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1. Exercise-1 3–8
2. Exercise-2 9 – 12
3. Answer Key 12

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EXERCISE-1
Q.1 For last electron of La57 , which of the following values of n, l, m, s are not possible according to
Aufbau principle?
1 1 2 1
(A) 5, 2, –2, (B) 5, 2, –1,  (C) 5, 2, 0,  (D) 5, 2, 0 , 
2 2 2 2

Q.2 Which of the following statements is not correct?

(A) 11Na23 and 12Mg24 are isotones (B) 18Ar40 and 20Ca40 are isobars
(C) N–3 and P–3 are isoelectronic species (D) 92U235 and 92U238 are isotopes

Q.3 The most stable arrangement of electrons of 2p3 is

(A)    (B)   (C)   (D)  

Q.4 The most stable electronic configuration of carbon is

(A) 1s22s22p13s1 (B) 1s22s12p3 (C) 1s22s22p2 (D) 1s22s22p13s1

Q.5 The Pauli exclusion principle states that

(A) no two electrons in an atom can have the same values for all the four quantum numbers.
(B) electrons with opposite spins are attracted to each other.
(C) Half-filled and full-filled subshells are more stable.
(D) None of these

Q.6 Which of the following distribution of 4 electrons in p-orbitals is most favoured?

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these

Q.7 Select set of quantum numbers which is not possible.

1 1 1
(A) 4, 3, +2,  (B) 6, 0, 0, 0 (C) 5, 3, +2,  (D) 3, 2, –1 
2 2 2

Q.8 Select set(s) of quantum number for 5p electron.

1
(A) 5, 0, 0,  (B) 5, 1, –1, 0
2
1 1
(C) 5, –1, 0,  (D) 5, 1, 0, 
2 2
Q.9 Find the element which have maximum number of unpaired electron.
(A) Na (B) Mg (C) Al (D) Si

Q.10 Find configuration which does not follow Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity for p-subshell.
(A) 2p1x , 2p1y , 2p1z (B) 2p 2x , 2p 2y , 2p 2z

(C) 2p1x , 2p 2y , 2p z (D) 2p 2x , 2p1y , 2p 2z

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Q.11 Select the configuration which voilates 'Pauli' exclusion principle.

(A) (B) (C) (D)
s p p d

Q.12 Which of the following is an impossible set of quantum number?

1 1
(A) n = 3, l = 2, m = 0, s = + (B) n = 3, l = 2, m = –2, s = +
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 3, l = 2, m = –3, s = + (D) n = 3, l = 2, m = –1, s = –
2 2

Q.13 Calculate the spin multiplicity for H-atom

(A) 10 (B) 2 (C) 5/2 (D) 11

Q.14 Hund's rule of maximum spin multiplicity is not applicable for :

(A) d (B) p (C) f (D) s-orbital

Q.15 Which of the following elements will have the same total number of electrons in 's' as well as 'd' subshells
in the ground state electronic configuration?
(A) Zn (B) Ni (C) Cr (D) Cu

Q.16 Which atomic orbital will not exist according to quantum theory?
(A) 4f (B) 6g (C) 7d (D) 5h

Q.17 The maximum number of unpaired electrons in the ground state is present in :
(A) Cu (Z = 29) (B) Mn (Z = 25)
(C) Cr (Z = 24) (D) P (Z = 15)

Q.18 Calculate the total number of electrons for n = 3, l = 2 and m = – 2.

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 18

Q.19 The electronic configuration of carbon is given as :

It violets
(A) Aufbau principle (B) Hund's rule
(C) Pauli's exclusion principle (D)All of these

Q.20 Which of the following electronic configuration is allowed in ground state of an atom:
(A) (B)
1s 2s 2p 1s 2s 2p

(C) (D) [Ar]18

1s 2s 2p
4s 3d

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Q.21 In following electronic configuration which of the following rule is violated.

