CPP FIITJEE ATOMIC STRUCTURE

1. Which of the following fact was proposed by Thomson in his atomic model?
(A) Concept of valence electron
(B) Loss or gain of electrons by atoms
(C) Movement of electrons along definite paths
(D) Concentration of positive charge at the centre of the atom

2. Which of the following statement is correct for Bohr’s orbits?

(A) Energy is released when electrons revolve along such orbits.
(B) Energy is absorbed when electrons revolve along such orbits.
(C) No lose or gain of energy takes place when electrons revolve along such orbits.
(D) Energy is absorbed for some orbits and energy is released for some orbits due to
movement of electrons along them.

3. Which of the following group of species are isoelectronic?

(A) K+, Na+, Cl–, O2– (B) Mg2+, Na+, S2–, N3–
2+ 2– + –
(C) Ca , S , K , Cl (D) Al3+, Na+, Cl–, C4–

4. Which of the following statement is NOT correct for calcium(Ca)?

(A) The highest and lowest energetic orbits of the atoms contain same number of electrons.
(B) The L and M orbits contain same number of electrons.
(C) The penultimate orbit contains more electrons than the anti-penultimate orbit.
(D) It’s valence shell contains two electrons.

5. Which of the following electron configuration is NOT correct?

(A) 2, 8, 8, 1 (B) 2, 6
(C) 2, 8, 6, 1 (D) 2, 8, 7

6. The electron configuration of an ion(X3+) is 2, 8, 1. How many electrons are present in the
valence shell of ‘X’?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 6

7. Which of the following was discovered by the experiment in which alpha particles were
bombarded to a thin gold foil?
(A) Neutron (B) Electron
(C) Nucleus (D) Proton

8. Which of the following electron transition in hydrogen atom is accompanied with emission of
a radiation with the largest frequency?
(A) K  L (B) L  K
(C) M  N (D) N  M

9. Ground state electronic configuration nitrogen atom can be represented by

1. 2.
3. 4.
(A) 1 only (B) 1, 2
(C) 1, 4 (D) 2, 3

10. The electron, identified by quantum number n and I (i) n = 4, I = 1 (ii) n = 4, I = 0 (iii) n = 3,
I = 2 (iv) n = 3, I = 1 can be placed in order of increasing energy from the lowest to highest
as
(A) (iv) < (ii) < (iii) < (i) (B) (ii) < (iv) < (i) < (iii)
(C) (i) < (iii) < (ii) < (iv) (D) (iii) < (i) < (iv) < (ii).
11. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s7, it would have energy lower than that of
the normal ground state configuration 1s22s22p3, because the electrons would be closer to
the nucleus. Yet 1s7 is not observed because it violated.
(A) Heisenberg uncertainty principal (B) Hund’s rule
(C) Pauli’s exclusion principle (D) Bohr postulates of stationary orbits.

12. How many moles of electrons weigh one kilogram?

1
(A) 6.023 x 1023 (B) x10 31
9.108
6.023 1
(C) x1054 (D)  108.
9.108 9.108  6.023

13. Matrix Match

Column – I Column – II
K.E.
(a) (p) 2
P.E.
1
(b) P.E + 2K.E. (q)
2
P.E.
(c) (r) 1
T.E
K.E.
(d) (s) 0
T.E.
(A) (a – q), (b – s), (c – p), (d – r) (B) (a – s), (b – q), (c – r), (d – p)
(C) (a – s), (b – q), (c – p), (d – r) (D) (a – r), (b – s), (c – p), (d – q)

14. Matrix Match

Column – I Column – II
Orbital angular momentum of an h
(a) electron (p) S  S  1
2
(b) Angular momentum in an orbit (q) n n  2  B.M
Spin angular momentum in an orbit nh
(c) (r)
2
Magnetic moment h
(d) (s) I  l  1
2
(A) (a – s), (b – r), (c – p), (d – q) (B) (a – r), (b – s), (c – p), (d – q)
(C) (a – r), (b – s), (c – q), (d – p) (D) (a – s), (b – q), (c – r), (d – p)

15. Which of the following represents the incorrect set of the four quantum number of
4f-electrons?
1
(A) 4, 3, 2, + (B) 4, 2, 1, 0
2
1 1
(C) 4, 3, -2, (D) 4, 3, 1, -
2 2

16. The radial distribution curve of the orbital with double dumbbell shape in the 4th principle
shell consists of ‘n’ nodes, n is
(A) 2 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 3

17. The probability of finding an electron residing in a Px orbital is zero in the

(A) yz plane (B) xy plane
 (C) xz plane (D) y and z direction

18. The first emission line in the atomic spectrum of hydrogen in the Balmer Series appears at
9RH 7RH
(A) cm1 (B) cm1
400 144
3RH 5RH
(C) cm1 (D) cm1
4 36

