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48 Structure of atom
8. Magnitude of K.E. in an orbit is equal to [BCECE 2005] (a) Proton is nucleus of deuterium
(a) Half of the potential energy (b) Proton is ionized hy drogen m olecule
(b) Twice of the potential energy (c) Proton is ionized hy drogen atom
(c) One fourth of the potential energy (d) Proton is  -particle
(d) None of these 20. Cathode rays are made up of [A MU 1983]
9. The density of neutrons is of the order [NCERT 1980] (a) Positiv ely charged particles
(a) 10 3 kg / cc (b) 10 6 kg / cc (b) Negativ ely charged particles
(c) Neutral particles
(c) 10 9 kg / cc (d) 1011 kg / cc
(d) None of these
10. The discov ery of neutron becom es v ery late because
[CPMT 1987; AIIMS 1998] 21. Anode rays were discov ered by [DPMT 1985]
(a) Neutrons are present in nucleus (a) Goldstein (b) J. Stoney
(b) Neutrons are highly unstable particles (c) Rutherford (d) J.J. Thom son
(c) Neutrons are chargeless 22. The radius of an atom is of the order of
(d) Neutrons do not m ov e [A MU 1982; IIT 1985; MP PMT 1995]
11. The fundamental particles present in the nucleus of an (a) 10 10
cm (b) 10 13 cm
atom are [CPMT 1983, 84]
(a) Alpha particles and electrons (c) 10 15 cm (d) 10 8 cm
23. Neutron possesses [CPMT 1982]
(b) Neutrons and protons
(a) Positiv e charge (b) Negativ e charge
(c) Neutrons and electrons
(c) No charge (d) All are correct
(d) Electrons, neutrons and protons
24. Neutron is a fundamental particle carrying
12. The order of density in nucleus is
[CPMT 1990]
[NCERT 1981, CPMT 1981, 2003]
(a) A charge of + 1 unit and a m ass of 1 unit
(a) 10 8 kg / cc (b) 10 8 kg / cc (b) No charge and a m ass of 1 unit
(c) 10 9 kg / cc (d) 10 12 kg / cc (c) No charge and no m ass
13. Cathode rays are [JIPMER 1991; NCERT 1976] (d) A charg of –1 and a m ass of 1 unit
(a) Protons (b) Electrons 25. Cathode rays have [CPMT 1982]
(c) Neutrons (d)  -particles (a) Mass only (b) Charge only
(c) No m ass and charge (d) Mass and charge both
14. Number of neutron in C 12 is [BCECE 2005]
26. The size of nucleus is m easured in
(a) 6 (b) 7 [EA MCET 1988; CPMT 1994]
(c) 8 (d) 9 (a) am u (b) Angstrom
15. Heaviest particle is [DPMT 1983; MP PET 1999] (c) Ferm i (d) cm
(a) Meson (b) Neutron 27 . Which phrase would be incorrect to use
(c) Proton (d) Electron [A MU (Engg.) 1999]
16. Penetration power of prot on is (a) A m olecular of a com pound
[BHU 1985; CPMT 1982, 88] (b) A m olecule of an elem ent
(a) More than electron (b) Less than electron (c) An atom of an elem ent
(c) More than neutron (d) None (d) None of these
17. An elementary particle is [CPMT 1973] 28. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly m atched
(a) An elem ent present in a com pound [MP PET 2002]
(b) An atom present in an elem ent (a) Rutherford-Proton
(c) A sub-atom ic particle (b) J.J. Thom som -Electron
(d) A fragm ent of an atom (c) J.H. Chadwick-Neutron
18. The nucleus of helium contains (d) Bohr-Isotope
[CPMT 1972; DPMT 1982] 29. Proton was discov ered by [A FMC 2004]
(a) Four protons (a) Chadwick (b) Thom son
(b) Four neutrons (c) Goldstein (d) Bohr
(c) Two neutrons and two protons 30. The m inimum real charge on any particle which can exist
(d) Four protons and two electrons is
19. Which is correct statem ent about proton [RPMT 2000]
[CPMT 1979; MP PMT 1985; NCERT 1985; MP PET 1999] (a) 1.6  10 19 Coulomb (b) 1.6  10 10 Coulomb
Structure of atom 49
(a) Atom ic weight (b) Atom ic num ber
(c) 4.8  10 10 Coulomb (d) Zero
(c) Equiv alent weight (d) Electron affinity
31. The nature of anode ray s depends upon 2. The nucleus of the element having atomic number 2 5 and
[MP PET 2004] atom ic weight 55 will contain
(a) Nature of electrode (b) Nature of residual gas [CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1987]
(c) Nature of discharge tube (d) All the abov e (a) 2 5 protons and 3 0 neutrons
32. One would expect proton to hav e v ery large (b) 2 5 neutrons and 3 0 protons
(c) 55 protons
[Pb. CET 2004]
(d) 55 neutrons
(a) Ionization potential (b) Radius
3. If W is atom ic weight and N is the atom ic num ber of an
(c) Charge (d) Hy dration energy elem ent, then [CPMT 1971, 80, 89]
33. The m ass of a m ol of proton and electron is (a) Num ber of e 1  W  N
(a) 6.023  10 23 g (b) 1.008 g and 0.55mg (b) Num ber of 0 n 1  W  N
(c) 9.1  10 28 kg (d) 2 gm (c) Num ber of 1 H 1  W  N

34. The average distance of an electron in an atom from its (d) Num ber of 0 n 1  N
nucleus is of the order of [MP PET 1996]
4. The total number of neutrons in dipositive zinc ions with
(a) 10 6 m (b) 10 6 m mass number 70 is [IIT 1979; Bih a r MEE 1997]
(c) 10 10 m (d) 10 15 m (a) 3 4 (b) 4 0

(c) 3 6 (d) 3 8
35. The mass of 1 mole of electrons is [Pb. CET 2004]
5. Which of the following are isoelectronic with one another
(a) 9.1  10 28 g (b) 1.008 mg [NCERT 1983; EAMCET 1989]

(c) 0.55 mg (d) 9.1  10 27
g (a) Na and Ne (b) K  and O
(c) Ne and O (d) Na  and K 
36. The ratio of specific charge of a proton and an  -particle
6. The num ber of electrons in one m olecule of CO 2 are
is
[IIT 1979; MP PMT 1994; RPMT 1999]
[MP PET 1999]
(a) 2 2 (b) 4 4
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 6 6 (d) 88
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 1
7. Chlorine atom differs from chloride ion in the num ber of
37 . Ratio of masses of proton and electron is [BHU 1998] [NCERT 1972; MP PMT 1995]
(a) Infinite (b) 1.8  10 3 (a) Proton (b) Neutron
(c) Electrons (d) Protons and electrons
(c) 1 .8 (d) None of these
8. CO has sam e electrons as or the ion that is isoelectronic
38. Splitting of signals is caused by [Pb. PMT 2000]
with CO is [CPMT 1984; IIT 1982;
(a) Proton (b) Neutron EA MCET 1990; CBSE PMT 1997]
(c) Positron (d) Electron (a) N 2 (b) CN 
39. The proton and neutron are collectiv ely called as
(c) O 2 (d) O 2
[MP PET 2001]
9. The m ass of an atom is constituted m ainly by
(a) Deutron (b) Positron
[DPMT 1984, 91; AFMC 1990]
(c) Meson (d) Nucleon
(a) Neutron and neutrino (b) Neutron and electron
40. Which of the following has the sam e m ass as that of an (c) Neutron and proton (d) Proton and electron
electron [A FMC 2002]
10. The atom ic num ber of an elem ent represents
(a) Photon (b) Neutron [CPMT 1983; CBSE PMT 1990; NCERT 1973; AMU 1984]
(c) Positron (d) Proton (a) Num ber of neutrons in the nucleus
41. What is the ratio of m ass of an electron to the m ass of a (b) Num ber of protons in the nucleus
proton (c) Atom ic weight of elem ent
[UPSEAT 2004] (d) Valency of elem ent
11. An atom has 2 6 electrons and its atomic weight is 56. The
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1
num ber of neutrons in the nucleus of the atom will be
(c) 1 : 1 83 7 (d) 1 : 3 [CPMT 1980]
(a) 2 6 (b) 3 0
Atomic number, Mass number, Atomic species
(c) 3 6 (d) 56
12. The m ost probable radius (in pm) for finding the electron
1. The number of electrons in an atom of an element is equal
to its [BHU 1979] in He  is [A IIMS 2005]
(a) 0.0 (b) 52 .9 (b) The number of nucleons is double of the number of
(c) 2 6 .5 (d) 1 05.8 electrons
(c) The number of protons is half of the number of neutrons
13. The number of unpaired electrons in the Fe 2  ion is
(d) The number of nucleons is double of the atomic num ber
[MP PET 1989; KCET 2000]
(a) 0 (b) 4 24. Pick out the isoelectronic structures from the following
(c) 6 (d) 3 CH 3 H3O NH 3 CH 3 [IIT 1993]
I II III IV
14. A sodium cation has different num ber of electrons from
(a) I and II (b) I and IV
(a) O 2  (b) F 
(c) I and III (d) II, III and IV
(c) Li  (d) Al 3
25. Number of electrons in CONH 2 is [A MU 1988]
15. An atom which has lost one electron would be
[CPMT 1986] (a) 2 2 (b) 2 4
(a) Negativ ely charged (c) 2 0 (d) 2 8
(b) Positiv ely charged 26. The atomic number of an element having the valency shell
(c) Electrically neutral electronic configuration 4 s 2 4 p 6 is [MP PMT 1991]
(d) Carry double positiv e charge (a) 3 5 (b) 3 6
16. Num ber of electrons in the outermost orbit of the element (c) 3 7 (d) 3 8
of atomic num ber 15 is [CPMT 1988, 93]
27 . The present atom ic weight scale is based on
(a) 1 (b) 3 [EA MCET 1988; MP PMT 2002]
(c) 5 (d) 7
(a) C 12
(b) O 16
17. The atom ic weight of an elem ent is double its atom ic
num ber. If there are four electrons in 2 p orbital, the (c) H 1 (d) C 13
elem ent is [A MU 1983] 28. Isoelectronic species are [EA MCET 1989]
(a) C (b) N 
(a) K , Cl 
(b) Na , Cl 

(c) O (d) Ca
(c) Na, Ar (d) Na  , Ar
18. An atom has the electronic configuration of 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,
29. If the atom ic weight of an element is 2 3 tim es that of the
3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 10 ,4 s 2 4 p 5 . Its atom ic weight is 80. Its atom ic lightest element and it has 1 1 protons, then it contains
num ber and the number of neutrons in its nucleus shall [EA MCET 1986; AFMC 1989]
be
(a) 1 1 protons, 2 3 neutrons, 1 1 electrons
[MP PMT 1987]
(b) 1 1 protons, 1 1 neutrons, 1 1 electrons
(a) 3 5 and 4 5 (b) 4 5 and 3 5
(c) 4 0 and 4 0 (d) 3 0 and 50 (c) 1 1 protons, 1 2 neutrons, 1 1 electrons
19. Which of the following particles has m ore electrons than (d) 1 1 protons, 1 1 neutrons, 2 3 electrons
neutrons 30. Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is isoelectronic
 with CO 2 [CBSE PMT 1990]
(a) C (b) F
(c) O 2
(d) Al 3 (a) NO 2 (b) N 2 O
20. Com pared with an atom of atomic weight 1 2 and atom ic (c) NO (d) N 2 O 2
num ber 6 , the atom of atom ic weight 1 3 and atom ic
31. The ratio between the neutrons in C and Si with respect
num ber 6 [NCERT 1971] to atom ic m asses 1 2 and 2 8 is [
(a) Contains m ore neutrons(b) Contains m ore electrons
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2
(c) Contains m ore protons(d) Is a different elem ent
(c) 3 : 7 (d) 7 : 3
21. In the nucleus of 20 Ca 40 there are 32. The atom ic num ber of an elem ent is alway s equal to
[CPMT 1990; EAMCET 1991] [MP PMT 1994]
(a) 40 protons and 2 0 electrons (a) Atom ic weight div ided by 2
(b) 20 protons and 4 0 electrons (b) Num ber of neutrons in the nucleus
(c) 20 protons and 2 0 neutrons (c) Weight of the nucleus
(d) 20 protons and 4 0 neutrons (d) Electrical charge of the nucleus
22. Na  ion is isoelectronic with [CPMT 1990] 33. Which of the following is isoelectronic with carbon atom
2 [MP PMT 1994; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) Li  (b) Mg

(a) Na (b) Al 3 
(c) Ca 2 (d) Ba 2
23. Ca has atomic no. 2 0 and atomic weight 4 0. Which of the (c) O 2  (d) N 
following statem ents is not correct about Ca atom 34. CO 2 is isostructural with
[MP PET 1993] [IIT 1986; MP PMT 1986, 94, 95]
(a) The num ber of electrons is sam e as the num ber of (a) SnCl 2 (b) SO 2
neutrons
(c) HgCl2 (d) All the abov e 47 . The num ber of electrons in [19
40
K ]1 is
35. The hy dride ions (H  ) are isoelectronic with [CPMT 1997; AFMC 1999]
(a) 1 9 (b) 2 0
[A FMC 1995; Bihar MEE 1997]
(c) 1 8 (d) 4 0
(a) Li (b) He  48. The number of electrons and neutrons of an element is 1 8
(c) He (d) Be and 2 0 respectiv ely . Its m ass num ber is
[CPMT 1997; Pb. PMT 1999; MP PMT 1999]
36. The num ber of electrons in the nucleus of C 12 is
[A FMC 1995] (a) 1 7 (b) 3 7
(c) 2 (d) 3 8
(a) 6 (b) 1 2
49. Num ber of protons, neutrons and electrons in the
(c) 0 (d) 3
37 . An elem ent has electronic configuration 2 , 8, 1 8, 1 . If its elem ent 89
231
Y is [A FMC 1997]
atom ic weight is 6 3 , t hen how m any neutrons will be (a) 89, 2 3 1 , 89 (b) 89, 89, 2 4 2
present in its nucleus (c) 89, 1 4 2 , 89 (d) 89, 7 1 , 89
(a) 3 0 (b) 3 2 50. Be 2  is isoelectronic with [EA MCET 1998]
(c) 3 4 (d) 3 3 2 
(a) Mg (b) Na
38. The nucleus of the elem ent E 45 contains 
21 (c) Li (d) H 
(a) 4 5 protons and 2 1 neutrons 51. An isostere is [UPSEA T 1999]
(b) 2 1 protons and 2 4 neutrons (a) NO 2 and O 3 (b) NO 2 and PO43 
(c) 2 1 protons and 4 5 neutrons
(d) 2 4 protons and 2 1 neutrons (c) CO 2 , N 2 O, NO 3 (d) ClO4 and OCN 
39. Neutrons are found in atom s of all elem ents except in 52. Nitrogen atom has an atomic number of 7 and oxygen has
[MP PMT 1997] an atomic number 8. The total num ber of electrons in a
(a) Chlorine (b) Oxy gen nitrate ion will be [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) 8 (b) 1 6
(c) Argon (d) Hy drogen
(c) 3 2 (d) 6 4
40. The m ass number of an anion, X 3  , is 14. If there are ten 53. If m olecular mass and atom ic m ass of sulphur are 2 56
electrons in the anion, the num ber of neutron s in the and 32 respectively, its atom icity is [RPET 2000]
nucleus of atom , X 2 of the elem ent will be (a) 2 (b) 8
[MP PMT 1999] (c) 4 (d) 1 6
(a) 1 0 (b) 1 4 54. The nitride ion in lithium nitride is com posed of
(c) 7 (d) 5 [KCET 2000]
41. Which of the following are isoelectronic species (a) 7 protons + 1 0 electrons
I  CH 3 , II  NH 2 , III  NH 4 , IV  NH 3 [CPMT 1999] (b) 1 0 protons + 1 0 electrons
(c) 7 protons + 7 protons
(a) I, II, III (b) II, III, IV (d) 1 0 protons + 7 electrons
(c) I, II, IV (d) I and II 55. The atomic number of an elem ent is 1 7 . The num ber of
42. The charge on the atom containing 1 7 protons, 1 8 orbitals containing electron pairs in its v alence shell is
neutrons and 18 electrons is [A IIMS 1996] [CPMT 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) Eight (b) Six
(c) 1 (d) Zero (c) Three (d) Two
43. Number of unpaired electrons in inert gas is[CPMT 1996] 56. The atomic number of an element is 3 5 and mass number
(a) Zero (b) 8 is 81 . The number of electrons in the outer m ost shell is
(c) 4 (d) 1 8 [UPSEAT 2001]
44. In neutral atom , which particles are equiv alent (a) 7 (b) 6
[RPMT 1997] (c) 5 (d) 3
   
