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IIT-JEE
Topic : Atomic Structure Batches – XI

PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY

1. Calculate the frequency and wave number of a radiation having wavelength 600 nm.
(A) 3 × 1014 s–1, 2.67 × 108 m–1 (B) 5 × 1014 sec–1, 1.67 × 106 m–1
(C) Both A and B (D) None of these

2. Calculate the wavelength of an ultraviolet wave, if its frequency is 12 × 1016 cycles per second and
8 –1
c = 3 × 10 m s ?
(A) 2.5 × 10–9 m (B) 5 × 10–10 m (C) 5 × 10–10 m (D) 2.5 × 10–10 m

3. Compare the energies of two radiations, one with a wavelength of 300 nm and the other with 600 nm.
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 2

4. What is the number of photons of light with wavelength 300 nm that provide 2 J of energy ?
(A) 0.5 × 1020 (B) 3.0 × 1020 (C) 3.0 × 1018 (D) None

5. A 100 W bulb is emitting light of wavelength 300 nm. Calculate the number of photons emitted by the bulb
in 1 min. ?
(A) 9 × 1022 photons (B) 9 × 1021 photons (C) 9 × 1025 photons (D) 5 × 1021 photons

6. An Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 242 nm is just sufficient to ionise a sodium atom. Calculate the
ionisation energy of sodium in kJ mol–1.
(A) 349.4 kJ (B) 500 kJ (C) 494.5 kJ (D) None

7. The relationship between the energy E1 of the radiation with a wavelength 8000A° and the energy E2 of the
radiation with a wavelength 16000A°:
1
(A) E1 = 2E2 (B) E1 = 6 E2 (C) E1 = E2 (D) ) E1 = 4 E2
2

8. A bulb emits light of wavelength 4500 Å. The bulb is rated as 150 W and 8% of the energy is emitted as
light. How many photons are emitted by the bulb per second ?
(A) 2.7 × 1019 (B) 5.4 × 1019 (C) 3.0 × 1019 (D) None

9. The frequency of the strong yellow line in the spectrum of sodium is 5.09 × 1014 s–1. Calculate the
wavelength of the light in nanometres.
(A) 600 nm (B) 1200 nm (C) 400 nm (D) 589 nm

10. Which has the highest e/m ratio?

(A) He+2 (B) H+ (C) He+ (D) D+

11. If the wavelength of an electromagnetic radiation is 2000A°, what is its energy in ergs?
–12 –19 –12 –19
(A) 9.94 × 10 (B) 9.94 × 10 (C) 4.97×10 (D) 4.97×10

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12. The relationship between the energy E1 of the radiation with a wavelength 1000A° and the energy E2 of the
radiation with a wavelength 4000A°:
1
(A) E1 = 2E2 (B) E1 = 6 E2 (C) E1 = E2 (D) ) E1 = 4 E2
2
13. The number of photons emitted per second by a 60 W source of monochromatic light of wavelength 663nm
is :
(A) 4×10–20 (B) 2×1020 (C) 3×10–20 (D) 1×1020

14. Time period of a wave is 5 ×10–3 sec. What is the frequency :

–3 –1 2 –1 3 –1 2 –1
(A) 5 × 10 s (B) 2 ×10 s (C) 23 ×10 s (D) 5 × 10 s

15. A photon of 300 nm is absorbed by a gas, which then re-emits two photons. One re-emitted photon has a
wavelength of 400 nm. Calculate the energy of the other photon re-emitted out.
(A) 2.656 × 10–19 J (B) 8.656 × 10–19 J (C) 1.656 × 10–19 J (D) None

16. An iodine molecule dissociates into atoms after absorbing light of wave length 4500 Å. If one quantum of
radiation is absorbed by each molecule, calculate the kinetic energy of iodine atoms. (Bond energy of I2 is
240 kJ mol–1).
(A) 3.16 × 10–20 J (B) 2.16 × 10–20 J (C) 8.16 × 10–20 J (D) None

BOHR’S MODEL

17. Ratio of frequency of revolution of electron in the second excited state of He  and second state of
hydrogen is :
32 27 1 27
(A) (B) (C) (D)
27 32 54 2

18. The ionisation energy of He+ is 19.6 × 10–18 J atom–1. The energy of the first stationary state of Li2+ will be :
(A) 84.2 × 10–18 J atom–1 (B) 44.10 × 10–18 J atom–1
–18 –1
(C) 63.2 × 10 J atom (D) 21.2 × 10–18 J atom–1.

