Assertion :In He-Ne laser, population inversion takes place between energy levels of neon atoms. Reason: Helium atoms have a meta-stable energy level.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion In transition in He-Ne laser, an electric discharge in gas pumps the helium atom to higher energy states (which is metastable state ≈10−8s ). These He atoms collide with the ground state neon atoms and excite to higher states (levels) and produce in inverted population inversion causing a unidirectional photon beam (laser light).