(a) p , e (b) e , e 57 . Which of the following is not isoelectronic[MP PET 2002]

(c) e , p 
(d) p , n  o
(a) Na  (b) Mg 2 
45. Nuclei tend to have m ore neutrons than protons at high (c) O 2  (d) Cl 
mass numbers because [Roor kee Qu a l ify in g 1998]
58. The charge of an electron is  1.6  10 19 C. The v alue of
(a) Neutrons are neutral particles 
(b) Neutrons hav e m ore m ass than protons free charge on Li ion will be
(c) More neutrons m inim ize the coulom b repulsion [A FMC 2002; KCET (Engg.) 2002]
19
(d) Neutrons decrease the binding energy (a) 3.6  10 C (b) 1  10 19 C
46. Which one of the following is not isoelectronic with O 2  (c) 1.6  10 19 C (d) 2.6  10 19 C
[CBSE PMT 1994] 59. Iso-electronic species is [RPMT 2002]
(a) N 3  (b) F  
(a) F , O 2 
(b) F , O
(c) Tl  (d) Na 
(c) F  , O  (d) F  , O 2 (b) 4 protons and 7 electrons

(c) 4 protons and 1 0 electrons
60. An elem ent hav e atom ic weight 4 0 and it’s electronic
(d) 1 0 protons and 7 electrons
configuration is 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 . Then its atom ic
number and number of neutrons will be [RPMT 2002] 73. Num ber of neutrons in heav y hy drogen atom is
(a) 1 8 and 2 2 (b) 2 2 and 1 8 [MP PMT 1986]
(c) 2 6 and 2 0 (d) 4 0 and 1 8 (a) 0 (b) 1

61. The nucleus of tritium contains [MP PMT 2002] (c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 1 proton + 1 neutron (b) 1 proton + 3 neutron 74. Which of the following is alway s a whole num ber
(c) 1 proton + 0 neutron (d) 1 proton + 2 neutron [CPMT 1976, 81, 86]
62. Which one of the following groupings represents a (a) Atom ic weight (b) Atom ic radii
collection of isoelectronic species [A IEEE 2003] (c) Equiv alent weight (d) Atom ic num ber
(a) Na  , Ca 2  , Mg 2  (b) N 3  , F  , Na 
Atomic models and Planck's quantum theory
(c) Be, Al 3  , Cl  (d) Ca 2  , Cs  , Br
63. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural 1. Rutherford's experiment on scattering of particles showed
NO 3 , CO 32  , ClO3 , SO 3 [IIT Scr een in g 2003] for the first tim e that the atom has
(a) NO 3 , CO 32  (b) SO 3 , NO 3 [IIT 1981; NCERT 1981; CMC Vellore 1991;
CPMT 1984; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(c) ClO3 , CO 32  (d) CO 32  , SO 3
(a) Electrons (b) Protons
64. The number of electrons in Cl  ion is [MP PMT 2003] (c) Nucleus (d) Neutrons
(a) 1 9 (b) 2 0
2. Rutherford's scattering experiment is related to the size of
(c) 1 8 (d) 3 5 the
65. The number of neutron in tritium is [CPMT 2003]
[IIT 1983; MADT Bihar 1995; BHU 1995]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0 (a) Nucleus (b) Atom
66. Tritium is the isotope of [CPMT 2003] (c) Electron (d) Neutron
(a) Hy drogen (b) Oxy gen 3. Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experim ent
(c) Carbon (d) Sulpher ev entually led to the conclusion that[IIT 1986; RPMT 2002]
67 . The atomic number of an element is 3 5. What is the total (a) Mass and energy are related
num ber of electrons present in all the p-orbitals of the
ground state atom of that elem ent (b) Electrons occupy space around the nucleus
[EA MCET (Engg.) 2003] (c) Neutrons are buried deep in the nucleus
(a) 6 (b) 1 1 (d) The point of im pact with m atter can be precisely
(c) 1 7 (d) 2 3 determ ined
68. The nucleus of an element contain 9 protons. Its v alency
4. Bohr's m odel can explain [IIT 1985]
would be [MP PET 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (a) The spectrum of hy drogen atom only
(c) 2 (d) 5 (b) Spectrum of atom or ion containing one electron only
69. The compound in which cation is isoelectronic with anion is
[UPSEAT 2004] (c) The spectrum of hy drogen m olecule
(a) NaCl (b) CsF (d) The solar spectrum
(c) NaI (d) K 2 S 5. When atoms are bombarded with alpha particles, only a
70. Which among the following species have the same number of few in m illion suffer deflection, others pass out
electrons in its outerm ost as well as penultim ate shell undeflected. This is because[MNR 1979; NCERT 1980; A FMC 19
[DCE 2004] (a) The force of repulsion on th e m oving alpha particle is
(a) Mg 2
(b) O 2 sm all
(b) The force of attraction on the alpha particle to the
(c) F  (d) Ca 2 
oppositely charged electrons is v ery sm all
7 1. Six protons are found in the nucleus of
[CPMT 1977, 80, 81; NCERT 1975, 78] (c) There is only one nucleus and large num ber of
electrons
(a) Boron (b) Lithium
(c) Carbon (d) Helium (d) The nucleus occupies m uch sm aller v olum e
com pared to the v olum e of the atom
72. The nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, the
3 6. Positronium consists of an electron and a positron (a
nitride ion ( N ) will hav e [NCERT 1977]
particle which has the sam e m ass as an electron, but
(a) 7 protons and 1 0 electrons opposite charge) orbiting round their com m on centre of
m ass. Calculate the value of the Rydberg constant for this (a) Positiv e ray analy sis
sy stem. (b)  -ray scattering experim ents
(a) R / 4 (b) R / 2 (c) X-ray analy sis
(c) 2 R (d) R (d) Discharge tube experim ents
15. Electron occupies the av ailable orbital singly before
7. When  -particles are sent through a thin m etal foil, most pairing in any one orbital occurs, it is [CBSE PMT 1991]
of them go straight through the foil because (one or m ore (a) Pauli's exclusion principle
are correct) [IIT 1984]
(b) Hund's Rule
(a) Alpha particles are m uch heav ier than electrons
(c) Heisenberg's principle
(b) Alpha particles are positiv ely charged
(b) Prout's hy pothesis
(c) Most part of the atom is em pty space 16. The wav elength of a spectral line for an electronic
(d) Alpha particles m ov e with high v elocity transition is inversely related to [IIT 1988]
8. When an electron jumps from L to K shell (a) The number of electrons undergoing the transition
[CPMT 1983] (b) The nuclear charge of the atom
(a) Energy is absorbed (c) The difference in the energy of the energy lev els
inv olv ed in the transition
(b) Energy is released
(d) The v elocity of the electron undergoing the transition
(c) Energy is som etim es absorbed and som etim es
17. When an electron drops from a higher energy lev el to a
released
low energy level, then [A MU 1985]
(d) Energy is neither absorbed nor released (a) Energy is em itted
9. When bery llium is bom barded with  -particles, (b) Energy is absorbed
extrem ely penetrating radiations which cannot be
(c) Atom ic num ber increases
deflected by electrical or m agnetic field are giv en out.
These are (d) Atom ic num ber decreases
[CPMT 1983] 18. Dav isson and Germ er's experim ent showed that
(a) A beam of protons (b)  -ray s [MA DT Bihar 1983]
(a)  -particles are electrons
(c) A beam of neutrons (d) X-ray s
(b) Electrons com e from nucleu s
10. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of
Planck's quantum theory of radiation [A IIMS 1991] (c) Electrons show wav e nature
(a) The energy is not absorbed or em itted in whole (d) None of the abov e
num ber or m ultiple of quantum 19. When an electron jum ps from lower to higher orbit, its
(b) Radiation is associated with energy energy [MA DT Bi h a r 1982]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) Radiation energy is not em itted or absorbed conti -
nuously but in the form of sm all packets called (c) Rem ains the sam e (d) None of these
quanta 20. Experimental ev idence for the existence of the a tom ic
nucleus com es from [CBSE PMT 1989]
(d) This m agnitude of energy associated with a quantum
is proportional to the frequency (a) Millikan's oil drop experim ent
(b) Atom ic em ission spectroscopy
11. The spectrum of He is expected to be sim ilar to
(c) The m agnetic bending of cathode ray s
[A IIMS 1980, 91; DPMT 1983; MP PMT 2002]
(d) Alpha scattering by a thin m etal foil
(a) H (b) Li  21. Which of the following statem ents does not form part of
Bohr's m odel of the hydrogen atom [CBSE PMT 1989]
(c) Na (d) He 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized
12. Energy of orbit [DPMT 1984, 91]
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest the nucleus has the
(a) Increases as we m ov e away from nucleus
lowest energy
(b) Decreases as we m ov e away from nucleus
(c) Electrons rev olv e in different orbits around the
(c) Rem ains sam e as we m ov e away from nucleus nucleus
(d) None of these (d) The position and velocity of the electrons in the orbit
13. Bohr m odel of an atom could not account for cannot be determ ined sim ultaneously
(a) Em ission spectrum 22. When  -particles are sent through a tin m etal foil, m ost
(b) Absorption spectrum of them go straight through the foil as [EA MCET 1983]
(c) Line spectrum of hy drogen (a)  -particles are m uch heav ier than electrons
(d) Fine spectrum
(b)  -particles are positiv ely charged
14. Existence of positively charged nucleus was established by
(c) Most part of the atom is em pty space
[CBSE PMT 1991]
(d)  -particles m ov e with high v elocity 2 2 m 4 e 2 z 2 2 2 me 2 z 2