19. An electron in H atom jumps from the third energy level to the first energy level. The change in the
potential energy of the electron is :
(A) 12.09 eV (B) 6.04 eV (C) 24.18 eV (D) None
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20. If an electron in H atom has an energy of –78.4 kcal mol . The orbit in which the electron is present is :
(A) 1st (B) 2nd (C) 3rd (D) 4th

21. If the radius of the second Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is r2, the radius of the third Bohr orbit will be :
4 9
(A) r2 (B) 4r2 (C) r2 (D) 9r2
9 4

22. The difference between nth and (n + 1)th Bohr radius of H atom is equal to its (n – 1)th Bohr radius. The
value of n is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
23. The velocity of an electron in the second Bohr orbit of an atom of an element is 1.1 × 106 m s–1. Its velocity
in the third orbit is :
(A) 3.3 × 106 ms–1 (B) 2.2 × 106 ms–1 (C) 7.333 × 105 ms–1 (D) 3.66 × 105 ms–1

24. If the speed of electron in the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is x, then the speed of the electron in the
third Bohr orbit of hydrogen is :
x2 x
(A) (B) (C) 3x (D) 9x
9 3

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25. The ratio of the difference between the first and second Bohr orbit energies to that between second and
third Bohr orbit energies is :
1 1 27 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 5 27
2+
26. The ionisation energy of H atom is 13.6 eV. The ionisation energy of Li ion will be :
(A) 54.4 eV (B) 122.4 eV (C) 13.6 eV (D) 27.2 eV

27. The velocity of electron in the first orbit of H atom as compared to the velocity of light is :
th th th
 1  1   1 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D) Same
 10   100   1000 

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28. The amount of energy required to remove the e from a Li ion in its G.S. is how many times greater than
the amount of energy required to remove the e– from an H atom in its G.S. :
(A) 9 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) None

29. An e– in H atoms jumps from the 3rd energy to the first energy level. The change in the kinetic energy of the
–
e is :
(A) 12.1 ev (B) 24.2 ev (C) 6.05 ev (D) – 6.05 ev

HYDROGEN (HYDROGENIC SPECIES) SPECTRUM

30. What is the lowest energy of the spectral line emitted by the hydrogen atom in the lyman series :
5hcR 4hcR 3hcR 7hcR
(A) (B) (C) (D)
36 3 4 144

31. The frequency of light emitted for the transition n = 4 to n = 2 of He+ is equal to the transition in H atom
corresponding to which of the following :
(A) n = 3 to n = 2 (B) n = 3 to n = 1 (C) n = 2 to n =1 (D) n = 4 to n = 3

32. The wave length of the first line of Lyman series of hydrogen is identical to that of second line of Balmer
series for some hydrogen like ion ‘X’. The IE2 for X is :
(A) +54.4 eV (B) +328 eV (C) +13.6 eV (D) +3.8 eV

33. The shortest wavelength in H spectrum of Lyman series when RH = 109678 cm–1 is :
(A) 1002.7 Å (B) 1215.67 Å (C) 1127.30 Å (D) 911.7 Å

34. A spectral line in the spectrum of H atom has a wave number of 15222.22 cm –1. The transition responsible
for this radiation is (Rydberg constant R = 109677 cm–1 ) :
(A) 2  1 (B) 4  2 (C) 3  2 (D) 2  3

35. Calculate the energy emitted when electrons of 1.0 g atom of hydrogen undergo transition giving spectral
lines of the lowest energy in the visible region of its atomic spectra.
RH = 1.1 × 107 m–1, c = 3 × 108 m s–1 and h = 6.62 × 10–34 J s.
(A) 382.5 kJ (B) 482.5 kJ (C) 182.5 kJ (D) None

