Atomic and Molecular Physics (Mcqs)

1. The number of allowed orientation of spin angular momentum of the electron in

hydrogen atom are :
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
2. The total number of allowed values for the total magnetic quantum number m j
for a given j are :
(a) j
(b) 2j
(c) 2j - 1
(d) 2j + 1
3. The number of values allowed total quantum number j of an electron in hydrogen
atom for a given non zero
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
4. The direction of orbital magnetic moment of an electron in hydrogen atom is in
(a) Direction of orbital angular momentum
(b) Direction opposite to that of orbital angular momentum
(c) Direction making an arbitrary angle with the orbital angular momentum
vector
5. On which of the following levels of hydrogen the spin orbit interaction has no
effect?
(a) s-level
(b) p-level
(c) d-level
(d) f-level
6. The value of Bohr magneton is
(a) 9.27 x 10—26 Am2
(b) 9.27 x 10—24 Am2
(c) 9.27 x 10—22 Am2
(d) 9.27 x 10—22 Am2
7. The principal series of hydrogen atom is observed during the transition of
electron from
(a) s to p states
(b) p to s states
 (c) d to p states
(d) p to d states
8. The energy of hydrogen atom in first excited state is
(a) -13.6 ev
(b) 1.51 ev
(c) -3.4 ev
(d) 0.85 ev
9. The value of spin quantum number of an electron in hydrogen atom is
−1
(a)
2
1
(b)
2
3
(c)
2
5
(d)
2
10. No two electrons can have all the four quantum numbers equal. This statement is
known as
(a) The correspondence principle
(b) Uncertainty principle
(c) Pauli Exclusion principle
(d) Hund’s rule
11. A hydrogen atom in p-state. For this value of J are
5 3 1
(a) , ,
3 2 2
3 1
(b) ,
2 2
1 3
(c) −¿ , , ¿
2 2 2
−3
(d) −¿ , ¿
2 2
12. The orbital angular momentum of the electron in ground state of hydrogen atom
is
(a) 1ħ
(b) √ 2 ħ
(c) 0
(d) √ 3 ħ
13. The hydrogen aton is in d-state. For this state value of m are
(a) 2,1,0
(b) -1,0,1
 (c) -2,-1,0,+1,+2
(d) -3,-1,0,+1,+3
14. To explain fine structure in the spectrum of hydrogen atom it is necessary to
consider
(a) Finite size of the nucleus
(b) The presence of neutron in the nucleus
(c) Orbital angular momentum of electron
(d) Spin angular momentum of electron
15. If an atom is in the 3d3 state, the angle between its orbital and spin angular
momentum vectors ( L and S ) is
−1
(a) Cos-1
√3
2
(b) Cos-1
√3
1
(c) Cos-1
2

(d) Cos-1
√3
2
16. The L,S and J quantum numbers corresponding to the ground state electronic
configuration of boron (z=5)are
1 3
(a) L=1 , S= , J=
2 2
1 1
(b) L=1 , S= , J=
2 2
3 1
(c) L=1 , S= , J=
2 2
3 3
(d) L=0 , S= , J=
2 2
17. The degeneracies of the j-state arising from the 3p term with spin-orbit
interaction are
(a) 1 ,3, 5
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 3, 5, 7
(d) 2, 6, 10