2p 3s
(A)Aufbau Principle
(B) Pauli's Exclusion Principle
(C) Hund's Rule of maximum Multiplicity
(D) both (B) and (C)

Q.22 Correct set of quantum number for last electron of La(57) :

1 1
(A) n = 5,  = 2, m = 0, s = + 2 (B) n = 6,  = 2, m = 0, s = + 2
1 1
(C) n = 6,  = 3, m = 1, s = – 2 (D) n = 6,  = 3, m = –2, s = + 2

Q.23 Which of the following is impossible set of quantum numbers :

1 1 1
(A) n = 3,  =2, m=1, s = + (B) n = 4,  =2, m= , s = +
2 2 2
1 1
(C) n = 3,  =1, m=0, s = (D) n = 5,  =1, m=–1, s = –
2 2

Q.24 Which of the following quantum number does not characterise the orbital?
(A) n (B)  (C) m (D) s

Q.25 Correct set of quantum number for last electron of Pd.

1 1
(A) n = 5, l = 2, m = 0, s = + (B) n = 4, l = 2, m = 0, s = –
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 5, l = 0, m = 0, s = – (D) n = 6, l = 0, m = 0, s = +
2 4

Q.26 Which of the following is correct statement about energy of an orbital in multielectronic species?
(A) 4s > 3d (B) 5p < 4d (C) 4f > 6s (D) 4s = 3d

Q.27 Which of the following has maximum number of paired electrons.

(A) Cu+ (B) Fe2+ (C) Zr+ (D) Sc+

Q.28 In following electronic configuration which of the following rule is violated.

3s 3p
(A)Aufbau's principle (B) Hund's rule
(C) Pauli's principle (D) None of these

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Q.29 Which of the following represent correct set of quantum numbers for valence electron of Y(39):
1 1
(A) n = 5, l = 0, m = 0 s = + (B) n = 5, l = 2, m = 0 s = +
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 6, l = 0, m = 0 s = + (D) n = 6, l = 2, m = 0 s = +
2 2

Q.30 Which of the following rule is violated in below mentioned configuration?

2s 2p
(A) Pauli's exclusion principle (B)Aufbau Rule
(C) Hund's Rule (D) None

Q.31 Using s, p, d, f notations, describetheorbitalswith thefollowing quantum numbers, n = 4 and l = 3.

(A) 4s (B) 4p (C) 4d (D) 4f

Q.32 Which quantum number determines the energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom?
(A)  (B) n (C) n and  (D) m 

Q.33 Which of the following species is an isodiapher of C14

6 ?

(A) C12
6 (B) N14
7 (C) O16
8 (D) O18
8

Q.34 Which among the following is an isoelectronic pair ?

(A) NO2 & NOCl (B) CO2 & NO2
(C) CO22– & NO2¯ (D) NO2¯ & NOCl

Q.35 Which of the following is not isoelectronic species?

(A) Cl– , P3–, Ar (B) N3– , Ne, Mg2+
3+
(C) B , He, Li + (D) N3–, S2–, Cl–

Q.36 Which one of the following groups represent a collection of isoelectronic species ?
(At. no. Cs = 55, Br = 35)
(A) N3–, F–, Na+ (B) Be, Al3+, Cl–
(C) Ca2+, Cs+, Br (D) Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+

Q.37 The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is :

(A) CN¯ (B) O2+ (C) O2¯ (D) N2+

Q.38 Which of the following species is/are isoelectronic to each other?


(I) BH3  C  N (II) CH3 – C  CH (III) N2O (IV) CN 22
(A) I and II only (B) II and III only
(C) I, II and III only (D)All four

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Q.39 The compound of vanadium has magnetic moment of 1.73 B.M. The vanadium chloride has the formula:
(A) VCl2 (B) VCl3
(C) VCl4 (D) VCl5

Q.40 Find the paramagnetic species among the following molecules/species.

