STRUCTURE OF ATOM

One mark questions:

1.Write electronic configurations of Chromium (At. Np. = 24).
2.How many unpaired electrons are there is a carbon atom in the ground state?
3.What type of spectrum is obtained when light emitted from the discharge tube containing hydrogen
gas is analysed?
4.What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom having n = 3, l = 1 and s = + 1/2?

5.Name the spectral line in the spectrum of H-atom obtained when an electron jumps from n = 4 to n
= 2.
5.State two properties of electromagnetic radiation.
6.What does a principal quantity number denote?
7.How many nodal surfaces are there in a 3s- sub-shell?
8.Out of 6s and 4f orbitals, which has higher energy and why?
9.List the value/values of quantum numbers n and l for 4f electrons.
10.Out of 4s and 3d orbitals, which will have higher energy and why?
11.Which of the following orbitals are not possible?
1p, 2p, 2d, 3f, 4f?
12.Which orbital does not have directional characteristics?
13.An electron is in 3p-orbital. What are the permitted values of n, l, and m?
14.Write designation of an orbital having n = 5,1 = 3.

15.Which quantum number determines the

(i) size (ii) orientation (iii) the shape of orbital?
16.Which of the following orbitals does not make sense?
5s, 4f, 3p, 2d.
17.Write the value of four quantum numbers for the valence electron of the sodium atom.
18.How do you distinguish the two electrons present in the same orbital?
19.The nucleus of an atom has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. What are its atomic number and
mass number? What is this element?
20.For n = 5; what are the possible values of l?
21.What is the difference between a quantum and a photon?
Two mark and three mark questions
1.Write the characteristics of Cathode ray.
2.What are the main features of Rutherford’s model of an atom?
3.Write the drawback to Rutherford’s model of the atom.
4.What is the value of
(i) charge to mass ratio (e/m) of electrons (ii) charge of electrons,
(iii) mass of an electron?
5.Distinguish between an Emission spectrum and an Absorption spectrum.
6.What are the shortcomings of Bohr’s atomic model?
7.Account for the stability of the atom with the help of Bohr’s theory.
8.What are the main achievements of Bohr’s theory of the atom?
9.Write a short note on de-Broglie relation (or de-Borglie) equation.
10.Describe the shape of s – and p – orbitals What do you mean by node or nodal surface?
11.A particular radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 1120 kHz (kilohertz). Another radio station
broadcasts at a frequency of 98.7 MHz (megahertz). What are the wavelengths of the radiations from
each station?
12.Calculate the wave number of radiations having a frequency of 4 × 1014 Hz.
13.Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 242 nm is just sufficient to ionize the sodium atom.
Calculate the Ionisation energy of solution in kJ mol-1
14.The wavelength of the first line in the Balmer Series is 656 nm. Calculate the wavelength of the
second line and limiting line in the Balmer series.
15.Calculate the wavelength of the spherical line in the Lyman series corresponding to n 2 = 3.
16.Calculate the velocity of electrons in the first Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom. Given that Bohr’s
radius = 0,529 A. Planck’s constant h = 6.626 × 10-34 Js mass of electron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg and 1 J = 1
kg m2 s-1.
17.The electron energy in a hydrogen atom is given by EH = (- 2.18 × 10-18)/n2 J. Calculate the energy
required to, remove the electron completely from n = 2 orbit. What is the longest wavelength of light
in cm that can be used to cause this transition?
18.Give the electronic configuration of N-3, K+, P-3, O2-.
19.State
(i)Hunds rule (ii) Paulis exclusion principle (iii) Heisenbergs uncertainty principle
(iv)Aufbau principle
20.Define (i) Isotope (ii)Isobar (iii)Isotone
21. a)Write principle of photo electric effect
b) What is threshold frequency?
22. A photon of wavelength 4 × 10-7 m strikes on metal surface ; the work function of the metal being
2.13 eV. Calculate (i) the energy of the photon,
(ii) the kinetic energy of the emission
(iii) the velocity of the photoelectron. (Given 1 eV = 1.6020 × 10-19 J).
23. A 25 watt bulb emits monochromatic yellow light of wavelength 0.57 μm. Calculate the rate of
emission of quanta per second.
24. What is the wavelength of the light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes
transition from the energy level with n = 4 to energy level n = 2 ? What is the colour corresponding to
this wavelength ? (Given RH = 109678 cm-1)
25. How much energy is required to ionise a hydrogen atom if an electron occupies n = 5 orbit ?
Compare your answe r with the ionisation energy of H atom (energy required to remove the electron
from n = 1 orbit)