36. The wavelength of series limit for Lyman series for He ion would be :
(A) 911.7 Å (B) 227.9 Å (C) 1215.1 Å (D) 303.8 Å
–
37. The energy of an electron in first Bohr orbit of H-atom is –13.6 eV. The possible energy value of e in then
+2
first excited state of Li is :
(A) –122.4 eV (B) –30.6 eV (C) 30.6 eV (D) 13.6 eV

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38. Let v1 be the frequency of the series limit of the Lyman series, v 2 be the frequency of the first line of the
Lyman series, and v3 be the frequency of the series limit of the Balmer series :
1
(A) v1 – v2 = v3 (B) v2 – v1 = v3 (C) v2 = (v 1 – v3) (D) v1 + v2 = v3
2

39. A certain transition in H spectrum from an excited state to the ground state in one or more steps gives rise
to a total of 10 lines. How many of these belong to the UV spectrum ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5

40. The electrons of H-atom sample in the ground state is excited to a higher energy level by monochromatic
light of energy 13.22 eV. How many different photons are emitted when it returns to the ground state ?
(A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 15

41. What is the maximum number of spectral lines when the excited e– of a H atom in n = 6 to n = 1 :
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) None of these

42. The wave number of the first line in the lyman series in hydrogen spectrum is :
(A) 72755.5 cm–1 (B) 109678 cm–1 (C) 82258.5 cm–1 (D) 65473.6 cm–1

43. The first emission line in the electronic spectrum of hydrogen in the Balmer series appears in cm –1 :
9R 3R 7R 5R
(A) (B) (C) (D)
400 4 144 36

44. The wavelength of a spectral line emitted by hydrogen atom in the lyman series is 16/15R cm. What is the
value of n2 _:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

45. The wavelength of the radiation emitted, when in a hydrogen atom electrons falls from infinity to stationary
state = 1, would be (R = 1.097 × 107 m –1) :
(A) 91 nm (B) 192 nm (C) 406 nm (D) 9.1 ×10–10 nm

46. The wave number of the spectral line in the emission spectrum of hydrogen will be equal to 8/9 times the
Rydberg’s constant if the electron jumps from :
(A) n = 3 to n = 1 (B) n = 10 to n = 1 (C) n = 1 to n = 2 (D) n = 9 to n = 1

47. The ratio of the wavelengths for 2  1 transition in Li++, He+ and H is
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 4 : 9 (C) 4 : 9 : 36 (D) 3 : 2 : 1

48. In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, let R, v and E represent the radius of the orbit, the speed of
electron and the total energy of the electron respectively. Which of the following quantity is proportional to
the quantum number n
(A) R/E (B) E/v (C) RE (D) vR

49. When an electron in hydrogen atom is excited, from its 4th to 5th stationary orbit, the change in angular
momentum of electron is (Planck’s constant: h  6 .6  10 34 J s )
(A) 4. 16  10 34 J- s (B) 3. 32  10 34 J-s (C) 1. 05  10 34 J-s (D) 2 .08  10 34 J-s

50. The successive absorption transition between two energy states of hydrogen atom are 3. The emission
transitions between these states will be
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

51. The energy levels of a certain atom for 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels are E, 4E/3 and 2E respectively. A photon
of wavelength  is emitted for a transition 3  1. What will be the wavelength of emissions for transition 2
1
(A) /3 (B) 4/3 (C) 3/4 (D) 3

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52. Hydrogen (H), deuterium (D), singly ionized helium (He  ) and doubly ionized lithium (Li   ) all have one
electron around the nucleus. Consider n  2 to n  1 transition. The wavelengths of emitted radiations are
1 , 2 , 3 and 4 respectively. Then approximately
(A) 1  2  4 3  9 4 (B) 4 1  2 2  23  4 (C) 1  22  2 2 3  3 2 4 (D) 1  2  23  3 4

PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

53. In a photoelectric effect experiment, irradiation of a metal with light of frequency 5.2 × 1014 s–1 yields
–19
electrons with maximum kinetic energy 1.3 × 10 J. Calculate the threshold frequency (v0) for the metal.
16 –1 14 –1
(A) 3.24 × 10 s (B) 3.24 × 10 s (C) 6.48 × 1014 s–1 (D) None

54. Light of wavelength 5000 Å falls on a metal surface of work function 1.9 eV. Find the kinetic energy of
photoelectrons.
(A) 3.4 × 10–19 J (B) 6.8 × 10–18 J (C) 9.3 × 10–20 J (D) None

