DPP - 04 Quantum Chemistry

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DPP - 04 QUANTUM CHEMISTRY
1. If Lˆx ,Lˆ y ,Lˆz are the components of the angular momentum operator in three dimensions the commutator
 Lˆ x ,Lˆ x Lˆ y Lˆ z  may be signified to


(a) iL x Lˆz  Lˆ y
2
 2
(b) iLˆzLˆyLˆ x 
(c) iL x 2Lˆ z  Lˆ y
2 2
 (d) 0
2. If L x ,L y and L z are respectively the x ,y and z components of angular momentum operator L. The com-
mutator L x ,L y ,L z  is equal to

(a) i L x  L y
2 2
 (b) 2iL z 
(c) i L x  L y
2 2
 (d) 0
3. The linear momentum of a particle decribed by the wavefunction eikx is

(a) kh (b) – kh (c) kh / 2 (d) kh / 2
4. Consider the statements
(i) the expectation value of a Hermitian operator is real and that of an anti-Hermitian operator is imagi-
nary
(ii) anticommutator {A, B} is defined by AB-BA †
ˆ ˆ   Bˆ † ,Aˆ † 
(iii) Hermitian conjugate of a commutator is  A,B   
The correct statement above are
(a) (i) (b) (i), (ii) (c) (i), (iii) (d) (i)
5. The correct statement among the following is (A is hermitian operator)
(a) The eigen value of A2 can be negative
(b) The eigen value of A2 are always positive
(c) No eigenfunction of A is an eignfunction of A2
(d) The eignvalue of A2 can be complex
6. Which of the following is common eignfunction of d/dx and d2/dx2 operators
(a) cos x (b) kx (c) eix (d) e – x2
7. For a hermitian operator A, which does not commute with the Hamiltonian H, let 1 be an eignfunction
of A and 2 be an eignfunction of H. The correct statement regarding the average value of commutator
of A with H([A,H]) is
(a) both < 1  A,H  1  and   2  A,H  2  are non zero
(b) only  1  A,H  1  is zero, but  2  A,H  2  is non zero
(c) only   2  A,H 2  is zero, but   1  A,H 1  is non zero
(d) Both  1  A,H 1  and   2  A,H  2  are zero
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8. A set of N vectors X1, X2 ....... Xn satisfy the eigenvalue equation for an operator A with scalar eigenval-
ues 1 ,  2 ,......n (i.e., AXk   kXk ) . The linear combination of vector X  Ck Xk , where Ck are non-
zero scalar coefficient.
(a) is not an eigenvector of A
(b) is an eigenvector of A only if the k are all distinct (no two eigenvalues are equal)
(c) is an eigenvector of A only if the k are all equal
(d) is an eigenvector of only if Ck are equal
9. The eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian H (H = T + V) of a harmonic oscillator are (where T and V are
kinetic energy and potential energy operators respectively)
(a) eigenfunctions of T as well as V (b) eigenfunctions of T, but not of V
(c) eigenfunctions of V but not of T (d) eigenfunctions of neither T nor V
10. Which of the following statement is not true
(i) The state function (x,t) is always equal to a function of time multiplied by a function of coordinate.
(ii) If f1 and f2 are eign functions of operator B then C1  f1  C2f2 must always be an eignfunction of B,
where C1 and C2 are constants

2
(iii) The operator L commute with L x  L y .
(a) (i), (iii) (b) (i), (ii) (c) (ii), (iii) (d) only (iii)
11. When the operator     d
2 2
/ dx 2
 operates on a function e  ikx
the result is
(a) k 2 2e ikx (b) i k 2 2e ikx (c) i 2e ikx (d) 2e  ikx
12. If an operator d / dx   16x  is operated on an function e

2 2 2 2 x2
than corresponding eigenvalue is
(a) –2 (b) –4 (c) 2 (d) 4
 h / 8 md / dx   h  x  / 2 me x2 2
13.
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
 C h2 / 4 2  ex h,  , ,m constant  , value of
C is
(a) 2 /m (b)  / 2m (c)  / m (d) 2 / m
14. The probability of finding the particle in a one of dimensional box of length ‘L’ in the region between
L 3L
and for quantum number n = 1 is
4 4
1 1 1 1 1 2
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)
2 2  2  3
15. <x> in the ground state for a particle that is confined to move in a one d box of length -L to L is
(a) L (b) L/2 (c) –L (d) 0
××××
ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6.(c) 7. (d)
8. (c) 9.(d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b)
15. (d)
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DPP - 04 QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

 Lˆ x ,Lˆ x Lˆ y Lˆ z  may be signified to

mutator L x ,L y ,L z  is equal to

3. The linear momentum of a particle decribed by the wavefunction eikx is

where C1 and C2 are constants

12. If an operator d / dx   16x  is operated on an function e

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