CHANN CHANN COACHING ACADEMY NAWABSHAH
Class: entry Subject: Chemistry
1. How many orbitals can have the following set of
quantum numbers, n = 3, l = 1, m1 = 0 ?
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
2. Electronic configuration of the outer shell of the
element Mn with atomic number 25 is
(a) 3d5 6so (b) 3d5 6s2 (c) 4d4 6s1 (d) 5d1 6s2
3. Maximum number of electrons in a subshell can
be:
(a) 4l + 2 (b) 4l – 2 (c) 2n2 (d) 2l + 1
4. The orientation of atomic orbitals depends on their
(a) spin quantum number (b) magnetic quantum
number (c) azimuthal quantum number
(d) principal quantum number
5. Number of unpaired electrons in N2+:
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
6. “p” orbital has _____ electrons :
(a) two (b) six (c) ten (d) fourteen
7. Cathode rays are deflected by:
a) Electric field only (b) magnetic field only
(c) electric and magnetic field (d) none of these
8. Atomic number of an element is equal to the
number of _______ in the nucleus of the atom.
(a) neutrons (b) protons (c) both the
neutrons and protons (d) electrons
9. The mass number of an atom is equal to the
number of _______ in the nucleus of an atom
(a) protons (b) neutron (c) electrons (d) nucleons
10. If Z is the number of proton and A the number of
nucleons, then the number of neutrons is an atom
is given by
(a) A + Z (b) A – Z (c) Z – A (d) none of these
11. The mass number and atomic number of
Phosphorus atom are 31 and 15 respectively. The
number of neutrons in the nucleus is
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 31 (d) 46
12. In a sodium atom (atomic number = 11 and mass
number = 23), the number of neutrons is
(a) equal to the number of protons (b) less than the
number of protons (c) greater than the number of
protons (d) none of these
13. The maximum number of electrons is the L orbit
is: (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 32
14. The number of electrons in the outermost shell of
Potassium (at. no. 19) is : (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 9
15. An atom of silicon with atomic number 14 has the
following number of electrons in the outermost
shell: (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
16. Inert gases possess the most stable electronic
configuration as they contain
(a) fully filled outermost shell
(b) half filled outermost shell
(c) two electrons in the outermost shell
(d) ten electrons in the outermost shell\
17. Which one of the following species has the same
number of electrons as an atom of Neo
(a) O2– (b) Na (c) Mg (d) K+
18. Roentgen discovered X-rays and Mosley found that the
frequency of the X-rays emitted from anode increases
with the
a. increase in the mass number of the metal used as anode
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b. decrease in the mass number of the metal used as
anode
c. decrease in the proton number of the metal used as
anode
d. increase in the proton number of the metal used as
anode
19. Alpha rays are good ionizers of gases because they
a. have greater mass
b. have positive charge
c. have greater mass and positive charge
d. are helium nuclei
20. This shape of a 2s orbital resembles:
a . hockey puck b. an (American) football
c. an ellipse d. a sphere
21. All of the following elements are correct for atomic
orbitals except
a. p-sub energy level has 3 orbitals
b. s-orbital has spherical shape
c. energy of 4s is less than that of 4d
d. All d orbitals have 4 lobes
22. Various values of the quantum numbers (n, l, m, s)
are listed below. Which is a possible set of values
for one of the d electrons in an iron atom in its
ground state?
a. (1, 1, 0, ½) b. (4, 0, 1, ½)
c. (4, 1, 0, -1/2) d. (3, 2, 1, -1/2)
23. The quantum number that specifies the way the
orbital is oriented in space is:
a. the electron spin quantum number
b. the magnetic quantum number
c. the angular momentum quantum number
d. the principal quantum number
24. Select the arrangement of electromagnetic
radiation which starts with the lowest energy and
increases to greatest energy.
a. radio, visible, infrared, visible, ultraviolet
b. microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet
c. visible, ultraviolet, infrared, gamma rays
d. X-radiation, visible, infrared, microwave
25. The size of an atomic orbital is associated with
a. principal quantum number (n)
b. angular momentum quantum number (I)
c. magnetic quantum number (mI)
d. spin quantum number (ms)
26. Which of the following is a correct set of quantum
numbers for an electron in a 5f orbital?