(a) E n   (b) E n  
23. The energy of second Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom is – n2h2 n2h2
3 2 8 kJ mol–1, hence the energy of fourth Bohr orbit would be
2 me z
2 4 2
2m 2 e 2 z 4
[CBSE PMT 2005] (c) E n   (d) E n  
n2h2 n2h2
(a) – 4 1 kJ mol–1 (b) –1 3 1 2 kJ mol–1
33. Who m odified Bohr's theory by introducing ellipt ical
(c) –1 6 4 kJ mol–1 (d) – 82 kJ mol–1
orbits for electron path [CBSE PMT 1999; A FMC 2003]
24. When an electron rev olv es in a stationary orbit then (a) Hund (b) Thom son
[MP PET 1994] (c) Rutherford (d) Som m erfield
(a) It absorbs energy 34. Bohr's radius can have [DPMT 1996]
(b) It gains kinetic energy
(a) Discrete v alues (b) ve v alues
(c) It em its radiation
(c) ve v alues (d) Fractional v alu es
(d) Its energy rem ains constant 35. The first use of quantum theory to explain the structure of
25. A m ov ing particle m ay hav e wav e m otion, if atom was made by[IIT 1997; CPMT 2001; J&K CET 2005]
(a) Its m ass is v ery high (a) Heisenberg (b) Bohr
(b) Its v elocity is negligible (c) Planck (d) Einstein
(c) Its m ass is negligible 36. An electronic transition from 1s orbital of an atom causes
(d) Its m ass is v ery high and v elocity is negligible [JIPMER 1997]
26. The postulate of Bohr theory that electrons jum p from (a) Absorption of energy
one orbit to the other, rather than flow is according to (b) Release of energy
(a) The quantisation concept (c) Both release or absorption of energy
(b) The wav e nature of electron (d) Unpredictable
(c) The probability expression for electron 37 . In an element going away from nucleus, the energy of
(d) Heisenberg uncertainty principle particle [RPMT 1997]
27 . The frequency of an electrom agnetic radiation is (a) Decreases (b) Not changing
2  10 Hz . What is its wav elength in m etres
6
(c) Increases (d) None of these
(Velocity of light  3  10 8 ms 1 ) 38. The  -particle scattering experim ent of Rutherford
concluded that [Or issa JEE 1997]
(a) 6.0  10 14
(b) 1.5  10 4
(a) The nucleus is m ade up of protons and neutrons
(c) 1.5  10 2
(d) 0.66  10 2 (b) The number of electrons is exactly equal to number of
28. What is the packet of energy called [A FMC 2005] protons in atom
(a) Electron (b) Photon (c) The positive charge of the atom is concentrated in a
(c) Positron (d) Proton v ery sm all space
29. The energy of an electron in n th orbit of hydrogen atom is (d) Electrons occupy discrete energy lev els
[MP PET 1999] 39. Wavelength associated with electron m otion [BHU 1998]
13 .6 13 .6 (a) Increases with increase in speed of electron
(a) eV (b) eV (b) Rem ains sam e irrespectiv e of speed of electron
n4 n3
13 .6 13 .6 (c) Decreases with increase in speed of e 
(c) eV (d) eV (d) Is zero
n2 n
40. The elem ent used by Rutherford in his famous scattering
30. If wav elength of photon is 2.2  10 11 m, h  6.6  10 34 J- experim ent was [KCET 1998]
sec, then m om entum of photon is [MP PET 1999] (a) Gold (b) Tin
(a) 3  10 23 kg ms 1 (b) 3.33  10 22 kg ms 1 (c) Silv er (d) Lead
41. If electron falls from n  3 to n  2 , then emitted energy
(c) 1.452  10 44 kg ms 1 (d) 6.89  10 43 kg ms 1 is
31. The expression for Bohr's radius of an atom is [A FMC 1997; MP PET 2003]
[MP PMT 1999] (a) 10.2eV (b) 12.09eV
n2h2 n2h2 (c) 1.9 eV (d) 0.65eV
(a) r  (b) r  42. The radius of the nucleus is related to the m ass num ber
4 me z
2 4 2
4 2 me 2 z
A by [
n2h2 n2h2
(c) r  (d) r  (a) R  R o A 1/2
(b) R  R o A
4 2 me 2 z 2 4 2 m 2 e 2 z 2
(c) R  R o A 2
(d) R  R o A 1 / 3
32. The energy of an electron revolving in n th Bohr's orbit of
an atom is given by the expression [MP PMT 1999] 43. The specific charge of proton is 9.6  10 6 C kg 1 then for an
 -particle it will be [MH CET 1999]
(a) 38.4  10 7 C kg 1 (b) 19.2  10 7 C kg 1 54. Rutherford’s  -particle scattering experiment proved that
atom has [MP PMT 2001]
(c) 2.4  10 7 C kg 1 (d) 4.8  10 7 C kg 1 (a) Electrons (b) Neutron
44. In hy drogen spectrum the different lines of Ly m an series (c) Nucleus (d) Orbitals
are present is [UPSEA T 1999] 55. Wav elength of spectral line em itted is inv ersely
(a) UV field (b) I R field proportional to [
(a) Radius (b) Energy
(c) Visible field (d) Far I R field
(c) Velocity (d) Quantum num ber
45. Which one of the following is considered as the m ain
postulate of Bohr’s m odel of atom [A MU 2000] 56. The energy of a radiation of wavelength 8000 Å is E1 and
(a) Protons are present in the nucleus energy of a radiation of wavelength 16000 Å is E 2 . What
(b) Electrons are rev olv ing around the nucleus is the relation between these two [Kerala CET 2005]
(c) Centrifugal force produced due to the rev olv ing (a) E1  6 E 2 (b) E1  2E 2
electrons balances the force of attraction between the (c) E1  4 E 2 (d) E1  1 / 2 E2
electron and the protons
(e) E1  E 2
(d) Angular momentum of electron is an integral multiple of
h 57 . The form ation of energy bonds in solids are in accordance
with [DCE 2001]
2
(a) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
46. The electronic energy levels of the hydrogen atom in the
(b) Bohr’s theory
Bohr’s theory are called [A MU 2000]
(c) Ohm ’s law
(a) Ry dberg lev els (b) Orbits
(d) Rutherford’s atom ic m odel
(c) Ground states (d) Orbitals 58. The frequency of y ellow light having wavelength 600 nm
47 . The energy of a photon is calculated by [Pb. PMT 2000] is
(a) E  h (b) h  E [MP PET 2002]
E h (a) 5.0  10 Hz14
(b) 2.5  10 Hz
7
(c) h  (d) E 
  (c) 5.0  10 7 Hz (d) 2.5  10 14 Hz
48. Visible range of hy drogen spectrum will contain the 59. The v alue of the energy for the first excited state of
following series [RPET 2000] hy drogen atom will be [MP PET 2002]
(a) Pfund (b) Ly m an (a)  13.6 eV (b)  3.40 eV
(c) Balm er (d) Brackett (c)  1.51 eV (d)  0.85 eV
49. Radius of the first Bohr’s orbit of hy drogen atom is 60. Bohr m odel of atom is contradicted by [MP PMT 2002]
[RPET 2000]
(a) Pauli’s exclusion principle
(a) 1 .06 Å (b) 0 .22 Å (b) Planck quantum theory
(c) Heisenberg uncertainty principle
(c) 0 .28 Å (d) 0 .53 Å
(d) All of these
50. In Balm er ser ies of hy drogen atom spectrum which
61. Which of the following is not true in Rutherford’s nuclear
electronic transition causes third line [MP PMT 2000]
m odel of atom [Or issa JEE 2002]
(a) Fifth Bohr orbit to second one (a) Protons and neutrons are present inside nucleus
(b) Fifth Bohr orbit to first one (b) Volum e of nucleus is v ery sm all as com pared to
(c) Fourth Bohr orbit to second one v olum e of atom
(d) Fourth Bohr orbit to first one (c) The num ber of protons and neutrons are alway s
51. Energy of electron of hydrogen atom in second Bohr orbit equal
is (d) The num ber of electrons and protons are alway s
[MP PMT 2000] equal
(a)  5.44  10 19 J (b)  5.44  10 19 kJ 62. The em ission spectrum of hydrogen is found to satisfy the
expression for the energy change. E (in joules) such
(c)  5.44  10 19 cal (d)  5.44  10 19 eV
 1 1 
52. If change in energy (E)  3  10 8 J , h  6.64  10 34 J - s that E  2 .18  10 2  2  J where n 1 = 1, 2 , 3 ….. and
 n1 n2 
and c  3  10 8 m/s, then wavelength of the light is n 2 = 2 , 3 , 4 ……. The spectral lines correspond to Paschen
[CBSE PMT 2000] series to [UPSEA T 2002]
(a) 6.36  10 Å3
(b) 6.36  10 5 Å (a) n1  1 and n 2  2, 3, 4
8
(c) 6.64  10 Å (d) 6.36  10 18 Å (b) n1  3 and n 2  4, 5, 6
53. The radius of first Bohr’s orbit for hydrogen is 0.53 Å. The
radius of third Bohr’s orbit would be [MP PMT 2001] (c) n1  1 and n 2  3, 4, 5
(a) 0.7 9 Å (b) 1 .59 Å (d) n1  2 and n 2  3, 3, 5
(c) 3 .1 8 Å (d) 4 .7 7 Å
(e) n1  1 and n 2  infinity
63. The ratio between kinetic energy and the total energy of 74. The wav elength of the radiation em itted, when in a
the electrons of hydrogen atom according to Bohr’s m odel hy drogen atom electron falls from infinity to stationary
is state 1 , would be (Ry dberg constant  1.097 10 7 m 1 )
[Pb. PMT 2002]
[A IEEE 2004]
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (a) 4 06 nm (b) 1 92 nm
(c) 1 : – 1 (d) 1 : 2
(c) 91 nm (d) 9.110 8 nm
64. Energy of the electron in Hy drogen atom is giv en by
[A MU (Engg.) 2002] 75. In Bohr’s m odel, atomic radius of the first orbit is  , the
131.38 131.33 radius of the 3 rd orbit, is [MP PET 1997; Pb. CET 2001]
(a) En   kJ mol 1 (b) En   kJ mol 1 (a)  / 3 (b) 
n2 n
1313.3 313.13 (c) 3 (d) 9
(c) En   kJ mol 1 (d) En   kJ mol 1
n 2
n 2 76. According to Bohr’s principle, the relation between
65. Ratio of radii of second and first Bohr orbits of H atom principle quantum number (n) and radiu s of orbit is [BHU 2004]
[BHU 2003] (a) r  n (b) r  n 2
(a) 2 (b) 4 1 1
(c) 3 (d) 5 (c) r  (d) r  2
n n
66. The frequency corresponding to transition n  2 to n  1 77. The ionisation potential of a hydrogen atom is –1 3 .6 eV.
in hydrogen atom is [MP PET 2003] What will be the energy of the atom corresponding to
(a) 15.66  10 10 Hz (b) 24.66  10 14 Hz n2
[Pb. CET 2000]
(c) 30.57  10 14 Hz (d) 40.57  10 24 Hz
(a) –3 .4 eV (b) –6.8 eV
67 . The m ass of a photon with a wav elength equal to
(c) –1 .7 eV (d) – 2 .7 eV
1.54  10 8 cm is [Pb. PMT 2004] 7 8. The energy of electron in hy drogen atom in its grounds
(a) 0.8268  10 34 kg (b) 1.2876  10 33 kg state is –13.6 eV. The energy of the level corresponding to
the quantum number equal to 5 is [Pb. CET 2002]
(c) 1.4285  10 32 kg (d) 1.8884  10 32 kg (a) –0.54 eV (b) – 0.85 eV
68. Splitting of spectral lines under the influence of m agnetic (c) – 0.64 eV (d) – 0.4 0 eV
field is called [MP PET 2004] 79. The positive charge of an atom is [A FMC 2002]
(a) Zeem an effect (b) Stark effect (a) Spread all ov er the atom
(c) Photoelectric effect (d) None of these (b) Distributed around the nucleus
69. The radius of electron in the first excited state of (c) Concentrated at the nucleus
hy drogen atom is [MP PMT 2004] (d) All of these
(a) a0 (b) 4a0 80. A metal surface is exposed to solar radiations [DPMT 2005]
(c) 2a0 (d) 8a0 (a) The em itted electrons hav e energy less than a
m aximum value of energy depending upon frequency
70. The ratio of area cov ered by second orbital to the first of incident radiations
orbital is [A FMC 2004] (b) The em itted electrons hav e energy less than
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1 6 m aximum value of energy depending upon intensity
(c) 8 : 1 (d) 1 6 : 1 of incident radiation
7 1. Tim e taken for an electron to com plete one rev olution in (c) The em itted electrons hav e zero energy
the Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is [Ker a l a PMT 2004] (d) The em itted electrons have energy equal to energy of
4 2 mr 2 nh photos of incident light
(a) (b) 81. Which of the following transitions hav e m inim um
nh 4 2 mr wav elength [DPMT 2005]
(c)
nh
(d)
h (a) n4  n1 (b) n 2  n1
4 2 mr 2 2mr
(c) n4  n 2 (d) n3  n1
72. The radius of which of the following orbit is sam e as that
of the first Bohr's orbit of hy drogen atom Dual nature of electron
[IIT Screening 2004]
(a) He  (n  2) (b) Li 2 (n  2) 1. De broglie equation describes the relationship of wavelengt h
2 3
(c) Li (n  3) (d) Be (n  2) associated with the motion of an electron and its[MP PMT
1986]
73. The frequency of radiation em itted when the electron falls
from n  4 to n  1 in a hy drogen atom will be (Giv en (a) Mass (b) Energy
18 1 (c) Mom entum (d) Charge
ionization energy of H  2.18  10 J atom and
34 2. The wav e nature of an electron was first giv en by
h  6.625  10 Js ) [CBSE PMT 2004]
[CMC V ellore 1991; Pb. PMT 1998; CPMT 2004]
(a) 3.08  1015 s 1 (b) 2.00  1015 s 1 (a) De-Broglie (b) Heisenberg
(c) 1.54  1015 s 1 (d) 1.03  1015 s 1 (c) Mosley (d) Som m erfield
3. Am ong the following for which one m athem atical 13. The de-Broglie wavelength associated with a particle of
expression  
h
stands m ass 10 6 kg m ov ing with a v elocity of 10 ms 1 , is
p [A IIMS 2001]
(a) De Broglie equation (b) Einstein equation 22 29
(a) 6.63  10 m (b) 6.63  10 m
(c) Uncertainty equation (d) Bohr equation
4. Which one of the following explains light both as a stream (c) 6.63  10 31 m (d) 6.63  10 34 m
of particles and as wav e m otion 14. What is the de-Broglie wav elength associated with the
[A IIMS 1983; IIT 1992; UPSEAT 2003] hydrogen electron in its third orbit [A MU (En gg.) 2002]
(a) Diffraction (b)   h / p (a) 9.96  10 10 cm (b) 9.96  10 8 cm
(c) Interference (d) Photoelectric effect
(c) 9.96  10 4 cm (d) 9.96  10 8 cm
5. In which one of the following pairs of experim ental
observ ations and phenom enon does the experim ental 15. If the v elocity of hy drogen m olecule is 5  10 4 cm sec 1 ,
observation correctly account for phenomenon [Ade-Broglie
then its IIMS 1983] wavelength is [MP PMT 2003]
Experimental observa t ion Ph en om en on (a) 2 Å (b) 4 Å
(a) X -ray spectra Charge on the nucleus (c) 8 Å (d) 1 00 Å
(b)  -particle scattering Quantized electron orbit 16. A 2 00g golf ball is m oving with a speed of 5 m per hour.
(c) Em ission spectra The quantization of energy The associated wav e length is (h  6.625  10 34 J - sec)
(d) The photoelectric effect The nuclear atom [MP PET 2003]
6. Which of the following expressions giv es the de-Broglie (a) 10 10 m (b) 10 20 m
relationship[MP PMT 1996, 2004; MP PET /PMT 1998]
 h (c) 10 30 m (d) 10 40 m
(a) h  (b)  
mv mv 17. A cricket ball of 0.5 kg is m ov ing with a v elocity of
m v 100 m / sec . The wavelength associated with its m otion is
(c)   (d)  
hv mh [DCE 2004]
7. de-Broglie equation is (a) 1 / 100cm (b) 6.6  10 34 m
[MP PMT 1999; CET Pune 1998]
(c) 1.32  10 35 m (d) 6.6  10 28 m
(a) n  2d sin (b) E  hv 18. Dual nature of particles was proposed by [DCE 2004]
h (a) Heisenberg (b) Lowry
(c) E  mc 2 (d)  
mv (c) de-Broglie (d) Schrodinger
19. Calculate de-Broglie wavelength of an electron trav elling
8. The de-Broglie wavelength of a particle with m ass 1 gm at 1% of the speed of light [DPMT 2004]
and velocity 100m / sec is[CBSE PMT 1999; EA MCET 1997;
(a) 2.73  10 24 (b) 2.42  10 10
A FMC 1999; AIIMS 2000]
33 (c) 242.2  10 10 (d) None of these
(a) 6.63  10 m (b) 6.63  10 34 m 20. Which is the correct relationship between wavelength and
(c) 6.63  10 35 m (d) 6.65  10 35 m m omentum of particles [Pb. PMT 2000]
9. Minimum de-Broglie wavelength is associated with [RPMT h h
1999] (a)   (b)  
P P
(a) Electron (b) Proton
h P
(c) CO 2 m olecule (d) SO 2 m olecule (c) P  (d) h 
 