(I) F¯ (II) O (III) Cr3+ (IV) Sr2+
(A) I & II (B) I & III (C) II & IV (D) II & III

Q.41 The magnetic moment for isolated gaseous ionAu+3 is [Atomic numberAu = 79]
(A) 0 and diamagnetic (B) 1.82 BM and paramagnetic
(C) 2.82 BM and paramagnetic (D) 1.73 BM and paramagnetic

Q.42 Find the species having highest value of magnetic moment in their ground state.
(A) Cu+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Mn2+ (D) Ni2+

Q.43 Which of following species is having the magnetic moment value of 3.87 B.M.
(A) Fe3+ (B) Cr2+ (C) Co2+ (D) Au3+

Q.44 The correct set of quantum numbers (n,l,m,s) for last electron entering present in Lanthanum
(Z = 57) is
1 1 1 1
(A) 5, 0, 0, + (B) 4, 3, 0, + (C) 5, 2, 0, + (D) 6, 0, 0, +
2 2 2 2

Q.45 Which of the following quantum number is not required to represent an orbital.
(A) Principal quantum number (n) (B)Azimuthal quantum number (l)
(C) Magnetic quantum number (m) (D) Spin quantum number (s)

Q.46 The ground state electronic configuration of Zinc (Z = 30) is 2, 8, 18, 2. The ground state electronic
configuration of Gallium (Z = 31) is :
(A) 2, 8, 18, 2, 1 (B) 2, 8, 19, 2
(C) 2, 8, 18, 3 (D) 2, 8, 10, 8, 3

Q.47 For the total number of electron in Argon, where the value of l + m = 0
(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 6

Q.48 How many electrons can be described by the quantum numbers n = 5, l = 2 in a particular atom?
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 14

Q.49 Select incorrect statement(s):

(A) Maximum value of l for n = 5 is '5'
(B) Possible number of values of ml for l = 1 are 3
1
(C) If value of mS is  1 for first three electron in p-subshell then value for 4th electron is 
2 2
(D) For electrons in 3d subshell maximum number of different sets of n,l, ml, mS are 10.

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Q.50 For oxygen, out of following, which configuration represents ground state.
2s 2p 3s
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
(A) b,c & d (B) a & d (C) b only (D) b & d

Q.51 Maximum number of electron that can exist in completely filled n = 4 energy level.
(A) 18 (B) 32 (C) 50 (D) 8

Q.52 Which of the following has maximum number of unpaired electrons :

(A) Fe2+ (B) Fe3+ (C) Sc3+ (D) Cu2+

Q.53 Calculate total number of electrons present in p-orbital in Mn.

(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 12 (D) 5

Q.54 What is the maximum number of electrons that may be present in all the atomic orbitals with principal
quantum number 3 and azimuthal quantum number 1?
(A) 10 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 6
1
Q.55 How many total number of electrons are present in d-orbital which has s = +
2
(A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.56 How many number of electrons have m = 0 value in chromium.

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 9

Q.57 Calculate total number of electron present in Cr having n + l + m = 6.

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.58 The number of unpaired electrons present in Fe+3 are :

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 0

Q.59 The orbital that has following set of quantum number is : n = 4 ; l = 2; m = 0

(A) 4s (B) 4p (C) 4d (D) 4f

Q.60 The total number of electrons having (n + l ) value equal to 4 in copper atom are :
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 17

Q.61 The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron of Xenon (single positive) ion is
n l m n l m
(A) 6 1 0 (B) 4 1 1
(C) 5 1 1 (D) 3 0 0

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EXERCISE-2
Single correct:
Q.1 Which of the following orbital is non-directional in nature?
(A) s (B) p (C) d (D) f

Q.2 Find the species having highest value of magnetic moment in their ground state.
(A) Cu+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Mn2+ (D) Ni2+

Q.3 Which species has highest magnetic moment?

(A) Fe2+ (B) Sc (C) Ni2+ (D) Cu+

Q.4 Which of following statement is true.

(A) Lanthanum is the first element of lanthanides
(B)Actinium violates theAufbau's principle.
(C) Chromium violates the Pauli's-exclusion principle.
(D) Total 10 exchanges are possible for d-electrons in Zn.

