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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.HL.TZ1.31
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 31 Adapted from N/A

Question

Some of the energy levels for a hydrogen atom are shown in the diagram.

The table shows four photons with their corresponding energies.

Each photon is incident on a hydrogen atom in its ground state. Which photons could be absorbed by the atom?

A. W only

B. X and Y only

C. Y and Z only

D. X, Y and Z only

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics » 7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity
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