10. The de-Broglie wav elength associated with a m aterial 21. The de-Broglie equation applies [MP PMT 2004]
particle is [JIPMER 2000] (a) To electrons only
(a) Directly proportional to its energy (b) To neutrons only
(b) Directly proportional to m om entum (c) To protons only
(c) Inv ersely proportional to its energy (d) All the m aterial object in m otion
(d) Inv ersely proportional t o m om entum
Uncertainty principle and Schrodinger wave
11. An electron has kinetic energy 2.8  10 23 J . de-Broglie equation
wav elength will be nearly
(m e  9.1  10 31 kg ) [MP PET 2000] 1. The uncertainty principle was enunciated by
4 7 [NCERT 1975; Bihar MEE 1997]
(a) 9.28  10 m (b) 9.28  10 m
(a) Einstein (b) Heisenberg
(c) 9.28  10 8 m (d) 9.28  10 10 m (c) Rutherford (d) Pauli
12. What will be de-Broglie wavelength of an electron m ov ing 2. According to heisenberg uncertainty principle
with a velocity of 1.2  10 ms 5 1
[MP PET 2000] [A MU 1990; BCECE 2005]
h
(a) 6.068  10 9 (b) 3.133  10 37 (a) E  mc 2 (b) x  p 
4
(c) 6.626  10 9 (d) 6.018  10 7
h h (c) Heisenberg, Planck (d) Planck, Heisenberg
(c)   (d) x  p 
p 6 12. The uncertainty in m om entum of an electron is
3. “The position and velocity of a sm all particle like electron 1  10 5 kg  m / s . The uncertainty in its position will be
cannot be simultaneously determined.” This statement is ( h  6.62  10 34 kg  m 2 / s )
[NCERT 1979; BHU 1981, 87]
[A FMC 1998; CBSE PMT 1999; JIPMER 2002]
(a) Heisenber g uncertainty principle
(b) Principle of de Broglie's wav e nature of electron (a) 1.05  10 28 m (b) 1.05  10 26 m
(c) Pauli's exclusion principle (c) 5.27  10 30 m (d) 5.25  10 28 m
(d) Aufbau's principle 13. The uncertainty in the position of a m oving bullet of m ass
h 1 0 gm is 10 5 m . Calculate the uncertainty in its v elocity
4. In Heisenberg's uncertainty equation x  p  ; p
4 [DCE 1999]
stands for 28 28
(a) 5.2  10 m / sec (b) 3.0  10 m / sec
(a) Uncertainty in energy
(b) Uncertainty in v elocity (c) 5.2  10 22 m / sec (d) 3  10 22 m / sec
(c) Uncertainty in m om entum h
14. The equation x .p  shows [MP PET 2000]
(d) Uncertainty in m ass 4
5. Which one is not the correct relation in the following (a) de-Broglie relation
E (b) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
(a) h  (b) E  mc 2 (c) Aufbau principle
v
(d) Hund’s rule
h h 15. Which quantum number is not related with Schrodinger
(c) x  p  (d)  
4 mv equation [RPMT 2002]
6. The m aximum probability of finding an electron in the (a) Principal (b) Azim uthal
d xy orbital is [MP PET 1996] (c) Magnetic (d) Spin
(a) Along the x-axis 16. Uncertainty in position of a 0.2 5 g particle is 10 5 .
(b) Along the y-axis Uncertainty of velocity is (h  6.6  10 34 Js) [A IEEE 2002]
(c) At an angle of 45 o from the x and y-axes (a) 1.2  10 34 (b) 2.1  10 29
(d) At an angle of 90 o from the x and y-axes (c) 1.6  10 20
(d) 1.7  10 9
17. The uncertainty in m om entum of an electron is
7. Sim ultaneous determ ination of exact position and
m omentum of an electron is [BHU 1979] 1  10 5 kg m / s . The uncertainity in its position will be
(a) Possible (h  6.63  10 34 Js) [Pb. CET 2000]
(b) Im possible (a) 5.28  10 30
m (b) 5.25  10 28 m
(c) Som etim es possible som etim es im possible (c) 1.05  10 m 26
(d) 2.715  10 30 m
(d) None of the abov e 18. According to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, the
8. If uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the product of uncertainties in position and v elocities for an
uncertainty in its m om entum would be [CPMT 1988] electron of m ass 9.1  10 31 kg is [
h 3 2 1 5 2 1
(a) Zero (b)  (a) 2.8  10 m s (b) 3.8  10 m s
2 5 2 1
(c) 5.8  10 m s (d) 6.8  10 6 m 2 s 1
h
(c)  (d) Infinite 19. For an electron if the uncertainty in v elocity is  , the
2
uncertainty in its position (x ) is given by [DPMT 2005]
9. The possibility of finding an electron in an orbital was
hm 4
conceiv ed by [MP PMT 1994] (a) (b)
4 hm 
(a) Rutherford (b) Bohr
h 4 m
(c) Heisenberg (d) Schrodinger (c) (d)
4m  h . 
10. Uncertainty principle gav e the concept of
20. Orbital is [DPMT 2005]
(a) Probability
(a) Circular path around the nucleus in which the
(b) An orbital electron rev olv es
(c) Phy sical m eaning of  the  2 (b) Space around the nucleus where the probability of
finding the electron is m axim um
(d) All the abov e
(c) Am plitude of electrons wav e
11. The uncertainty principle and the concept of wave nature (d) None of these
of m atter was proposed by ...... and ...... respectiv ely
[MP PET 1997]
Quantum number, Electronic configuration
(a) Heisenberg, de Broglie (b) de-Broglie, Heisenberg
and Shape of orbitals 1
(c) 5, 1, 1,  (d) 6, 0, 0, 
1
2 2
1. Be's 4 th electron will hav e four quantum num bers 10. The correct ground state electronic configuration of
[MNR 1985] chromium atom is[IIT 1989, 94; MP PMT 1993; EA MCET 1997;
n l m s ISM Dh anbad 1994; AFMC 1997; Bihar MEE 1996;
(a) 1 0 0 + 1 /2 MP PET 1995, 97; CPMT 1999; Kerala PMT 2003]
(b) 1 1 +1 + 1 /2 (a) [ Ar] 3d 5 4 s 1 (b) [ Ar] 3d 4 4 s 2
(c) 2 0 0 – 1 /2
(d) 2 1 0 + 1 /2 (c) [ AR]3d 6 4 s 0 (d) [ Ar]4 d 5 4 s 1
2. The quantum number which specifies the location of an 11. 2 p orbitals have [NCERT 1981; MP PMT 1993, 97]
electron as w ell as energy is [DPMT 1983] (a) n  1, l  2 (b) n  1, l  0
(a) Principal quantum num ber
(c) n  2, l  1 (d) n  2, l  0
(b) Azim uthal quantum num ber
(c) Spin quantum num ber 12. Electronic configuration of H  is [CPMT 1985]
(d) Magnetic quantum num ber (a) 1s 0 (b) 1s 1
3. The shape of an orbital is given by the quantum number
(c) 1s 2 (d) 1s 1 2 s 1
[NCERT 1984; MP PMT 1996]
13. The quantum numbers for the outerm ost electron of an
(a) n (b) l
(c) m (d) s 1
elem ent are given below as n  2, l  0, m  0, s   . The
4. In a given atom no two electrons can have the same values 2
for all the four quantum num bers. This is called atom s is [EA MCET 1978]
[BHU 1979; A MU 1983; EAMCET 1980, 83; (a) Lithium (b) Bery llium
MA DT Bihar 1980; CPMT 1986, 90, 92; NCERT 1978, 84; (c) Hy drogen (d) Boron
RPMT 1997; CBSE PMT 1991; MP PET 1986, 99] 14. Principal quantum num ber of an atom represents
(a) Hund's rule [EA MCET 1979; IIT 1983; MNR 1990;UPSEAT 2000, 02]
(b) Aufbau's principle (a) Size of the orbital
(c) Uncertainty principle (b) Spin angular m om entum
(d) Pauli's exclusion principle (c) Orbital angular m om entum
5. Nitrogen has the electronic configuration (d) Space orientation of the orbital
1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 1x 2 p 1y 2 p 1z and not 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p x2 2 p 1y 2 p z0 which is 15. An elem ent has the electronic configuration
determ ined by 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 2 . Its v alency electrons are
[DPMT 1982, 83, 89; MP PMT/PET 1988; EAMCET 1988] [NCERT 1973]
(a) Aufbau's principle (b) Pauli's exclusion (a) 6 (b) 2
principle (c) 3 (d) 4
(c) Hund's rule (d) Uncertainty principle 16. The m agnetic quantum num ber specifies
6. Which one of the following configuration represents a [MNR 1986; BHU 1982; CPMT 1989, 94;
noble gas [CPMT 1983,
MP89, 93;1999;
PET NCERT 1973;
AFMC MPAMU
1999; PMT (Engg.)
1989; 1999]
DPMT 1984]
(a) Size of orbitals (b) Shape of orbitals
2 2 6 2
(a) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s (b) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s1
2 2 6
(c) Orientation of orbitals (d) Nuclear stability
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 sp6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 ,4 s 2 17. Which of the following sets of quantum num bers
represent an impossible arrangement[IIT 1986; MP PET 1995]
7. The electronic configuration of silver atom in ground state
is n l m ms
[CPMT 1984, 93] 1
(a) 3 2 –2 (+ )
(a) [Kr]3d 10
4s 1
(b) [ Xe] 4 f 5 d 6 s
14 10 1
2
(c) [Kr] 4 d 5 s10 1

(d) [Kr] 4 d 9 5 s 2 1
(b) 4 0 0 (–)
2
8. Principal, azimuthal and m agnetic quantum numbers are
respectively related to [CPMT 1988; A IIMS 1999] 1
(c) 3 2 –3 (+ )
(a) Size, shape and orientation 2
(b) Shape, size and orientation 1
(d) 5 3 0 (–)
(c) Size, orientation and shape 2
(d) None of the abov e 18. If n  3 , then the v alue of ' l' which is incorrect
9. Correct set of four quantum numbers for valence electron [CPMT 1994]
of rubidium (Z = 3 7 ) is (a) 0 (b) 1
[IIT 1984; JIPMER 1999; UPSEAT 2003]
(c) 2 (d) 3
1 1 19. Which orbital is dum b-bell shaped
(a) 5, 0, 0,  (b) 5, 1, 0, 
2 2 [MP PMT 1986; MP PET/PMT 1998]
(a) s -orbital (b) p -orbital [MNR 1988; UPSEAT 1999, 2000; Kerala PMT 2003]
(c) d -orbital (d) f -orbital
20. The total number of unpaired electrons in d - orbitals of
atom s of element of atomic number 29 is [CPMT 1983] (c) Magnetic quantum num ber
(d) Spin quantum num ber
(a) 1 0 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 5 32. A com pletely filled d -orbital (d 10 ) [MNR 1987]
21. The shape of 2 p orbital is (a) Spherically symmetrical
[CPMT 1983; NCERT 1979] (b) Has octahedral sy m m etry
(a) Spherical (b) Ellipsoidal (c) Has tetrahedral sy m m etry
(c) Dum b-bell (d) Py ram idal (d) Depends on the atom
22. The m agnetic quantum number for a n electron when the 33. If m agnetic quantum number of a given atom represented
v alue of principal quantum num ber is 2 can hav e by –3 , then what will be its principal quantum num ber
[CPMT 1984] [BHU 2005]
(a) 3 v alues (b) 2 v alues (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 9 v alues (d) 6 v alues (c) 4 (d) 5
23. Which one is the correct outer configuration of chromium 34. The total number of orbitals in an energy level designated
[A IIMS 1980, 91; BHU 1995] by principal quantum number n is equal to
[A IIMS 1997; J&K CET 2005]
(a)     
(a) 2n (b) 2n 2
(b)   
(c) n (d) n 2
(c)       35. The number of orbitals in the fourth principal quantum
(d) num ber will be
     