55. Calculate the velocity of electron ejected from a platinum surface when radiation of 200 nm falls on it. The
work function of platinum is 5 eV. (1 eV = 1.6 × 10–19 J)
(A) 8.0 × 105 ms–1 (B) 6.5 × 105 ms–1 (C) 9.0 × 105 ms–1 (D) None

56. The energy required to stop the ejection of electrons from a Cu plate is 0.24 eV. Calculate the work
function of Cu when a radiation of wavelength  = 250 nm strikes the plate.
(A) 10.0 × 10–19 J (B) 7.5 × 10–19 J (C) 15 × 10–19 J (D) None

57. When a certain metal was irradiated with light of frequency 4.0 × 1016 s–1, the photoelectrons emitted had
three times the kinetic energy as the kinetic energy when irradiated with light of frequency 2.0 × 1016 s–1.
Calculate the threshold frequency (v0) of the metal.
(A) 1016 s–1 (B) 1012 s–1 (C) 2 × 1016 s–1 (D) 2 × 1012 s–1

58. Metal has work function equal to 12.4 electron Volt.

Which of the following photons will cause photoelectric effect on that metal & posses some KE.
(A) 1400 Å (B) 2000 Å (C) 100 Å (D) None

59. A photon of light with = 470 nm falls on a metal surface. As a result, photoelectrons are ejected with a
velocity of 6.4 × 104 m s–1 . Find the work function (in eV) of the metal surface.
(A) 5.4 eV (B) 6.4 eV (C) 2.64 eV (D) 9.64 eV

60. Light of wavelength l shines on a metal surface with intensity X, and the metal emits Y electrons per
second of average energy Z. What will happen to Y and Z if X is doubled ?
(A) Y will be doubled and Z will become half (B) Y will remain same and Z will be doubled
(C) Both Y and Z will be doubled (D) Y will be doubled but Z will remain same

61. The work function for a metal is 4 eV. To emit a photo electron of zero velocity from the surface of the metal, the
wavelength of incident light should be
(A) 2700 Å (B) 1700 Å (C) 5900 Å (D) 3100 Å

62. The threshold frequency v0 for a metal is 7.0 × 1014 s–1. Calculate the kinetic energy of an electron when
radiation of frequency v = 1.0 × 1015 s–1 hits the metal
–19 –18 –17
(A) 1.98 × 10 J (B) 2.53 × 10 J (C) 3.47 × 10 J (D) none of these

DUAL NATURE & UNCERTAINITY PRINCIPLE

63. The number of waves in the fourth Bohr orbit of hydrogen is :

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 9 (D) 12
–27 –27
64. A proton of mass 1.66 × 10 kg is moving with kinetic energy 5 × 10 J. What is the wavelength of
proton ?
(A) 4.0 × 10–7 m (B) 1.62 × 10–7 m (C) 3.42 × 10–7 m (D) None

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65. The kinetic energy of an electron is 4.55 × 10–25 J. The mass of electron is 9.1 × 10–31 kg. Calculate
velocity of the electron.
(A) 106 ms–1 (B) 104 ms–1 (C) 103 ms–1 (D) None

66. An electron with velocity v is found to have a certain value of de Broglie wavelength. The velocity that the
neutron should posses to have the same de Broglie wavelength is :
(A) v (B) v/1840 (C) 1840v (D) 1840/v

67. The mathematical expression for the uncertainty principle is :

h h h h
(A) x p  (B) E t  (C) x p  (D) e t 
4 4 p p

68. Calculate the uncertainty in the position (x) of an electron if v is 0.1%. Take the velocity of electron
6 –1 –31
= 2.2 × 10 m s and mass of electron as 9.108 × 10 kg.
(A) 2.6 × 10–10 (B) 2.6 × 10–8 (C) 2.6 × 10–14 (D) 2.6 × 1012

69. If the uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the uncertainty in its momentum be :
h h
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D) Infinity
2 4

70. If E1, E2 and E3 represent respectively, the kinetic energies of an electron, an alpha particle, and a proton
each having same de Broglie wavelength, then :
(A) E1 > E3 > E2 (B) E2 > E3 > E1 (C) E1 < E3 < E2 (D) E1 = E2 = E3