a. n = 5, I = 3, mI = +1 b. n = 5, I = 2, mI = +3
c. n = 4, I = 3, mI = 0 d. n = 4, I = 2, mI = +1
27. “Each electron in an atom must have its own
unique set of quantum numbers” is a statement of :
a. Aufbau principle b. Pauli exclusion principle
c. Hund’s rule d. Periodic law
28. The effective nuclear charge for an atom is less
than the actual nuclear charge due to
a. Shielding b. Penetration
c. Paramagnetism d. Electron-pair repulsion
29. “Electrons added to atomic orbitals of the same
energy will remain unpaired with parallel spins
until the subshell is more than half-filled” is a
statement of
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a. Aufbau principle b. Pauli exclusion principle 44. “No two electrons in an atom can have same set of
c. Hund’s rule d. Periodic law four identical quantum numbers”. It is the
30. All of the following statements are correct for statement of: (a) Aufbau principle (b) Hund’s rule
atomic structure and quantum numbers except (c) Pauli’s exclusion principle (d) none of these
a. In a given atom, the maximum number of electrons 45. The orbital with n = 3 and ɭ = 2 is
having principal quantum number n = 3, is 18 (a) 3s (b) 3p (c) 3d (d) 3f
b. The number of orbitals in a given f subshell is 7 46. 4s orbital has lesser energy than 3d orbital because
c. For n=4, the largest possible value of I is 3 it has
d. For n=4, the largest possible value of mI is 2 (a) greater value of n (b) lesser value of ɭ
31. Select the correct electron configuration for Cu (c) lesser value of n + ɭ (d) ɭ = 0
(Z=29) 47. The maximum number of electrons that can be
a. [Ar] 4s2 3d9 b. [Ar]4s1 3d10 accommodated in f-subshell is
c. [Ar]4s2 4p6 3d3 d. [Ar]4s1 4d9 (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 14
32. “It is impossible to determine simultaneously the 48. For a multi-electron atom, the energy associated
position and velocity with accuracy of a small with electrons is s, p, d and f orbitals of a
particle like electron”. This statement is particular quantum number is in the order
(a) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle (a) s = p = d = f (b) s < p < d < f
(b) de Broglie principle (c) p < d < f < s (d) d < f < s < p
(c) Planck’s law (d) Aufbau’s principle 49. The two electrons in the first shell will differ in the
33. The energy of electron in an atomic orbital is values for: (a) n (b) (c) m (d) s
always _______. 50. Which one of the following sets of quantum
(a) different (b) zero (c) infinite (d) same numbers is not allowed?
34. An orbital is the space around the nucleus where n ɭ m s
the probability of finding electron is (a) 1 0 1 –½
(a) always zero (b) maximum (c) minimum (d) always infinite (b) 2 1 0 +½
35. The Principal quantum number ‘n’ represents (c) 2 1 –2 +½
(a) average size of the electron cloud (d) 2 1 +2 0
(b) average energy of the electron 51. Which of the following is incorrect for 3d orbital?
(c) average distance of the electron from the nucleus n ɭ m s
d) all of the above (a) 3 0 0 +½
36. The Principal quantum number is related to the (b) 3 1 0 +½
(a) orbital angular momentum (c) 3 2 0 +½
(b) size and shape of the orbital (d) 3 1 2 +½
(c) orientation of the orbital 52. The value of azimuthal quantum number for last
(d) average size of the orbital electron of N-atom is:
37. The quantum number that defines the shape of the (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
orbital occupied by the electron is 53. The maximum number of electrons in a subshell is
(a) principal quantum number (b) azimuthal quantum given by the equation
number (c) magnetic quantum number (a) n 2 (b) 2n 2 (c) 2 ɭ –1 (d) 2 ɭ +1
(d) spin quantum number 54. Out of the following, which is the correct set of
38. The angular momentum of the electron is defined quantum numbers for the outermost electron of
by the quantum number that is denoted as potassium atom (Z = 19)?
(a) n (b) ɭ (c) m (d) s n ɭ m s
39. The total number of sublevels in each principal (a) 4 3 2 –½
level is equal to (b) 4 2 0 –½
(a) spin quantum number (b) magnetic quantum (c) 4 1 0 +½
number (c) azimuthal quantum number (d) 4 0 0 –½
(d) principal quantum number 55. The maximum number of electrons that can be
40. For a given value of principal quantum number accommodated in s, p, d and f orbitals is
the order of increasing energy for different (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively
subshells is (b) 1, 2, 4 and 8 respectively
(a) s < p < d < f (b) p < d < f < s (c) 2, 4, 6 and 8 respectively
(c) d < f < p < s (d) f < d < p < s (d) 2, 6, 10 and 14 respectively
41. The px, py and pz orbitals are called degenerate 56. The sum of all quantum numbers of the electron of
orbitals as they have hydrogen atom is
(a) equal energy (b) same orientation in space (a) –1/2 (b) 1 (c) 3/2 (d) +1/2
(c) same size (d) none of these 57. The sum of all quantum numbers of the last
42. A nodal plane separates the two lobes of a p- electron in lithium atom is
orbital. There is _______ likelihood of finding the (a) 3/2 (b) 2 (c) 5/2 (d) 3
electron on this plane. 58. The value of azimuthal quantum number for the
(a) no (b) every (c) either of these (d) none of these electrons present in 5s-orbital is
43. The total values of magnetic quantum number for (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 5
a given value of azimuthal quantum number is
(a) 2ɭ (b) 2 ɭ + 1 (c) 2 ɭ –1 (d) 2 ɭ – 2
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