(a) 4 (b) 8
24. The following has zero valency [DPMT 1991] (c) 1 2 (d) 1 6
(a) Sodium (b) Bery llium 36. Which set of quantum numbers are not possible from the
(c) Alum inium (d) Kry pton following
25. The number of electrons in the valence shell of calcium is
1
[IIT 1975] (a) n  3, l  2, m  0, s  
(a) 6 (b) 8 2
(c) 2 (d) 4 (b) n  3, l  2, m  2, s  
1
26. The valence electron in the carbon atom are [MNR 1982] 2
(a) 0 (b) 2 1
(c) n  3, l  3, m  3, s  
(c) 4 (d) 6 2
27 . For the dum b-bell shaped orbital, the v alue of l is 1
[CPMT 1987, 2003] (d) n  3, l  0, m  0, s  
2
(a) 3 (b) 1 37 . The four quantum number for the valence shell electron
(c) 0 (d) 2 or last electron of sodium (Z = 11) is [MP PMT 1999]
28. Chrom ium has the electronic configuration 4 s1 3d 5 1
(a) n  2, l  1, m  1, s  
rather than 4 s 2 3d 4 because 2
(a) 4 s and 3 d hav e the sam e energy 1
(b) n  3, l  0, m  0, s  
(b) 4 s has a higher energy than 3 d 2
(c) 4 s 1 is m ore stable than 4 s 2 1
(c) n  3, l  2, m  2, s  
(d) 4 s 1 3d 5 half-filled is m or e stable than 4 s 2 3d 4 2
1
29. The electronic configuration of calcium ion (Ca 2  ) is (d) n  3, l  2, m  2, s  
[CMC V ellore 1991] 2
38. The explanation for the presence of three unpaired
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 ,4 s 2 electrons in the nitrogen atom can be giv en by
(b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 sp 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 ,4 s 1 [NCERT 1979; RPMT 1999; DCE 1999, 2002;
2 2 6
(c) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 3d
2 6 2 CPMT 2001; MP PMT 2002; Pb. PMT / CET 2002]
2 2 6 2 6 5 (a) Pauli's exclusion principle
(d) 1s ,2 s sp ,3 s 3 p 3d
2 2 6 2 6 0
(b) Hund's rule
(e) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p ,4 s (c) Aufbau's principle
30. The structure of external m ost shell of inert gases is (d) Uncertainty principle
[JIPMER 1991]
2 3 2 6 39. The m axim um energy is present in any electron at
(a) s p (b) s p
(a) Nucleus
1 2
(c) s p (d) d 10 s 2 (b) Ground state
31. The two electrons in K sub-shell will differ in (c) First excited state
(d) Infinite distance from the nucleus 1
(b) n  4 , l  0, m  0, s  
40. The electron density between 1s and 2 s orbital is 2
(a) High (b) Low 1
(c) Zero (d) None of these (c) n  3, l  1, m  1, s  
2
41. For ns orbital, the magnetic quantum number has v alue
1
(a) 2 (b) 4 (d) n  4 , l  2, m  1, s  
2
(c) – 1 (d) 0
53. The angular m omentum of an electron depends on
42. The m axim um num ber of electrons that can be
accom m odated in the M th shell is (b) Azim uthal quantum num ber
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) Magnetic quantum num ber
(c) 1 8 (d) 3 2 (d) All of these
43. For a giv en value of quantum num ber l , the num ber of 54. The electronic configuration of copper ( 29 Cu ) is
allowed v alues of m is giv en by
[DPMT 1983; BHU 1980; AFMC 1981;
(a) l  2 (b) 2l  2
CBSE PMT 1991; MP PMT 1995]
(c) 2l  1 (d) l  1
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 9 ,4 s 2
44. The num ber of radial nodes of 3 s and 2 p orbitals are
respectively. [IIT -JEE 2005] (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 10 ,4 s1
(a) 2 , 0 (b) 0, 2
(c) 1s 2 .2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 ,4 s 2 4 p 6
(c) 1 , 2 (d) 2 , 1
45. Which of the sub-shell is circular (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 10
(a) 4 s (b) 4 f 55. The num ber of orbitals in 2 p sub-shell is
(c) 4 p (d) 4 d [NCERT 1973; MP PMT 1996]
(a) 6 (b) 2
46. Which electronic configuration for oxy gen is correct
according to Hund's rule of m ultiplicity (c) 3 (d) 4
56. The number of orbitals in d sub-shell is [MNR 1981]
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p x2 2 p 1y 2 p 1z (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p x2 2 p y2 2 p z0
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p x3 2 p 1y 2 p z0 (d) None of these (c) 5 (d) 7
47 . If v alue of azimuthal quantum number l is 2 , then total 57 . A sub-shell l  2 can take how m any electrons
possible v alues of m agnetic quantum num ber will be [NCERT 1973, 78]
(a) 7 (b) 5 (a) 3 (b) 1 0
(c) 3 (d) 2 (c) 5 (d) 6
48. The ty pe of orbitals present in Fe is 58. Pauli's exclusion principle states that
(a) s (b) s and p [MNR 1983; A MU 1984]
(c) s, p and d (d) s, p, d and f (a) Two electrons in the same atom can hav e the sam e
energy
49. The shape of d xy orbital will be
(b) Two electrons in the sam e atom cannot hav e the
(a) Circular (b) Dum b-bell sam e spin
(c) Double dum b-bell (d) Trigonal (c) The electrons tend to occupy different orbitals as far
50. In any atom which sub-shell will have the highest energy as possible
in the following (d) Electrons tend to occupy lower energy orbitals
(a) 3 p (b) 3 d preferentially
(c) 4 s (d) 3 s (e) None of the abov e
51. Which electronic configuration is not observ ing the 59. For d electrons, the azim uthal quantum num ber is
( n  l ) rule
[MNR 1983; CPMT 1984]
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 1 ,4 s 2 (a) 0 (b) 1
2 2 6 2 6 7 2
(b) 1s ,2 s sp ,3 s 3 p 3d ,4 s (c) 2 (d) 3
2 2 6 2 6 5
(c) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 3d ,4 s
1
60. For p -orbital, the m agnetic quantum number has v alue
2 2 6 2 6 8
(d) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 3d ,4 s
2 (a) 2 (b) 4 , – 4
(c) – 1 , 0, + 1 (d) 0
52. The four quantum numbers of the outermost orbital of K
(atomic no. =19) are [MP PET 1993, 94] 61. For n  3 energy level, the number of possible orbitals (all
1 kinds) are [BHU 1981; CPMT 1985; MP PMT 1995]
(a) n  2, l  0, m  0, s  
2 (a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 9
62. Which of the following ions is not hav ing the 72. In a potassium atom, electronic energy lev els are in the
configuration of neon following order [EA MCET 1979; DPMT 1991]
(a) F  (b) Mg 2 (a) 4 s  3d (b) 4 s  4 p

(c) 4 s  3d (d) 4 s  3 p
(c) Na  (d) Cl 
63. Elem ents upto atomic number 103 have been synthesized 73. Fe (atom ic num ber = 2 6) atom has the electronic
and studied. If a newly discov ered elem ent is found to arrangement [NCERT 1974; MNR 1980]
have an atomic number 106, its electronic configuration (a) 2 , 8, 8, 8 (b) 2 , 8, 1 6
will be (c) 2 , 8,1 4 , 2 (d) 2 , 8, 1 2 , 4
[A IIMS 1980]
74. Cu 2  will hav e the following electronic configuration
(a) [Rn]5 f ,6 d ,7 s
14 4 2
(b) [Rn]5 f ,6 d 1 ,7 s 2 7 p 3
14
[MP PMT 1985]
(c) [Rn]5 f ,6 d ,7 s
14 6 0
(d) [Rn]5 f ,6 d ,7 s
14 5 1
(a) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 3d
2 2 6 2 6 10
64. Ions which have the sam e electronic configuration are (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 9 ,4 s 1
those of
(a) Lithium and sodium (b) Sodium and potassium (c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 9
(c) Potassium and calcium (d) Oxy gen and chlorine (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 10 ,4 s 1
65. When the azim uthal quantum num ber has a v alue of 75. Which one is the electronic con figuration of Fe 2
l  0 , the shape of the orbital is [MP PET 1995]
[MA DT Bihar 1982; AIIMS 1989]
(a) Rectangular (b) Spherical
(a) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 3d 6
2 2 6 2 6
(c) Dum bbell (d) Unsy m m etrical
66. The m agnetic quantum number for v alency electrons of (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 4 ,4 s 2
sodium is [CPMT 1988; MH CET 1999]
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 ,4 s 1
(a) 3 (b) 2
(d) None of these
(c) 1 (d) 0
76. How m any electrons can be fit into the orbitals that
67 . The electronic configuration of an elem ent with atom ic
number 7 i.e. nitrogen atom is [CPMT 1982, 84, 87] com prise the 3 rd quantum shell n  3
[MP PMT 1986, 87; Orissa JEE 1997]
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 1 ,2 p x3 (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p x2 2 p1y (a) 2 (b) 8
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 1x 2 p 1y 2 p 1z (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 1x 2 p y2 (c) 1 8 (d) 3 2
77. Which element is represented by the following electronic
68. In a m ulti-electron atom, which of the following orbitals configuration [MP PMT 1987]
described by the three quantum m em bers will hav e the
sam e energy in the absence of m agnetic and electric fields 2p
[A IEEE 2005] 2s   
(1 ) n  1, l  0, m  0 (2 ) n  2, l  0, m  0 1s 
(3 ) n  2, l  1, m  1 (4 ) n  3, l  2, m  0 
(5) n  3, l  2, m  0 (a) Nitrogen (b) Oxy gen
(a) (1 ) and (2 ) (b) (2 ) and (3 ) (c) Fluorine (d) Neon
(c) (3 ) and (4 ) (d) (4 ) and (5) 7 8. If the v alue of azim uthal quantum num ber is 3 , the
possible v alues of m agnetic quantum num ber would be
69. Which of the following represents the electronic
[MP PMT 1987; RPMT 1999; AFMC 2002; KCET 2002]
configuration of an elem ent with atom ic num ber 1 7
[A MU 1982] (a) 0, 1 , 2 , 3 (b) 0, – 1 , – 2 , – 3
(c) 0,  1 ,  2 ,  3 (d)  1 ,  2 ,  3
2 2 6
(a) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 1 6
(b) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 2 3 p 4 ,4 s1
2 2 6
79. Kry pton (36 Kr) has the electronic configuration (18 Ar)
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 5 (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 1 3 p 4 ,4 s 2
4 s 2 ,3d 10 ,4 p 6 . The 37 th electron will go into which one of
70. The shape of s -orbital is [NCERT 1978I] the following sub-lev els
(a) Py ram idal (b) Spherical [CBSE PMT 1989; CPMT 1989; EAMCET 1991]
(c) Tetrahedral (d) Dum b-bell shaped (a) 4 f (b) 4 d
7 1. When 3 d orbital is com plete, the new electron will enter (c) 3 p (d) 5 s
the
[EA MCET 1980; MP PMT 1995] 1
80. If an electron has spin quantum num ber of  and a
2
(a) 4 p -orbital (b) 4 f -orbital
m agnetic quantum number of 1 , it cannot be presented
(c) 4 s -orbital (d) 4 d -orbital in an [CBSE PMT 1989; UPSEA T 2001]
(a) d -orbital (b) f -orbital (c) Cs  (d) K 
(c) p -orbital (d) s -orbital 93. The order of filling of electrons in the orbitals of an atom
will be [
81. The azim uthal quantum num ber is related to
(a) 3d, 4 s, 4 p, 4 d, 5 s (b) 4 s, 3d, 4 p, 5 s, 4 d
[BHU 1987, 95]
(a) Size (b) Shape (c) 5 s, 4 p, 3d, 4 d, 5 s (d) 3d, 4 p, 4 s, 4 d, 5 s
(c) Orientation (d) Spin 94. The quantum number which m ay be designated by s, p, d
82. The total number of electrons that can be accomm odated and f instead of number is BHU 1980]
in all the orbitals having principal quantum number 2 and
azimuthal quantum number 1 is [CPMT 1971, 89, 91] (a) n (b) l
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) m l (d) m s
(c) 6 (d) 8 95. Which of the following represents the correct sets of the
83. Electronic configuration of C is [CPMT 1975] four quantum num bers of a 4 d electron
[MNR 1992; UPSEAT 2001; J&K CET 2005]
(a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 2 (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 3
1
(a) 4 , 3, 2, (b) 4 , 2 , 1 , 0
(c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 2
84. There is no difference between a 2 p and a 3 p orbital 1 1
(c) 4 , 3,  2,  (d) 4 , 2, 1, 
regarding [BHU 1981] 2 2
(a) Shape (b) Size 96. Which of the following statem ents is not correct for an
(c) Energy (d) Value of n electron that has the quantum numbers n  4 and m  2
[MNR 1993]
85. The electronic configuration of chrom ium is
[MP PMT 1993; MP PET 1995; BHU 2001; BCECE 2005]
1
(a) The electron m ay have the quantum num ber s  
2
(a) [ Ne ]3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 4 ,4 s 2 (b) [ Ne ]3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 ,4 s 1
(b) The electron m ay have the quantum num ber l  2
(c) [ Ne ]3 s 2 3 p 6 ,4 s 2 4 p 4 (d) [ Ne ]3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 1 ,4 s 2 4 p 3 (c) The electron m ay have the quantum num ber l  3
86. The shape of p -orbital is [MP PMT 1993] (d) The electron m ay hav e the quantum num ber
l  0, 1, 2, 3
(a) Elliptical (b) Spherical
97 . The set of quantum num bers not applicable for an
(c) Dum b-bell (d) Com plex geom etrical electron in an atom is [MNR 1994]
87 . The electronic configuration (outerm ost) of Mn 2 ion (a) n  1, l  1, m l  1, m s  1 / 2
(atom ic num ber of Mn  25 ) in its ground state is (b) n  1, l  0, m l  0, m s  1 / 2
[MP PET 1993]
(c) n  1, l  0, m l  0, m s  1 / 2
(a) 3 d 5 ,4 s 0 (b) 3 d 4 ,4 s 1
(d) n  2, l  0, m l  0, m s  1 / 2
(c) 3 d 3 ,4 s 2 (d) 3d 2 ,4 s 2 4 p 2
98. Correct configuration of Fe 3 [2 6] is
88. The principal quantum number represents [CPMT 1991]
[CPMT 1994; BHU 1995; KCET 1992]
(a) Shape of an orbital
(b) Distance of electron from nucleus (a) 1s ,2 s 2 p ,3 s 3 p 6 3d 5
2 2 6 2
(c) Num ber of electrons in an orbit (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 sp 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 3 ,4 s 2

(d) Num ber of orbitals in an orbit (c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 6 ,4 s 2
89. When the azim uthal quantum num ber has a v alue of
l  1 , the shape of the orbital is [MP PET 1993] (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 ,4 s 1
(a) Unsy m m etrical (b) Spherically symmetrical 99. Azim uthal quantum number for last electron of Na atom
(c) Dum b-bell (d) Com plicated is
[BHU 1995]
90. How m any electrons can be accommodated in a sub-shell
(a) 1 (b) 2
for which n  3, l  1 [CBSE PMT 1990]
(c) 3 (d) 0
(a) 8 (b) 6 100. A 3 p orbital has [IIT 1995]
(c) 1 8 (d) 3 2 (a) Two spherical nodes
91. For azim uthal quantum num ber l  3 , the m axim um (b) Two non-spherical nodes
num ber of electrons will be [CBSE PMT 1991;
(c) One spherical and one non -spherical nodes
EA MCET 1991; RPMT 2002; CBSE PMT 2002]
(d) One spherical and two non -spherical nodes
(a) 2 (b) 6
101. All electrons on the 4 p sub-shell m ust be characterized
(c) 0 (d) 1 4
by the quantum number(s) [MP PET 1996]
92. An ion has 1 8 electrons in the outerm ost shell, it is
1
[CBSE PMT 1990] (a) n  4 , m  0, s   (b) l  1
2
 4
(a) Cu (b) Th
1
(c) l  0, s   (d) s  
1 (c) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 4
2 2
(d) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 4 s 1 3d 3
102. The electronic configuration of the elem ent of atom ic
num ber 2 7 is 110. Which of the following configuration is correct for iron
[CBSE PMT 1999]
(a) 1s , 2 s 2 p , 3 s 3 p , 4 s () 4 p ()()() 5 s ()
2 2 6 2 6
(a) 1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 3 p 3d
2 2 6 2 6 5
(b) 1s 2 , 2 s 2 2 p 6 , 3 s 2 3 p 6 3d ()()(), 4 s () 4 p ()

(b) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 4 s 2 3d 5
(c) 1s , 2 s 2 p , 3 s 3 p , 3d ()()()(), 4 s ()
2 2 6 2 6
(c) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 4 s 2 3d 7
(d) 1s , 2 s 2 p , 3 s 3 p , 3d ()()()()() 4 s ()
2 2 6 2 6
(d) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 4 s 2 3d 6
103. When the value of the principal quantum number n is 3 , 111. Which of the following set of quantum numbers belong to
the permitted values of the azimuthal quantum num bers highest energy [CPMT 1999]
l and the m agnetic quantum num bers m , are
1
l m (a) n  4 , l  0, m  0, s  
2
0 0
1
(a) 1  1, 0,  1 (b) n  3, l  0, m  0, s  
2
2  2,1, 0,  1,2
1
1 1 (c) n  3, l  1, m  1, s  
2
(b) 2  2, 1,  1 1
(d) n  3, l  2, m  1, s  
3  3,2, 1,  2,3 2
0 0 112. Which quantum number will determine the shape of the
(c) 1 1, 2, 3 subshell [CPMT 1999; Pb. PMT 1998]
2  3,  2, 1,  2,3 (a) Principal quantum num ber
1 0, 1
(c) Magnetic quantum num ber
(d) 2 0, 1, 2
(d) Spin quantum num ber
3 0, 1, 2, 3
113. For the n  2 energy level, how many orbitals of all kinds
104. The number of possible spatial orientations of an electron are possible [Bih a r CEE 1995]
in an atom is giv en by its
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) Spin quantum num ber
(c) 4 (d) 5
(b) Spin angular m om entum
(c) Magnetic quantum num ber 114. Which one is in the ground state [DPMT 1996]
(d) Orbital angular m om entum