Q.5 Atomic number 64 will have electronic configuration :

(A) [Xe] 6s2 4f 8 (B) [Xe] 6s2 4f7 5d1 (C) [Xe] 4f 10 (D) [Xe] 6s2 4f 7 6p1

Q.6 Which of the following element will have the same number of electrons in 's' as well as 'd'-subshell in the
ground state electronic configuration ?
(A) Zn (Z = 30) (B) Ni (Z = 28 ) (C) Cr (Z = 24) (D) Cu (Z = 29)

Q.7 Calculate total number of electron present in Cr having n + l + m = 7.

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.8 The species having maximum number of unpaired electrons in ground state is
(A) Cr (B) Mn (C) Fe (D) Co

Q.9 Select the correct statement(s).

(A)An orbital with l = 0 is symmetrical about the nucleus.
(B) Chromium (24) in ground state electronic configuration contain 5 unpaired electrons
(C) Number of paired electrons in F is 6
(D) To define an orbital 4 quantum number are required.

Q.10 In the following six electronic configuration (remaining inner orbitals are completely filled).
Mark the incorrect option(s).

(P) (Q)

(R) (S)

(T) (U)
(A) Order of spin multiplicity : Q > P > S
(B) Stability order : Q > P & S > R
(C) Order of size among Q, S, T is S < T < Q
(D) U violates all the three rules of electronic configuration

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Q.11 Which of the following ion has minimum value of ratio of valence electron and proton?
(A) H¯ (B) O+2 (C) Cl¯ (D) N3–

Q.12 If theAufbau principle is not followed and subshells of a shell are progressively filled according to their
energy which of the following elements is paramagnetic.
(A) Mg (B) Ca (C) Ni (D) Zn

Q.13 Which of the following is paramagnetic?

(A)Ag (B)Fe2+ (C) K (D) Mg2+

Q.14 For which set of orbitals number of exchange in electrons are same :
(A) d3 and d6 (B) d2 and d5
5
(C) d and d 8 (D) d5 and d6

Q.15 If 'n' and 'l' are principal and azimuthal quantum numbers respectively, the expression for calculating the
total number of electrons in any shell is
l n l ( n 1)
(A)  2(2l  1) (B)  2(2l  1)
l 0 l 1

l ( n 1) l ( n 1)
(C)  2(2l  1) (D)  2(2l  1)
l 0 l 0

Q.16 If Hund Rule is violate, then which of the following species is diamagnetic -
(A) Sc+ (B) Cu+2 (C) Fe+2 (D) Cr+1

Q.17 Which of the following orbital is not possible?

(A) 4f (B) 3d (C) 2d (D) 4p

Q.18 The orbital represented by the following set of quantum numbers and having 2 nodal planes is
[n = 4, l = 2, m = 0]
(A) 4pz (B) 4d z2 (C) 4d x 2  y 2 (D) 3dxy

Q.19 In an atom, the total number of electrons having quantum numbers n = 4, | ml | = 1 and
1
ms = – is
2
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 9

1
Q.20 The number of electrons with (n + l)  4 and s =  in the atom of chromium in ground state.
2
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12

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Q.21 If Hund's rule is not followed then which of the following ion is paramagnetic.
(A) Cr2+ (B) Fe2+ (C) Rh +3 (D) MnO42–

Q.22 In an atom, the maximum number of electron having quantum number n = 4,  1  ml  1 and
1
ms = +
2
(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.23 Not considering the electronic spin, the degeneracy of the second excited state (n = 3) of H atom is 9,
while the degeneracy of the second excited state of H– is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1
Comprehension:
Paragraph for question nos. 24 to 26
Species (atoms, molecules or ions) having atleast one unpaired electron are paramagnetic and the species
do not having any unpaired electron are diamagnetic in nature. The magnetic moment of any substance
may be given as n (n  2) B.M., where B.M. = Bohr Magneton, an unit it express magnetic moment
and 'n' is the number of unpaired electrons present.
Further, the ions having unpaired electrons are coloured due to d – d transition.
Q.24 Which of the following ion is diamagnetic?
(A) Ti2+ (Z = 22) (B) Fe2+ (Z = 26) (C) Zn2+ (Z = 30) (D)All of these

Q.25 The magnetic moment is maximum for

(A) Fe2+ (Z = 26) (B) Mn2+ (Z = 25) (C) Sc2+ (Z = 21) (D) Cu2+ (Z = 29)

Q.26 Which of the following ion must be colourless?

