Question Bank for C-100 2020 (Atomic Structure)

Question One: Choose the correct answer:

1. ….. stated that electrons can only be in certain discrete orbits.
(a) Planck (b) Bohr (c) de Broglie (d) Heisenberg
2. ….. stated that it is not possible to determine with accuracy both the position and the
velocity of an electron at the same time.
(a) Planck (b) Bohr (c) de Broglie (d) Heisenberg
3. The magnetic quantum number (mℓ) describes the orbital’s ……….
(a) size (b) shape (c) energy (d) orientation in space
4. The splitting of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a static
magnetic field is called ….. effect.
(a) Bohr (b) Planck (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
5. …… suggested the presence of elliptical orbits in atoms in addition to the spherical
orbits.
(a) Bohr (b) de Broglie (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
6. …… suggested that particles of matter should show wave characteristics under certain
circumstances.
(a) Bohr (b) de Broglie (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
7. For the third line of Paschen series, n2 is …..
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
8. The ……… series of hydrogen spectrum appears in the ultraviolet region
(a) Lyman (b) Balmer (c) Paschen (d) Brackett
9. The ….... molecule has a polar covalent bond.
(a) NaCl (b) Cl2 (c) HF (d) KCl
10. The bond in NaCl molecule is ……………….
(a) ionic (b) non-polar covalent (c) polar covalent (d) dative
11. Which of the following is the correct set of quantum numbers for the outermost
electron of sodium atom?
(a) n = 3, ℓ = 1, mℓ = +2, ms = -1/2 (b) n = 3, ℓ = 0, mℓ = 0, ms = +1/2
(c) n = 3, ℓ = 1, mℓ = 0, ms = +1/2 (d) n = 3, ℓ = 3, mℓ = 0, ms = -1/2
12. The total number of sublevels in each principle level is equal to the …….……..…
quantum number
(a) principal (b) angular momentum (c) magnetic (d) spin
13. In the Lewis structure of SF6, the sulfur atoms contains ……. lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
14. The BF3 molecule contains ……… double bond(s).
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. The C atom in the CO2 molecule contains ……… lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
16. The O atom in the CO2 molecule contains ……… lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
17. The number of bonding electron pairs around the P atom in the PCl5 molecule is
………
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 10
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18. The CO3 molecule has ….... resonance structures.
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. The hybridization of O in water is ………….
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2
20. The hybridization of O in CO2 is ………….
(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) sp3d
21. The hybridization of N in NH3 is ………….
(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) sp3d
22. The hybridization of S in SF4 is ………….
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2
23. The hybridization of P in PCl5 is ………….
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2
24. The geometrical shape of BF3 molecule is …………….…..
(a) trigonal planar (b) trigonal pyramidal (c) seesaw (d) T-shaped
25. ….. has the smallest bond angle.
(a) BeCl2 (b) CH4 (c) NH3 (d) H2O
26. ……. is trigonal pyramid.
(a) BF3 (b) ClF3 (c) NH3 (d) all of the preceding
27. The bond angle of the trigonal planar shape is ………..
(a) 90o (b) 109.5o (c) 120o (d) 180o
28. The bond order in H2+ species is …….
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
29. The bond order in O2 molecule is …..
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
30. The bond order in He2 is ……….
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
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31. The bond order in He2 is ……….
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
32. …. is paramagnetic.
(a) O2 (b) O22+ (c) O22- (d) all of the preceding
33. …. does not exist
(a) He2 (b) He2+ (c) He2- (d) all of the preceding
34. The highest energy electrons in the C2 molecule occupy the ..…. orbital.
(a) s (b) s* (c) π (d) π*
35. The B2 molecule contains ….. unpaired electrons.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
Question Two: Put true (Ö) or false (X) for each of the following:
1. For the third spectral emission line in the Palmer series for H-atom: n2 = 3.
2. The repulsion between bonding pairs is greater than the repulsion between nonbonding
pairs of electrons.
3. The hybridization of C in CO2 molecule is sp.
4. The bond angle in NH3 is smaller than that in H2O.
5. The bond angle in BeCl2 is smaller than that in H2O.
6. The bond angle in BeCl2 is greater than that in SO2.
7. The bond angle in NO2- species is smaller than that in NO2 molecule.
8. The geometrical shape of NH3 is trigonal planar.
9. Lewis structure predicts the correct magnetic properties of the O2 molecule.
10. The B2 molecule is diamagnetic .
11. In an antibonding molecular orbital, the nuclei are attracted to an accumulation of
electron density outside the internuclear region.
12. The bond order in N2 molecule is 2.
13. The O2 molecule is paramagnetic.
14. He2+ does not exist
15. An anti-bonding molecular orbital has a nodal plane between the two atoms forming
the bond

(Atomic numbers: H=1, He=2, Be=4, B=5, C=6, N=7, O=8, F=9, Na=11, Al=13, P=15,
S=16, Cl=17, K=19, Ca=20)