105. Which of the following sets of orbitals m ay degenerate
(a)   
(a) 2 s, 2 p x , 2 p y (b) 3 s, 3 p x ,3d xy

(c) 1s, 2 s, 3 s (d) 2 p x , 2 p y , 2 p z
106. The set of quantum num bers n  3, l  0, m  0, s  1 / 2 (b)   
belongs to the elem ent 
(a) Mg (b) Na 
(c) Ne (d) F (c)   
107 . An electron has principal quantum num ber 3 . The

num ber of its (i) sub-shells and (ii) orbitals would be
respectiv ely 
[MP PET 1997] (d)   
(a) 3 and 5 (b) 3 and 7 
(c) 3 and 9 (d) 2 and 5
2 115. When the principal quantum number (n  3) , the possible
108. What is the electronic configuration of Cu (Z  29) of
least position [MP PET /PMT 1998; MP PET 2001] v alues of azim uthal quantum num ber ( l ) is
[Bihar MEE 1996; KCET 2000]
(a) [ Ar] 4 s 3d
1 8
(b) [ Ar] 4 s 2 3d 10 4 p 1
(a) 0, 1 , 2 , 3 (b) 0, 1 , 2
(c) [ Ar] 4 s 1 3d 10 (d) [ Ar] 3 d 9 (c) – 2 , – 1 , 0, 1 , 2 (d) 1 , 2 , 3
(e) 0, 1
109. The correct electronic configuration of Ti(Z  22) atom is
116. Which statem ent is not correct for n  5 , m  3
[MP PMT 1999]
2 2 6 2 6 2 2 [CPMT 1996]
(a) 1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 3 p 4 s 3d
1
2 2 6 2 6 4 (a) l  4 (b) l  0, 1, 3; s  
(b) 1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 3 p 3d 2
(c) l  3 (d) All are correct (c) [ Xe]4 s 3 5 d 5 6 s 2 (d) [ Xe]4 f 6 5 d 2 6 s 2
117 . 2 2
1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 6 1
shows configuration of [CPMT 1996] 125. An e  has m agnetic quantum number as 3 , what is its
(a) Al 3
in ground state (b) Ne in excited state principal quantum number [BHU 1998]

(c) Mg in excited state (d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
118. Fiv e v alence electrons of p 15 are labelled as
126. The number of quantum numbers required to describe an
AB X Y Z electron in an atom com pletely is [CET Pu n e 1998]
3s 3p (a) 1 (b) 2
1 (c) 3 (d) 4
If the spin quantum of B and Z is  , the group of
2 127 . The electronic configuration 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 1x 2 p 1y 2 p 1z
electrons with three of the quantum num ber sam e are
[A FMC 1997; Pb. PMT 1999; CBSE PMT 2001; AIIMS 2001]
[JIPMER 1997]
(a) Oxy gen (b) Nitrogen
(a) AB, XYZ , BY (b) AB
(c) Hy drogen (d) Fluorine
(c) XYZ, AZ (d) AB, XYZ
128. Which one of the following set of quantum numbers is not
119. Electronic configuration of Sc 21 is [BHU 1997] possible for 4 p electron [EA MCET 1998]
(a) 1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 3 p 4 s 3d
2 2 6 2 6 2 1
1
(a) n  4 , l  1, m  1, s  
2 2 6
(b) 1s 2 s 2 p 3 s 3 p 4 s 3d 2 6 1 2 2
1
(c) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 4 s 0 3d 3 (b) n  4 , l  1, m  0, s  
2
(d) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 2 4 s 2 3d 2
1
120. If n  l  6 , then total possible num ber of subshells (c) n  4 , l  1, m  2, s  
2
would be [RPMT 1997]
1
(a) 3 (b) 4 (d) n  4 , l  1, m  1, s  
2
(c) 2 (d) 5
129. Which of the following orbital is not possible[RPMT 1999]
121. An electron hav ing the quantum num bers (a) 3 f (b) 4 f
1 (c) 5 f (d) 6 f
n  4, l  3, m  0 , s   would be in the orbital
2 130. Which set of quantum numbers for an electron of an atom
[Or issa JEE 1997] is not possible [RPMT ; DCE 1999]
(a) n  1, l  0, m  0, s  1 / 2
(a) 3 s (b) 3 p
(b) n  1, l  1, m  1, s  1 / 2
(c) 4 d (d) 4 f (c) n  1, l  0, m  0, s  1 / 2
122. Which of the following sets of quantum num bers is not (d) n  2, l  1, m  1, s  1 / 2
allowed [Or issa JEE 1997]
131. Electronic configuration of ferric ion is [RPET 2000]
1
(a) n  1, l  0, m  0, s   (a) [ Ar] 3 d 5
(b) [ Ar] 3 d 7
2
(c) [ Ar] 3 d 3
(d) [ Ar] 3 d 8
1
(b) n  1, l  1, m  0, s   132. What is the m aximum number of electrons which can be
2
accom modated in an atom in which the highest principal
1 quantum num ber value is 4 [MP PMT 2000]
(c) n  2, l  1, m  1, s  
2 (a) 1 0 (b) 1 8
(c) 3 2 (d) 54
1 133. Which of the following electronic configurations is not
(d) n  2, l  1, m  0, s  
2 possible
[CPMT 2000]
123. For which of the following sets of four quantum numbers,
2 2 6
an electron will have the highest energy [CBSE PMT 1994] (a) 1s 2 s
2 2
(b) 1s 2 s 2 p
10 2 2
n l m s (c) 3d 4s 4 p (d) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 2 3 s 1
(a) 3 2 1 + 1 /2 134. The electronic configuration of an elem ent is
(b) 4 2 1 + 1 /2 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 4 s1 . This represents its
(c) 4 1 0 –1 /2 [IIT Screening 2000]
(a) Excited state (b) Ground state
(d) 5 0 0 –1 /2
(c) Cationic form (d) Anionic form
124. The electronic configuration of gadolinium (atom ic no. 135. Which of the following set of quantum num bers is
64) is [CBSE PMT 1997]
possible
8 9 2 7 1 2 [A IIMS 2001]
(a) [ Xe]4 s 5 d 6 s (b) [ Xe]4 s 5 d 6 s
1 (a) Hund’s rule
(a) n  3; l  2; m  2 and s  
2 (b) Aufbau’s principle
1 (c) Pauli’s exclusion principle
(b) n  3; l  4 ; m  0 and s   (d) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
2
145. Which of the following has maximum energy
1
(c) n  4 ; l  0; m  2 and s   [A IIMS 2002]
2 3s 3p 3d
1
(d) n  4 ; l  4 ; m  3 and s   (a)
2
136. Which of the following set of quantum num ber is not 3s 3p 3d
v alid
[A IIMS 2001] (b)
(a) n  1, l  2 (b) 3  2, m  1
(c) m  3, l  0 (d) 3  4, l  2 3s 3p 3d
(c)
137 . Which one pair of atom s or ions will hav e sam e
configuration [JIPMER 2001]
(a) F  and Ne (b) Li  and He  3s 3p 3d
 (d)
(c) Cl and Ar (d) Na and K
138. Which of the following sets of quantum num ber is not 146. The total m agnetic quantum num bers for d-orbital is
possible [MP PET 2001] given by [
1 (a) 2 (b) 0,  1 ,  2
(a) n  3; l  2; m  0; s  
2 (c) 0, 1 , 2 (d) 5
1
(b) n  3; l  0; m  0; s   147 . The outer electronic structure 3 s 2 3 p 5 is possessed by
2 [Pb. PMT 2002; Pb. CET 2001]
1 (a) Cl (b) O
(c) n  3; l  0; m  1; s  
2 (c) Ar (d) Br
1 148. Which of the following set of quantum num ber is not
(d) n  3; l  1; m  0; s  
2 possible [Pb. PMT 2002]
139. Which of the following set of quantum numbers is correct n l m1 m2
for the 19th electron of chromium [DCE 2001]
(a) 3 2 1 + 1 /2
n l m s
(b) 3 2 1 – 1 /2
(a) 3 0 0 1 /2
(c) 3 2 1 0
(b) 3 2 –2 1 /2 (d) 5 2 –1 + 1 /2
(c) 4 0 0 1 /2 149. The configuration 1s 2 , 2 s 2 2 p 5 , 3 s 1 shows[Pb. PMT 2002]
(d) 4 1 –1 1 /2
(a) Excited state of O 2
140. When the v alue of azim uthal quantum num ber is 3 , (b) Excited state of neon
magnetic quantum number can have values[DPMT 2001] (c) Excited state of fluorine
(a) + 1 , 0, – 1
(d) Ground state of fluorine atom
(b) + 2 , + 1 , 0, – 1 , – 2
150. The quantum num ber ‘m’ of a free gaseous atom is
(c) – 3 , – 2 , – 1 , – 0, + 1 , + 2 , + 3 associated with [A IIMS 2003]
(d) + 1 , – 1
(a) The effectiv e v olum e of the orbital
141. The quantum num bers n  2, l  1 represent [A FMC 2002]
(b) The shape of the orbital
(a) 1 s orbital (b) 2 s orbital (c) The spatial orientation of the orbital
(c) 2 p orbital (d) 3 d orbital
(d) The energy of the orbital in the absence of a m agnetic
142. The m agnetic quantum num ber of v alence electron of field
sodium (Na) is [RPMT 2002]
151. Correct statement is [BHU 2003]
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 0 (a) K  4 s , Cr  3d 4 s , Cu  3d 4 s
1 4 2 10 2
143. Azimuthal quantum number defines [A IIMS 2002]