(A) Na+ (Z = 11) (B) Cr3+ (Z = 24) (C) V2+ (Z = 23) (D) Co2+ (Z = 27)

More than one correct :

Q.27 Which of the following energy orders is / are correct according to Aufbau's Principle.
(A) 3s < 4p (B) 6s > 5d (C) 4f > 6s (D) 5p > 4d

Q.28 Which of the following may represent the possible quantum numbers for the last electron of Ga.
1 1 1 1
(A) 3, 1, +1, + (B) 4, 0, +1, + (C) 4, 1, 0, – (D) 4, 1, +1, +
2 2 2 2
Q.29 What will be the the correct representation of quantum numbers for the last electron entered into Ce.
n l m s n l m s
1 1
(A) 4 3 –3 – (B) 4 3 0 –
2 2
1 1
(C) 4 2 –3 + (D) 4 3 +2 –
2 2
Q.30 Choose the correct option regarding energy of empty orbitals.
n l m s n l m s
1 1
(I) 4 0 0  (II) 3 2 0 
2 2
1 1
(III) 3 1 1  (IV) 3 0 0 
2 2
(A) I > IV (B) II > I
(C) II > III (D) I = III

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Q.31 Which of the following subshell(s) do(es) not exist for an atom, according to quantum theory?
(A) 2d (B) 4f (C) 5h (D) 7h

Q.32 Isotopes have

(A) same atomic number (B) different mass number
(C) same number of neutron (D) same radius

Match the column :

Q.33 Column I Column II
(Atomic Number)
(A) 57 (P) d-Block or p-Block
(B) 17 (Q) 4th Period element
(C) 19 (R) ViolatesAufbau's Principle
(D) 29 (S) Not lanthanides

Q.34 Column I Column II

(A) Atomic Number = 7 (P) It belong to d-block
(B) Atomic Number = 21 (Q) Normal element
(C) Atomic Number = 16 (R) It can have magnetic quantum number value m = –2
(D) Atomic Number = 29 (S) If each orbital is occupy by 3-electrons then
It belong to p-block
(T) It have total number of even electron which has
1
l = 1 and s = 
2

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - 1
Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 C Q.5 A Q.6 A Q.7 B
Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 C Q.11 A Q.12 C Q.13 B Q.14 D
Q.15 B Q.16 D Q.17 C Q.18 A Q.19 A Q.20 A Q.21 B
Q.22 A Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 B Q.26 C Q.27 C Q.28 D
Q.29 A Q.30 D Q.31 D Q.32 B Q.33 D Q.34 D Q.35 D
Q.36 A Q.37 A Q.38 D Q.39 C Q.40 D Q.41 C Q.42 C
Q.43 C Q.44 C Q.45 D Q.46 C Q.47 B Q.48 C Q.49 A
Q.50 D Q.51 B Q.52 B Q.53 C Q.54 D Q.55 D Q.56 B
Q.57 B Q.58 B Q.59 C Q.60 B Q.61 C

EXERCISE - 2
Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 B Q.6 B Q.7 A
Q.8 A Q.9 A Q.10 C Q.11 C Q.12 B Q.13 B Q.14 D
Q.15 D Q.16 C Q.17 C Q.18 C Q.19 C Q.20 C Q.21 D
Q.22 B Q.23 A Q.24 C Q.25 B Q.26 A Q.27 ACD Q.28 CD
Q.29 ABD Q.30 ABC Q.31 AC Q.32 AB
Q.33 (A) P,R,S (B) P,S (C) Q,S (D) P,Q,R,S Q.34 (A) QS (B) PRST (C) QT (D) PRT
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