71. If the energy of a photon of frequency v is given by E = hv where h is Planck’s constant and the
momentum of photon is p =h/, where  is the wavelength of photon, then the velocity of light is equal to :
2
E E E
(A) (B) (C) E × p (D)  
p p p

72. The ratio of the de Broglie wavelength of a proton and -particle will be 1 : 2 if their :
(A) velocity are in the ratio 1 : 8 (B) velocity are in the ratio 8 : 1
(C) kinetic energy are in the ratio 1 : 64 (D) kinetic energy are in the ratio 1 : 256

73. If uncertainty in the measurement of position and momentum of an electron are equal then uncertainty in
the measurement of its velocity is approximately :
(A) 8 × 1012 m s–1 (B) 6 × 1012 ms–1 (C) 4 × 1012 ms–1 (D) 2 × 1012 ms–1

QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL OF ATOM

74. Which of the following quantum number will be for 5d sub-shell ?
(A) n = 5, l = 2 (B) n = 6, l = 3 (C) n = 4, l = 0 (D) n = 5, l = 4

75. What is the total numbers of orbitals and electrons for m = 0, if there are 30 protons in an atom ?
(A) 7 orbitals, 14 electrons (B) 6 orbitals, 12 electrons
(C) 5 orbitals, 10 electrons (D) 3 orbitals, 6 electrons

76. The z-component of angular momentum of an electron in an atomic orbital is governed by the :
(A) Principle quantum number (B) Azimuthal quantum number
(C) Magnetic quantum number (D) Spin quantum number

77. Which of the following could be possible sub-shells for n + l = 7 ?

(A) 7s 6p 5d 4f (B) 4f 5p 6s 4d (C) 7s 6p 5d 6d (D) 4s 4d 6p 7s

78. What is the maximum number of electrons in the possible sub-shells for n + l = 4 ?
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 16

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79. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers represents an impossible arrangement ?
n l m s n l m s
(A) 3 2 –2 ½ (B) 4 0 0 ½
(C) 3 2 –3 ½ (D) 5 3 0 ½

x+
80. The magnetic moment of M (atomic number = 25) is 15 BM. The number of unpaired electrons and the
value of x, respectively, are :
(A) 4, 3 (B) 3, 4 (C) 3, 2 (D) 5, 2

81. Which of the following is responsible to rule out the existence of definite paths or trajectories of electrons?
(A) Pauli’s exclusion principle. (B) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
(C) Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity. (D) Aufbau principle.

82. The orbital n = 6, l = 2 and m = 0 will be designated as :

(A) 6d 2 (B) 6d 2 2 (C) 6dxy (D) 6pz
z x y

83. Which of the following set of quantum numbers is permitted ?

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

84. The probability of finding the electron in px-orbitals is not :

(A) maximum on two opposite side of the nucleus along x-axis
(B) zero at the nucleus
(C) same on all the sides around the nucleus
(D) zero on the z-axis

85. Which of the following statements is/are not correct ?

(A) The shape of an atomic orbital depends on the azimuthal quntum number
(B) The orientation of an atomic orbital depends on the magnetic quantum number
(C) The energy of an electron in an atomic orbital of a mutli-electron atom depends on the principal
quantum number only
(D) The number of degenerate atomic orbitals of one type depends on the value of principal, azimuthal,
and magnetic quantum numbers

86. Which of the following statements is true ?

(A) One orbit can accommodate a maximum of two electrons
(B) One sub-shell can accommodate a maximum of two electrons
(C) One orbital can accommodate a maximum of two electrons
(D) None of the above

87. If the value of n + l = 7, then what should be the increasing order of energy of the possible sub-shells ?
(A) 4f < 5d < 6p < 7s (B) 7s < 6p < 5d < 4f (C) 7s > 6p < 5d < 4p (D) 4f < 5d < 6p > 7s

88. Which of the following statements concerning the quantum numbers is incorrect?
(A) Angular quantum number determines the three dimensional shape of the orbital.
(B) Spin quantum number of an electron determines the orientation of the magnetic spin of electron relative
to the chosen axis.
(C) Magnetic quantum number determines the size of the orbital.
(D) None of these

89. If nitrogen atoms had electronic configuration 1s7, it would have energy lower than that of the normal
ground state configuration 1s2 2s2 2p3 because the electrons would be closer to the nucleus. Yet 1s7 is not
observed because it violates :
(A) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle (B) Hund’s rule
(C) Pauli’s exclusion principle (D) Bohr’s postulate of stationary orbits

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90. The work functions of some hypothetical metals are given below.