(b) K  4 s 2 , Cr  3d 4 4 s 2 , Cu  3d 10 4 s 2
(a) e/m ratio of electron
(b) Spin of electron (c) K  4 s 2 , Cr  3d 5 4 s 1 , Cu  3d 10 4 s 2
(c) Angular m om entu m of electron
(d) K  4 s 1 , Cr  3d 5 4 s 1 , Cu  3d 10 4 s 1
(d) Magnetic m om entum of electron
144. Quantum numbers of an atom can be defined on the basis 152. Number of orbitats in h sub-shell is [BHU 2003]
of [A IIMS 2002] (a) 1 1 (b) 1 5
(c) 1 7 (d) 1 9 (a) Heisenberg’s principle
153. Electronic configuration (b) Hund’s rule
1s 2 , 2 s 2 2 p 6 , 3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 , 4 s 1 represents [CPMT 2003] (c) Aufbau principle
(d) Pauli exclusion principle
(a) Ground state (b) Excited state
162. The electronic configuration of elem ent with atom ic
(c) Anionic state (d) All of these number 24 is [Pb. CET 2004]
154. Which of the following sets is possible for quantum
num bers (a) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 4 ,4 s 2
[RPET 2003] (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 10
(a) n  4, l  3, m  2, s  0 (c) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 6
1 (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 5 4 s 1
(b) n  4 , l  4 , m  2, s  
2 163. The m axim um num ber of electrons in p -orbital with
(c) n  4 , l  4 , m  2, s  
1 n  5, m  1 is [Pb. CET 2003]
2 (a) 6 (b) 2
(d) n  4 , l  3, m  2, s  
1 (c) 1 4 (d) 1 0
2 164. Num ber of two electron can have the sam e v alues of ……
155. For principle quantum number n  4 the total number of quantum num bers [UPSEA T 2004]
orbitals having l  3 [A IIMS 2004] (a) One (b) Two
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) Three (d) Four
(c) 5 (d) 9 165. The number of orbitals present in the shell with n  4 is
156. The num ber of 2 p electrons hav ing spin quantum [UPSEAT 2004]
num ber s  1 / 2 are [KCET 2004] (a) 1 6 (b) 8
(c) 1 8 (d) 3 2
(a) 6 (b) 0
166. Which of the following electronic configuration is not
(c) 2 (d) 3
possible
157 . Which of the following sets of quantum num bers is [MHCET 2003]
correct for an electron in 4 f orbital [A IEEE 2004]
(a) 1s 2 s2 2
(b) 1s ,2 s 2 p 6
2 2
1
(a) n  4 , l  3, m  1, s  
2 (c) [ Ar] 3d 10 ,4 s 2 4 p 2 (d) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 2 p 2 ,3 s 1
1 167 . p x orbital can accom m odate
(b) n  4 , l  4 , m  4 , s  
2 [MNR 1990; IIT 1983; MADT Bihar 1995; BCECE 2005]
1 (a) 4 electrons
(c) n  4 , l  3, m  4 , s  
2 (b) 6 electrons
1 (c) 2 electrons with parallel spins
(d) n  3, l  2, m  2, s  
2 (d) 2 electrons with opposite spins
158. Consider the ground state of (Z  24) . The num bers of 168. The m axim um num ber of electrons that can be
electrons with the azimuthal quantum numbers, l  1 and accom m odated in ' f ' sub shell is
2 are, respectiv ely [A IEEE 2004] [CPMT 1983, 84; MP PET/PMT 1988; BITS 1988]
(a) 1 6 and 4 (b) 1 2 and 5 (a) 2 (b) 8
(c) 1 2 and 4 (d) 1 6 and 5 (c) 3 2 (d) 1 4
159. The four quantum num bers of the v alence electron of 169. The number of electrons which can be accom m odated in
potassium are [DPMT 2004] an orbital is [DPMT 1981; A FMC 1988]
1 1 (a) One (b) Two
(a) 4 , 1 , 0 and (b) 4 , 0, 1 and
2 2 (c) Three (d) Four
1 1 170. The num ber of electrons in the atom which has 2 0
(c) 4 , 0, 0 and  (d) 4 , 1 , 1 and protons in the nucleus[CPMT 1981, 93; CBSE PMT 1989]
2 2
(a) 2 0 (b) 1 0
160. Which of the following electronic configuration is not
possible according to Hund’s rule (c)a l3a0PMT 2004]
[Ker (d) 4 0
(a) 1s 2 2 s 2 (b) 1s 2 2 s 1 171. The m aximum number of electrons accommodated in 5 f
orbitals are [MP PET 1996]
(c) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 1x 2 p 1y 2 p 1x (d) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p x2
(a) 5 (b) 1 0
(e) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p x2 2 p 1y 2 p 1z (c) 1 4 (d) 1 8
161. The ground state term sy m bol for an electronic state is 172. The m aximum number of electrons in an atom with l  2
governed by [UPSEA T 2004] and n  3 is [MP PET /PMT 1998]
(a) 2 (b) 6 (a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 1 2 (d) 1 0 (c) 3 (d) 1
173. The configuration 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 s 1 shows [A IIMS 1997] 185. 3d 10 4 s 0 electronic configuration exhibits by
(a) Ground state of fluorine atom (a) Zn   (b) Cu  
(b) Excited state of fluorine atom (c) Cd   (d) Hg  
(c) Excited state of neon atom 186. Which of the following m etal ions will hav e m axim um
(d) Excited state of ion O 2 number of unpaired electrons [CPMT 1996]
174. For sodium atom the number of electrons with m  0 will (a) Fe 2 (b) CO 2
be [RPMT 1999] (c) Ni 2 (d) Mn 2
(a) 2 (b) 7 187 . Which of the m etal ion will hav e highest num ber of
(c) 9 (d) 8 unpaired electrons
175. The number of electrons that can be accom m odated in (a) Cu  (b) Fe 2 
dz 2 orbital is [Ku r u ksh et r a CEE (c) Fe 3  (d) Co 2 
2002]
188. The m axim um num ber of unpaired electron can be
(a) 1 0 (b) 1 present in d orbitals are
(c) 4 (d) 2 (a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
176. Num ber of unpaired electrons in 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 3 is
189. The m olecule hav ing one unpaired electron is
[CPMT 1982; MP PMT 1987; BHU 1987; (a) NO (b) CO
CBSE PMT 1990; CET Pune 1998; AIIMS 2000]
(c) CN  (d) O 2
(a) 2 (b) 0
190. A filled or half-filled set of p or d -orbitals is spherically
(c) 3 (d) 1
sy m m etric. Point out the species which has spherical
177. Total number of unpaired electrons in an atom of atom ic
sy m m etry [NCERT 1983]
num ber 2 9 is [CPMT 1984, 93]
(a) Na (b) C
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 2 (c) Cl  (d) Fe
191. The atom of the element having atomic number 14 should
17 8. The num ber of unpaired electrons in 1s 2 , 2 s 2 2 p 4 is hav e [A MU 1984]
[NCERT 1984; CPMT 1991; MP PMT 1996, 2002] (a) One unpaired electron (b) Two unpaired electrons
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) Three unpaired electrons (d)Four unpaired electrons
(c) 0 (d) 1 192. An atom has 2 electrons in K shell, 8 electrons in L shell
179. The m axim um num ber of electrons that can be and 6 electrons in M shell. The num ber of s -electrons
accom m odated in a 3 d subshell is present in that elem ent is [CPMT 1989]
(a) 2 (b) 1 0 (a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 1 4 (c) 7 (d) 1 0
180. The m aximum number of electrons which each sub-shell 193. The num ber of unpaired electrons in carbon atom in
can occupy is [Pb. CET 1989] excited state is [MNR 1987]
(a) 2n 2 (b) 2n (a) One (b) Two
(c) 2(2l  1) (d) (2l  1) (c) Three (d) Four
181. Num ber of unpaired electrons in the ground state of 194. Maxim um num ber of electrons present in ' N ' shell is
bery llium atom is [EA MCET 1984]
(a) 2 (b) 1 (a) 1 8 (b) 3 2
(c) 0 (d) All the abov e (c) 2 (d) 8
182. How m any unpaired electrons are present in Ni 2  cation 195. The number of d electrons in Fe 2 (atom ic num ber of
(atom ic num ber = 2 8) [IIT 1981; MNR 1984; Fe  26 ) is not equal to that of the [MNR 1993]
MP PMT 1995; Kerala PMT 2003] (a) p -electrons in Ne (At. No.= 1 0)
(a) 0 (b) 2
(b) s -electrons in Mg (At. No.= 1 2 )
(c) 4 (d) 6
(c) d -electrons in Fe
183. The number of unpaired electrons in an O 2 m olecule is
[MNR 1983] (d) p -electrons in Cl  (At. No. of Cl = 1 7 )
(a) 0 (b) 1 4
196. A transition m etal X has a configuration [ Ar]3 d in its
(c) 2 (d) 3 3 oxidation state. Its atomic number is[EA MCET 1990]
184. The number of unpaired electrons in a chrom ic ion Cr 3  (a) 2 5 (b) 2 6
(atomic number = 24) is [MNR 1986; CPMT 1992] (c) 2 2 (d) 1 9
197 . The total num ber of electrons present in all the p - (c) Pauli's exclusion principle
orbitals of brom ine are [MP PET 1994] (d) Uncertainty principle
(a) Fiv e (b) Eighteen 208. According to Aufbau's principle, which of the three
(c) Sev enteen (d) Thirty fiv e 4 d , 5 p and 5 s will be filled with electrons first[MA DT Bi h a r 19
198. Which of the following has the m axim um num ber of (a) 4 d
unpaired electrons [IIT 1996]
(b) 5 p
(a) Mg 2  (b) Ti 3  (c) 5 s
(c) V 3  (d) Fe 2  (d) 4 d and 5 s will be filled sim ultaneously
199. Which of the following has m ore unpaired d -electrons 209. The energy of an electron of 2 p y orbital is [A MU 1984]
[CBSE PMT 1999]
(a) Greater than that of 2 p x orbital
(a) Zn  (b) Fe 2 
(b) Less than that of 2 p x orbital
(c) N 3  (d) Cu 
(c) Equal to that of 2 s orbital
200. Maximum electrons in a d -orbital are [CPMT 1999]
(d) Sam e as that of 2 p z orbital
(a) 2 (b) 1 0
210. Which of the following principles/rules lim its the
(c) 6 (d) 1 4
maximum number of electrons in an orbital to two[CBSE PMT 198
201. The num ber of unpaired electrons in Fe 3  (Z  26) are (a) Aufbau principle
[KCET 2000] (b) Pauli's exclusion principle
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) Hund's rule of m axim um m ultiplicity
(c) 3 (d) 4 (d) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
202. How m any unpaired electrons are present in cobalt [ Co] 211. The electrons would go to lower energy lev els first and
m etal [RPMT 2002] then to higher energy lev els according to which of the
(a) 2 (b) 3 following
(c) 4 (d) 7 [BHU 1990; MP PMT 1993]
203. The num ber of unpaired electrons in nitrogen is (a) Aufbau principle
[Pb. CET 2002] (b) Pauli's exclusion principle
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) Hund's rule of m axim um m ultiplicity
(c) 2 (d) None of these (d) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
212. Energy of atomic orbitals in a particular shell is in the
204. Which of the following has the least energy
order
(a) 2 p (b) 3 p [A FMC 1990]
(c) 2 s (d) 4 d (a) s  p  d  f (b) s  p  d  f
205. Pauli's exclusion principle states that [CPMT 1983, 84] (c) p  d  f  s (d) f  d  s  p
(a) Nucleus of an atom contains no negativ e charge
213. Aufbau principle is not satisfied by [MP PMT 1997]
(b) Electrons m ove in circular orbits around the nucleus
(a) Cr and Cl (b) Cu and Ag
(c) Electrons occupy orbitals of lowest energy
(d) All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an (c) Cr and Mg (d) Cu and Na
atom cannot be equal 214. Which of the following explains the sequence of filling the
206. For the energy lev els in an atom , which one of the electrons in different shells [A IIMS 1998; BHU 1999]
following statements is correct [A IIMS 1983] (a) Hund's rule (b) Octet rule
(a) There are sev en principal electron energy lev els (c) Aufbau principle (d) All of these
(b) The second principal energy lev el can hav e four sub- 215. Aufbau principle is obey ed in which of the following
energy levels and contains a maximum of eight electrons electronic configurations [A FMC 1999]
(c) The M energy lev el can hav e m axim um of 3 2 (a) 1s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 (b) 1s 2 3 p 3 3 s 2
electrons
(c) 1s 2 3 s 2 3 p 6 (d) 1s 2 2 s 2 3 s 2
(d) The 4 s sub-energy level is at a higher energy than
216. Following Hund’s rule which elem ent contains six
the 3 d sub-energy lev el
unpaired electron [RPET 2000]
207 . The statem ents [A IIMS 1982]
(a) Fe (b) Co
(i) In filling a group of orbitals of equal energy , it is
(c) Ni (d) Cr
energetically preferable to assign electrons to em pty
orbitals rather than pair them into a particular 217 . Electron enters the sub-shell for which (n  l) v alue is
orbital. m inim um . This is enunciated as
(ii) When two electron s are placed in two different [RPMT 2000]
orbitals, energy is lower if the spins are parallel. (a) Hund’s rule
are v alid for (b) Aufbau principle
(a) Aufbau principle (c) Heisenberg uncertainty principle
(b) Hund's rule (d) Pauli’s exclusion principle
218. The atom ic orbitals are progressiv ely filled in order of (a) F  (b) Oxy gen atom
increasing energy . This principle is called as
[MP PET 2001] (c) Mg (d) N 
(a) Hund’s rule (b) Aufbau principle 2. Atom s consists of protons, neutrons and electrons. If the
(c) Exclusion principle (d) de-Broglie rule m ass of neutrons and electrons were m ade half and two
219. The correct order of increasing energy of atom ic orbitals tim es respectively to their actual masses, then the atomic
is m ass of 6 C 12 [NCERT 1982]
[MP PET 2002] (a) Will rem ain approxim ately the sam e
(a) 5 p  4 f  6 s  5 d (b) 5 p  6 s  4 f  5 d (b) Will becom e approxim ately two tim es
(c) 4 f  5 p  5 d  6 s (d) 5 p  5d  4 f  6 s (c) Will rem ain approxim ately half
220. The orbital with maximum energy is [CPMT 2002] (d) Will be reduced by 2 5%
(a) 3 d (b) 5p 3. The increasing order (lowest first) for the v alues of e / m
(c) 4 s (d) 6 d (charge/m ass) for [IIT 1984]
221. p-orbitals of an atom in presence of m agnetic field are (a) e, p, n,  (b) n, p, e, 
[Pb. PMT 2002]
(c) n, p, , e (d) n, , p, e
(a) Two fold degenerate (b) Non degenerate
(c) Three fold degenerate (d) None of these 4. The electronic configuration of a dipositive metal M 2  is
222. Orbital angular momentum for a d-electron is[MP PET 2003] 2 , 8, 14 and its atomic weight is 56 a.m.u. The num ber of
neutrons in its nuclei would be
6h 6h
(a) (b) [MNR 1984, 89; Kerala PMT 1999]
2 2
(a) 3 0 (b) 3 2
12h 12 h
(c) (d) (c) 3 4 (d) 4 2
2 2
223. Number of nodal centres for 2s orbital [RPET 2003] 5. The ratio of the energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength
(a) 1 (b) 0 radiation to that of 4000 Å radiation is
(c) 4 (d) 3 [IIT 1986; DCE 2000; JIPMER 2000]
224. The orbital angular m om entum of an electron in 2 s - (a) 1 /4 (b) 4
orbital is [MP
(c)PET
1 /22004] (d) 2
1 h h 6. Discov ery of the nucleus of an atom was due to the
(a) (b)
2 2 2 experiment carried out by [CPMT 1983; MP PET 1983]
h (a) Bohr (b) Mosley
(c) 2 (d) Zero
2 (c) Rutherford (d) Thom son
225. The m aximum num ber of electrons present in an orbit 7. In a Bohr's m odel of atom when an electron jum ps from
l  3 , is [Pb. PMT 2004] n  1 to n  3 , how m uch energy will be em itted or
(a) 6 (b) 8 absorbed [CBSE PMT 1996]
(c) 1 0 (d) 1 4
(a) 2.15  10 11 erg (b) 0.1911  10 10 erg
226. Number of unpaired electrons in Mn 4  is [DPMT 2005]
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2.389  10 12 erg (d) 0.239  10 10 erg
(c) 6 (d) 4 8. The nucleus of an atom can be assum ed to be spherical.
227 . Which of the following sequence is correct as per Aufbau The radius of the nucleus of m ass number A is giv en by
principle [DPMT 2005] 1.25  10 13  A1 / 3 cm Radius of atom is one Å . If the
(a) 3 s  3d  4 s  4 p (b) 1s  2 p  4 s  3d m ass num ber is 64 , then the fraction of the atom ic
(c) 2 s  5 s  4 p  5 d (d) 2 s  2 p  3d  3 p volume that is occupied by the nucleus is [NCERT 1983]
228. Electronic configuration of deuterium atom is (a) 1.0  10 3 (b) 5.0  10 5
[J&K CET 2005]
(c) 2.5  10 2 (d) 1.25  10 13
(a) 1s 1 (b) 2s 2 9. The energy of an electron in the first Bohr orbit of
(c) 2s 1 (d) 1s 2 H atom is 13.6 eV . The possible energy v alue(s) of the
excited state(s) for electrons in Bohr orbits to hy drogen
is(are)
[IIT 1998; Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) 3.4 eV (b) 4.2eV
(c) 6.8 eV (d) 6.8 eV
10. The energy of the electron in the first orbit of He  is
1. Which of the following atom s and ions are isoelectronic  871.6  10 20 J . The energy of the electron in the first
i.e. hav e the sam e num ber of electrons with the neon orbit of hydrogen would be[Roor kee Qu a l ify i n g 1998]
atom
[NCERT 1978] (a)  871.6  10 20 J (b)  435.8  10 20 J
(c)  217.9  10 20 J (d)  108.9  10 20 J 21. Which of the following electron transition in a hy drogen
atom will require the largest am ount of energy
11. The total number of v alence electrons in 4.2 gm of N 3 [UPSEAT 1999, 2000, 01]
ion is ( N A is the Av ogadro's number) [CBSE PMT 1994] (a) From n  1 to n  2 (b) From n  2 to n  3
(a) 1.6 N A (b) 3.2 N A (c) From n   to n  1 (d) From n  3 to n  5
(c) 2.1 N A (d) 4.2 N A 22. In Bohr series of lines of hy drogen spectrum , the third
line from the red end corresponds to which one of the
12. The Bohr orbit radius for the hy drogen atom (n  1) is following inter-orbit jumps of the electron for Bohr orbits
approximately 0.530 Å . The radius for the first excited in an atom of hy drogen [A IEEE 2003]
state (n  2) orbit is [CBSE PMT 1998; BHU 1999] (a) 3  2 (b) 5  2
(a) 0.13 Å (b) 1.06 Å (c) 4  1 (d) 2  5
(c) 4.77 Å (d) 2.12 Å 23. The v alue of Planck’s constant is 6.63  10 34 Js. The
v elocity of light is 3.0  10 8 ms 1 . Which value is closest to
13. The frequency of a wave of light is 12  10 14 s 1 . The wav e
number associated with this light is [Pb. PMT 1999] the wavelength in nanometres of a quantum of lig ht with
frequency of 8  10 15 s 1 [CBSE PMT 2003]
(a) 5  10 7 m (b) 4  10 8 cm 1
(a) 3  10 7
(b) 2  10 25
(c) 2  10 7 m 1 (d) 4  10 4 cm 1
14. The series lim it for Balm er series of H-spectra is (c) 5  10 18 (d) 4  10 1
[A MU (Engg.) 1999] 24. As electron m oves away from the nucleus, its potential
energy [UPSEA T 2003]
(a) 3 800 (b) 4 2 00
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) 3 6 4 6 (d) 4 000
(c) Rem ains constant (d) None of these
15. The ionization energy of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV . The
energy required to excite the electron in a hydrogen atom
from the ground state to the first excited state is
(Avogadro’s constant = 6.022 × 10 23) [BHU 1999]
(a) 1.69  10 20 J (b) 1.69  10 23 J

