigenfunction of an operator A
^
?
1 point
Introduction to
Quantum
Mechanics - II ^
A function that, when operated on by A , produces zero.
(unit?
unit=16&lesson
^ ^
=19)
A function b that, when A acts on it, produces a scalar multiple of itself, i.e., A b = λb
Any function that satisfies the Schrödinger equation
A Simple
Quantum
A function that is normalised under any operator
Mechanical
System: 6) What happens when the wave function of a quantum system is a linear combination of 1 point
Particle in a two eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian?
one
Dimensional
2
Box (unit? The probability density |ψ| becomes time-independent.
unit=16&lesson The eigenvalues cancel each other, leading to a stationary state
=20)
2
Spectroscopic The probability density |ψ| shows time-dependent interference terms.
Transitions The wave function no longer satisfies the Schrödinger equation
(unit?
unit=16&lesson
7) What is the average position of a particle in a one-dimensional box where the length of 1 point
=21)
the box is a?
Lecture
Materials (unit?
x = a/2
unit=16&lesson
=22)
x = 0
Week 1
x = a/4
Feedback
Form:
x = a
Fundamentals
of
8) How is the energy of the particle quantised in the 1-D box model? 1 point
Spectroscopy
(unit?
unit=16&lesson En = nπh/2ma
2
=23)
2 2 2
En = n h /8ma
Quiz: Week 1 :
Assignment 1 2
En = nh /4ma
(assessment?
name=171)
2
En = nh/a
Week 2 ()
9) What is the unit of Einstein’s A coefficient? 1 point
Joule−1
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_cy17/unit?unit=16&assessment=171 2/3
1/27/25, 1:27 PM Fundamentals of Spectroscopy - - Unit 4 - Week 1
Download Second−1
Videos () Meter3
Joule−1Second-2Meter3
Text
Transcripts () 10) What is the probability ratio A/B dependent on? 1 point
Temperature of the system
Books ()
Speed of light
Frequency or wavelength of light.
Number of molecules in the excited state
You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered
for grading.
Submit Answers
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_cy17/unit?unit=16&assessment=171 3/3