Metal A B C D E F G H I J K

Work function (ev) 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0

How many of these metals will eject photo electrons when the energy liberated during the electronic
transition from n=2 orbit to n=1 orbit in H-atom incidents on these metals.

91. By absorbing 13.05 ev of energy by each H-atom the electron from ground state will be excited to a higher
orbit (which can contain max. of 25 orbitals). If there are only two H-atoms, find the maximum number of
spectral lines formed during their deexcitation to ground state.

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

92. When an electron transits from ‘2E’ to ‘E’ energy level ( where ‘E’ is the energy value measured in eV) the

wavelength of photon produced is  1 . If electronic transition involves ‘ 4E ’ to ‘E’ level, then wavelength
3
2
of resultant photon is ‘  2 ’. Then value of is
1

MATRIC MATCH TYPE

93.
Column – I (For H atom) Column – II
(A) Orbital angular momentum of an electron (p) s  s  1h / 2
(B) Angular momentum of electron (q) n  n  2 BM
(C) Spin angular momentum of electron (r) nh/2
(D) Magnetic moment of atom (s)     1h / 2

94.
Column – I Column – II
(A) n=6n=3 (p) 10 lines in the spectrum
(B) n=7n=3 (q) Few spectral lines in visible region
(C) n=5n=2 (r) 6 lines in the spectrum
(D) n=6n=2 (s) Few spectral lines in infrared region

95.
Column – I Column – II (Related to)
(A) Radius of electron orbit (p) Principal quantum number
(B) Energy of electron in multi-electron (q) Azimuthal quantum number
species
(C) Energy of subshell (r) Magnetic quantum number
(D) Orientation of atomic orbitals (s) Spin quantum number

96.
Column – I Column – II
(A) Electron cannot exist in nucleus (p) De–Broglie wave
(B) Microscopic particles in motion are (q) Electro magnetic wave
associated with
(C) No medium is required for propagation (r) Uncertainity principle
(D) Concept of orbit was replace by orbital (s) Transverse wave

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97.
Column – I Column – II
(A) Radius of nth orbital (p) Inversely proportional to z
(B) Energy of nth shell (q) Integral multiple of h/2
2
(C) Angular momentum of electron (r) Proportional to n
(D) Velocity of electron in nth orbit (s) Inversely related to ‘n’

98. Match the following.

Column – I Column – II
(A) Vn/Kn = ? (p) 0 En = Total energy
(B) rn  Enx , x  ? (q) –1 Kn = Kinetic energy
(C) Angular momentum in lowest orbital (r) –2 Vn = Potential energy
1
(D)  Zy Y  ? (s) 1 Rn = Radius of nth orbit.
rn

Comprehension – 1
(99 to 103)
When a particle as an electron exist in a box, three quantum numbers are necessary to describe the spatial
distribution of electrons in atoms. To describe an electron in an atom completely, a fourth quantum number, ma,
called the spin quantum number must be specified. This is because every electron has magnetic moment
associated with it, which is quantized in one of two possible orientations. Electrons having the same spin strongly
repel each other and tend to occupy different region of space. The result of a fundamental law of nature is known
as “Paul exclusion principle”.
1 1
99. The quantum numbers  and  for the electron spin represent
2 2
(A) rotation of the electron in clockwise and anticlockwise direction respectively
(B) rotation of the electron in anticlockwise and clockwise direction respectively
(C) magnetic moment of the electron pointing up and down respectively
(D) two quantum mechanical spin states which have no classical analogues.