(c) 1.69  10 23 J (d) 1.69  10 25 J
Read the assertion and reason carefully to m ark the correct
16. The energy required to dislodge electron from excited option out of the options giv en below :
isolated H-atom, IE1  13.6 eV is [DCE 2000]
(a) I f both assertion and reason are true and the reason is
(a)  13.6 eV (b)  13.6 eV the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) I f both assertion and reason are true but reason is not
(c)  13.6 and  3.4 eV (d)  3.4 eV the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) I f assertion is true but reason is false.
17. The num ber of nodal planes in a p x is (d) I f the assertion and reason both are false.
[IIT Screening 2000] (e) I f assertion is false but reason is true.
(a) One (b) Two 1. Assertion : The position of an electron can be
(c) Three (d) Zero determined exactly with the help of an
18. The third line in Balm er series corresponds to an electron m icroscope.
electronic transition between which Bohr’s orbits in Reason : The product of uncertainty in the
hy drogen m easurement of its m om entum and the
[MP PMT 2001] uncertainty in the m easurem ent of the
position cannot be less than a finite limit.
(a) 5  3 (b) 5  2
[NDA 1999]
(c) 4  3 (d) 4  2 2. Assertion : A spectral line will be seen for a
19. Which of the following has m aximum number of unpaired 2 p x  2 p y transition.
electron (atomic number of Fe 26) [MP PMT 2001]
Reason : Energy is released in the form of wav e of
(a) Fe (b) Fe (II) light when the electron drops from
(c) Fe (III) (d) Fe (IV) 2 p x  2 p y orbital. [A IIMS 1996]
20. The frequency of one of the lines in Paschen series of
3. Assertion : The cation energy of an electron is largely
hy drogen atom is 2.340  10 11 Hz. The quantum num ber determ ined by its principal quantum
n 2 which produces this transition is [DPMT 2001] num ber.
(a) 6 (b) 5 Reason : The principal quantum num ber n is a
m easure of the m ost probable distance of
(c) 4 (d) 3 finding the electron around the nucleus.
[A IIMS 1996]
4. Assertion : Nuclide 30
Al13 is less stable than 40
Ca 20 Reason : Num ber of orbitals in a shell equals to
2n .
Reason : Nuclides having odd num ber of protons 17. Assertion : Energy of the orbitals increases as
and neutrons are generally unstable
[IIT 1998] 1s  2 s  2 p  3 s  3 p  3d  4 s  4 p
5. Assertion : The atoms of different elem ents hav ing  4 d  4 f  ......
sam e m ass number but different atom ic Reason : Energy of the electron depends
num ber are known as isobars com pletely on principal quantum
Reason : The sum of protons and neutrons, in the num ber.
isobars is always different [A IIMS 2000] 18. Assertion : Splitting of the spectral lines in the
6. Assertion : Two electrons in an atom can hav e the presence of m agnetic field is known as
sam e values of four quantum num bers. stark effect.
Reason : Two electrons in an atom can be present Reason : Line spectrum is sim plest for hy drogen
in the sam e shell, sub-shell and orbital atom .
and have the same spin [A IIMS 2001] 19. Assertion : Thom son’s atom ic m odel is known as
7. Assertion : The v alue of n for a line in Balm er series ‘raisin pudding’ m odel.
of hy drogen spectrum having the highest Reason : The atom is v isualized as a pudding of
wav e length is 4 and 6 . positiv e charge with electrons (raisins)
Reason : For Balm er series of hydrogen spectrum , em bedded in it.
the v alue n1  2 and n2  3 , 4 , 5. 20. Assertion : Atom ic orbital in an atom is designated
by n, l, m l and m s .
[A IIMS 1992]
Reason : These are helpful in designating electron
8. Assertion : Absorption spectrum conists of som e
present in an orbital.
bright lines separated by dark spaces.
21. Assertion : The transition of electrons n3  n 2 in H
Reason : Em ission spectrum consists of dark lines.
[A IIMS 2002] atom will em it greater energy than
n4  n3 .
9. Assertion : A resonance hybrid is always m ore stable
than any of its canonical structures. Reason : n 3 and n 2 are closer to nucleus tan n 4 .
Reason : This stability is due to delocalization of 22. Assertion : Cathode rays are a stream of  -particles.
electrons. [A IIMS 1999]
Reason : They are generated under high pressure
10. Assertion : Cathode ray s do not trav el in straight and high v oltage.
lines.
23. Assertion : In case of isoelectronic ions the ionic size
Reason : Cathode ray s penetrate through thick increases with the increase in atom ic
sheets [A IIMS 1996] num ber.
11. Assertion : Electrons revolving around the nucleus Reason : The greater the attraction of nucleus,
do not fall into the nucleus because of greater is the ionic radius.
centrifugal force.
Reason : Rev olv ing electrons are planetary
electrons.
[A IIMS 1994]
12. Assertion : Threshold frequency is a character istic
for a m etal.
Reason : Threshold frequency is a m axim um
frequency required for the ejection of Discovery and Properties of anode, cathode rays
electron from the m etal surface.
neutron and Nuclear structure
13. Assertion : The radius of the first orbit of hy drogen
atom is 0.52 9 Å.
1 d 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 b
Reason : Radius for each circular orbit
(rn )  0.52 9 Å (n 2 / Z) , where n  1 ,2 ,3 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 d 10 c
and Z  atom ic num ber. 11 b 12 d 13 b 14 a 15 b

14. Assertion : 3 d z 2 orbital is spherically sy m m etrical. 16 b 17 c 18 c 19 c 20 b
Reason : 3 d z 2 orbital is the only d -orbital which 21 a 22 d 23 c 24 b 25 d
is spherical in shape. 26 c 27 b 28 d 29 c 30 a
15. Assertion : Spin quantum number can have the value 31 b 32 d 33 b 34 c 35 c
+ 1 /2 or –1 /2 .
36 a 37 b 38 a 39 d 40 c
Reason : (+ ) sign here signifies the wave function.
16. Assertion : Total number of orbitals associated with 41 c
principal quantum num ber n  3 is 6.
Atomic number, Mass number, Atomic species 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 c
6 c 7 b 8 d 9 d 10 a
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a
11 a 12 c 13 a 14 b 15 d
6 a 7 c 8 b 9 c 10 b
16 b 17 a 18 c 19 c 20 b
11 b 12 c 13 b 14 c 15 c
16 c 17 c 18 a 19 c 20 a Quantum number, Electronic configuration
21 c 22 b 23 c 24 d 25 b and Shape of orbitals
26 b 27 a 28 a 29 c 30 b
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 c
31 c 32 d 33 d 34 c 35 c
6 c 7 c 8 a 9 a 10 a
36 c 37 c 38 b 39 d 40 c
11 c 12 c 13 a 14 a 15 d
41 b 42 c 43 a 44 c 45 b
16 c 17 c 18 d 19 b 20 c
46 c 47 d 48 a 49 c 50 c
21 c 22 a 23 c 24 d 25 c
51 a 52 c 53 b 54 a 55 c
26 c 27 b 28 d 29 e 30 b
56 a 57 d 58 c 59 a 60 a
31 d 32 a 33 c 34 d 35 d
61 d 62 b 63 a 64 c 65 b
36 c 37 b 38 b 39 d 40 c
66 a 67 c 68 a 69 d 70 d
41 d 42 c 43 c 44 a 45 a
71 c 72 a 73 b 74 d
46 a 47 b 48 c 49 c 50 b
Atomic models and Planck's quantum theory 51 c 52 b 53 b 54 b 55 c
56 c 57 b 58 e 59 c 60 c
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 d
6 b 7 c 8 b 9 c 10 a 61 d 62 d 63 d 64 c 65 b
11 b 12 a 13 d 14 b 15 b 66 d 67 c 68 d 69 c 70 b
16 c 17 a 18 c 19 a 20 d 71 a 72 c 73 c 74 c 75 a
21 d 22 c 23 d 24 d 25 c 76 c 77 c 78 c 79 d 80 d
26 a 27 c 28 b 29 c 30 a 81 b 82 c 83 a 84 a 85 b
31 b 32 c 33 d 34 b 35 b
86 c 87 a 88 b 89 c 90 b
36 a 37 c 38 c 39 c 40 a
91 d 92 a 93 b 94 b 95 d
41 c 42 d 43 d 44 a 45 d
96 d 97 a 98 a 99 d 100 c
46 b 47 a 48 c 49 d 50 a
51 a 52 c 53 d 54 c 55 b 101 b 102 d 103 a 104 c 105 d
56 b 57 b 58 a 59 b 60 c 106 a 107 c 108 d 109 a 110 d
61 c 62 b 63 c 64 c 65 b 111 d 112 b 113 c 114 b 115 b
66 b 67 c 68 a 69 b 70 d 116 a 117 c 118 b 119 a 120 a
71 a 72 d 73 a 74 c 75 d
121 d 122 b 123 b 124 b 125 d
76 b 77 a 78 a 79 c 80 a
126 d 127 b 128 c 129 a 130 b
81 a
131 a 132 c 133 d 134 b 135 a
Dual nature of electron 136 a 137 c 138 c 139 c 140 c
141 c 142 d 143 c 144 c 145 b
1 c 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 c
146 d 147 a 148 c 149 b 150 c
6 b 7 d 8 a 9 d 10 d
151 d 152 a 153 a 154 d 155 b
11 c 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 b
156 d 157 a 158 b 159 c 160 d
16 c 17 c 18 c 19 b 20 a
161 c 162 d 163 b 164 c 165 a
21 d
166 d 167 d 168 d 169 b 170 a
171 c 172 d 173 c 174 b 175 d
Uncertainty principle and Schrodinger wave
equation 176 c 177 a 178 b 179 b 180 c
181 c 182 b 183 c 184 c 185 a 10. (c) This is because chargeless particles do not undergo
any deflection in electric or m agnetic field.
186 d 187 c 188 c 189 a 190 c
11. (b) Neutron and proton found in nucleus.
191 b 192 a 193 d 194 b 195 d 13. (b) Cathode ray s are m ade up of negativ ely charged
196 a 197 c 198 d 199 b 200 b particles (electrons) which are deflected by both the
electric and m agnetic fields.
201 a 202 b 203 b 204 c 205 d 15. (b) Mass of neutron is greater than that of proton, m eson
206 b 207 b 208 c 209 d 210 b and electron.
Mass of neutron = mass of proton + m ass of electron
211 a 212 a 213 b 214 c 215 a
16. (b) Proton is 1 837 (approx 1800) times heav ier than an
216 d 217 b 218 b 219 b 220 d 1
electron. Penetration power 
221 b 222 b 223 a 224 d 225 d mass
226 a 227 b 228 a 18. (c) Nucleus of helium is 2 He 4 m ean 2 neutrons and 2
protons.
Critical Thinking Questions 19. (c) Proton is the nucleus of H  atom ( H  atom dev oid
of its electron).
1 a 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 d 20. (b) Cathode ray s are m ade up of negativ ely charged
6 c 7 b 8 d 9 a 10 c particles (electrons, e  )
11 a 12 d 13 d 14 c 15 b 26. (c) Size of nucleus is m easured in Fermi (1 Ferm i
16 d 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 b  10 15 m) .
21 a 22 a 23 d 24 a 27 . (b) A m olecule of an elem ent is a incorrect statem ent.
The correct statement is “an element of a m olecule”.
Assertion & Reason
1 d 2 d 3 a 4 a 5 c
6 d 7 e 8 d 9 a 10 e
11 b 12 c 13 a 14 d 15 c
16 d 17 c 18 e 19 a 20 e
21 b 22 d 23 d
Discovery and Properties of anode, cathode rays

neutron and Nuclear structure
1. (d) Neutrons and protons in the nucleus and electrons in

the extranuclear region.
2. (a) It consists of proton and neutron and these are also
known as nucleones.
15
3. (c) Radius of nucleus ~ 10 m.
4. (c) Positiv e ions are formed from the neutral atom by the
loss of electrons.
5. (b) The  -ray particle constitute electrons.
6. (a) Jam es Chadwick discov ered neutron (0 n1 ) .
7. (b) Charge/m ass for
2 1 1
n  0,   , p  and e 
4 1 1 / 1837
11
9. (d) The density of neutrons is of the order 10 kg / cc.

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48 Structure of atom

(c) 9.1  10 28 kg (d) 2 gm (c) Num ber of 1 H 1  W  N

(c) 10 10 m (d) 10 15 m (a) 3 4 (b) 4 0

(c) F  , O  (d) F  , O 2 (b) 4 protons and 7 electrons

(c) 2 6 and 2 0 (d) 4 0 and 1 8 (a) 0 (b) 1

(d)  -particles m ov e with high v elocity 2 2 m 4 e 2 z 2 2 2 me 2 z 2

(c) [Kr] 4 d 5 s10 1

(a) F  (b) Mg 2 (a) 4 s  3d (b) 4 s  4 p

(c) Num ber of electrons in an orbit (b) 1s 2 ,2 s 2 sp 6 ,3 s 2 3 p 6 3d 3 ,4 s 2

(b) 1s 2 , 2 s 2 2 p 6 , 3 s 2 3 p 6 3d ()()(), 4 s () 4 p ()

143. Azimuthal quantum number defines [A IIMS 2002]

(a) 1.69  10 20 J (b) 1.69  10 23 J

and Z  atom ic num ber. 11 b 12 d 13 b 14 a 15 b

Reason : 3 d z 2 orbital is the only d -orbital which 21 a 22 d 23 c 24 b 25 d

Discovery and Properties of anode, cathode rays

1. (d) Neutrons and protons in the nucleus and electrons in

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