100. The valence shell electron of sodium has the quantum numbers  n, ,m,s 
1 1 1 1
(A) 2,1, 1,  (B) 3,0,0,  (C) 3,2, 2,  (D) 3,2, 2, 
2 2 2 2
101. The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s orbital is
1 h h h
(A) + (B) zero (C) (D) 2
2 2 2 2
102. The radius of which of the following orbit is same as that of the first Bohr’s orbit of hydrogen atom ?
(A) He  n  2  (B) Li2   n  2  (C) Li2   n  3  (D) Be3  n  2 

103. For which one of the following sets of quantum numbers will an electron have the highest energy ?
1 1 1 1
(A) 3,2,2,  (B) 4,2, 1,  (C) 4,1,0,  (D) 5,0,0, 
2 2 2 2

Comprehension – 3
(104 to 106)

Dual nature of matter was proposed by De Broglie in 193, it was experimentally verified by Davisson and Germer
by diffraction experiment. Wave character of matter has significance only for microscopic particles. De–Broglie
wave length or wavelength matter wave can be calculated using the following relation :
h

mv
Where m and v are the mass and velocity of the particle. De–Brogile hypothesis suspected that electron waves
were being diffracted by the target, much as x – rays are diffracted by planes of atoms in the crystals ?

104. De Brogile equation is obtained by combination of which of following theories ?

(A) Planck’s quantum theory (B) Einstein’s theory of mass–energy equivalence
(C) Theory of Interference (D) Theory of Diffraction.

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105. Which among the following is not used to calculate the De–Brogile wave length ?
c h h h
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
v mv 2Em 2qvm

106. The wavelength of matter waves associated with a body of mass 1000g moving with a velocity of 100
m/sec is
(A) 6.62 x 10–39 cm (B) 6.62 x 10–36 cm (C) 6.626 x 10–36 m (D) 3.31 x 10–32 m

Comprehension – 4
(107 to 109)

The observed wave lengths in the line spectrum of hydrogen atom were first expressed in terms of a series by
Johann Jakob Balmer a swiss teacher

Balmer’s empirical formula is :

1 1 1
 RH  2  2  n  3,4,5,.....
 2 n 
RH = 109678 cm–1 is the Rydberg constant
Niels Bohr derived this expression theoretically in 1913. The formula is generalized to any one electron
atom/ion.

107. Calculate the longest wavelength in A 0 1A 0  10 10 m  in the Balmer series of singly ionized helium He+.
Select the correct answer (Ignore the nuclear motion in your calculation).
(A) 2641A (B) 1641.A (C) 6569 A (D) 3249 A

108. How many lines in the spectrum will be observed when electrons return from 7th shell to 2nd shell ?
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 16

109. The wavelength of first line of Balmer spectrum of hydrogen will be :

(A) 4340 A (B) 4101 A (C) 6569 A (D) 4861 A

One or More than one option Correct

110. For an electron, magnetic quantum number m = +2 the electron may be present in
(A) 4s-sub shell (B) 4p–sub shell (C) 4d-sub shell (D) 4f-sub shell

111. Which of the following set of quantum number(s) is / are correct?

(A) n = 4, l = 2, m = +2, s = 0 (B) n = 5, l = 4, m = 0, s = +½
(C) n = 3, l = 3, m = +3, s +½ (D) n = 3, l = 2, m = 1, s = +½

112. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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(A) The electronic configuration of Cr(z = 24) is [Ar] 3d 4s
(B) The magnetic quantum number may have a negative value
(C) In silver atom (z = 47), 23 electrons have a spin of one type and 24 of opposite type
(D) The azimuthal quantum number may have a negative value

113. For 2e’s present in 2p & 3p orbitals, pick up correct alternate(s)

(A) for 2p and 3p orbital, l = 1
(B) both have same energy
(C) angular momentum of the electron in both the orbitals in same
(D) the magnitude of spin angular momentum of e’s is same for both

114. With increasing quantum number, the energy differences between adjacent levels of hydrogen atom
(A) increases (B) decreases
(D) remains constant (D) first decreases then increases

115. The energy of an orbital in a multielectron atom depends on the

(A) principal quantum number only
(B) principal and azimuthal quantum number only
(C) principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers
(D) principal, azimuthal, magnetic and spin quantum numbers

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116. Which of the following statements on quantum numbers is not correct?
(A) Quantum numbers n, l, m and ms are needed to describe an electron in an atom completely
(B) Quantum numbers n, l, m and s are obtained by solving the Schorodinger wave equation
(C) A subshell in an atom can be designed with two quantum numbers n and l
(D) The maximum value of l is equal to n – 1 and that of m is + l

117. Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) The wave function depicting the dependence on r involves two quantum numbers n and l
(B) The wave function depicting the angular dependence involves two quantum numbers n and l
(C) The spin quantum number is not the outcome of the Schrodinger equation
(D) The lowest energy state of an atom corresponds to n = 0

118. In an orbital, the signs of lobes indicate the

(A) sign of the wave function
(B) sign of the probability distribution
(C) presence or absence or electron
(D) sign of charge

119. Tick the correct statement on the aufbau principle?

(A) (n – 1)d subshell is always lower in energy than ns subshell
(B) (n – 1)d subshell always has energy more than ns subshell
(C) 5d is lower in energy than 4f
(D) 5f is higher in energy than 7s

120. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) Special stability associated with half-filled and fully filled configurations amongst s and p blocks
elements is refected in ionization potential trends along a period
(B) Special stability associated with half filled and fully filled configurations amongst s and p blocks
elements is reflected in electron affinity trends along a period.
(C) Aufbau order is not obeyed in cases where energy difference between ns and (n – 1)d
subshells is larger
(D) Special stability of half filled subshell is attributed to higher exchange energy of stabilization

121. Which of the following is not correct according to Planck’s quantum theory?
(A) energy is emitted or absorbed continuously
(B) energy of a quantum is directly proportional to its frequency
(C) a photon is also a quantum of light
(D) energy less than a quantum can also be emitted or absorbed

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122. An isotone of 32 Ge is
238 77 77 78
(A) 92 U (B) 33 As (C) 34 Se (D) 34 Se

123. Many elements have non-integral atomic masses because:

(A) they have isotopes
(B) their isotopes have non-integral masses
(C) their isotopes have different masses
(D) the constituents, neutrons, protons and electrons, combine to give fractional masses

124. When alpha particles are sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the foil because
(A) alpha particles are much heavier than electrons
(B) alpha particles are positively charged
(C) most part of the atom is empty space
(D) alpha particle move with high velocity

125. Ground state electronic configuration of nitrogen atom can be represented by

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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126. The energy of an electron in the first Bohr orbit of H atom is –13.6 eV. The possible energy value(s) of the
excited state(s) for electrons in Bohr orbits of hydrogen is / are
(A) –3.4 eV (B) –4.2 eV (C) –6.8 eV (D) +6.8 eV

127. Which of the following statement(s) is / are correct?

(A) The electronic configuration of Cr is [Ar] 3d54s1 (Atomic number of Cr = 24)
(B) The magnetic quantum number may have a negative value
(C) In silver atom, 23 electrons have a spin of one type and 24 of the opposite type
(Atomic Number of Ag = 47)
(D) The oxidation state of nitrogen in HN3 is –3.

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Answer Key
Topic : Atomic Structure
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. A
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. B
17. A 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. B
25. C 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. C 32. A
33. D 34. C 35. C 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. A 42. C 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. D
49. C 50. D 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. B 56. B
57. A 58. C 59. C 60. D 61. D 62. A 63. B 64. B
65. C 66. B 67. A 68. B 69. D 70. A 71. B 72. B
73. A 74. A 75. A 76. C 77. A 78. A 79. C 80. B
81. B 82. A 83. A 84. C 85. C 86. C 87. A 88. C
89. C 90. 7 91. 6 92. 3 93. A-S; B-R; C-Q; D-P 94. A-R,S; B-P,S; C-Q,R; D-P,Q
95. A-P; B-P,Q; C-P,Q; D-R 96. A-R; B-P,R; C-Q,S; D-R 97. A-P,R; B-S; C-Q; D-S 98. A-R; B-Q; C-P; D-S
99. B 100. B 101. B 102. D 103. B 104. AB 105. A 106. C
107. B 108. C 109. C 110. ABC 111. BD 112. ABC 113. ACD 114. B
115. B 116. B 117. AC 118. A 119. BD 120. ABD 121. AD 122. BD
123. AC 124. AC 125. AD 126. A 127. ABC

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