19. When the frequency of light incident on a metallic plate is doubled, the KE of the emitted
photoelectron will be;
(A) Doubled ‘
(B) Halved
(C) Increased but more than doubled of the previous KE
(D) Remains unchanged

20. A bulb takes 10 seconds to dissociate all molecules in 104 moles of chlorine. Bond energy
of ClCl bond is 3.2 x 1017 Joule/molecule. Power of bulb is:
(A) 19.27 watt (B) 15.27 watt
(C) 192.7 watt (D) 152.7 watt

21. Maximum number of electrons having (n + ) = 5 is

(A) 2 (B) 6
(C) 10 (D) 18

22. Time period of an e moving in 2nd Bohr orbit is x then time period of the e moving in 5th orbit
of same atom is
2  4 
(A)   x (B)  x
5  25 
 125   8 
(C)  x (D)  x
 8   125 

23. Frequency of an electron revolving in 3rd orbit of Hydrogen atom is f, then frequency of
electron revolving in 3rd orbit of Li2+ ion is
(A) 3 f (B) 9 f
(C) f/3 (D) f/9

24. Velocity of electron moving in 2nd orbit of hydrogen atom is  , then velocity of electron
moving in 3rd orbit of He+ is
(A) (9/4)  (B) (1/2) 
(C) (9/8)  (D) (4/3) 

25. Number of radial nodes for 3d suborbit is

(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 0 (D) 1

26. Type of angular nodes for psuborbit is

(A) spherical (B) conical
(C) planar (D) none

27. Energy of 5th orbit of a hydrogen like species is E, then the ionization energy will be
(A) E (B) E/2
(C) 25 E (D) 2.5 E

28. Energy needed to ionize Li2+ ion, which has its electron in 4th orbit is
(A) 13.6 eV (B) 122.4 eV
 (C) 7.65 eV (D) 30.6 eV

29. Ratio of wavelengths of 1st to 3rd spectral line in Be3+ ion corresponding to Paschen series
is
20 3
(A) (B)
3 20
260 12
(C) (D)
180 7

30. The angular momentum of an e– can not have the value(s)

h h
(A) 0.5 (B)
 
h 2.5h
(C) (D)
0.5 2

31. The minimum energy required to escape out an e- from its ground state is called as
(A) Ionization potential (B) Separation energy
(C) Excitation energy (D) Kinetic energy

32. Out of the following which have longer wavelength

(A) Radio waves (B) Micro waves
(C) X-Rays (D) Cosmic rays

33. The radius ratio of two Bohr’s orbit of He+ is 9 : 25. Then what would be their nomenclature?
(A) K, L (B) M, N
(C) M, O (D) P, L

34. Out of which following which statement is correct for energy?

z2 z2
(A) 13.6 2 eV / atom (B) 21.69  10 19 2 J / atom
n n
2
z
(C) 1312 2 KJ / mole of atom (D) All of above
n

35. What is the separation energy of electron in Li2+ when it is escape out from fourth shell?
(A) 3.4 eV (B) 7.65 eV
(C) -13.6 eV (D) 0.85 eV

36. A 100W bulb emits a monochromatic light of wavelength 400 nm. Calculate the no. of
photons emitted/sec by the bulb.
(A) 2 x 1020 photon/sec (B) 6.62 x 1034 photon/sec
23
(C) 6.023 x 10 photon/sec (D) 4 x 104 photon/sec

37. Which of the following statement is correct about hydrogen atom?

(A) When a photon of 11 eV is absorbed by an e- then it will transfer to II excited state
(B) When a photon of 12.75 eV is absorbed then it will transfer to III excited state
(C) When a photon of 12.09 eV absorbed then it will remains in ground state
(D) When a photon of 10 eV is absorbed then it will escape out from an atom.

38. What is ratio of time period of revolution of e- in 2nd and 3rd bohr orbit of Be+3 atom.
T 8 T 27
(A) 1  (B) 1 
T2 27 T2 4
T 4 T 2
(C) 1  (D) 1 
T2 9 T2 3
39. What is the ratio of velocity(V1/V2) of electron in 2nd orbit of Li+2(V1) and 3rd orbit of Be+3(V2)?
V 9 V 729
(A) 1  (B) 1 
V2 8 V2 512
V 18 V 81
(C) 1  (D) 1 
V2 90 V2 64

40. Out of the following which is correct representation of 2Pz orbital?

(A)  320 (B)  210
(C)  220 (D)  201

41. Out of the following which is correct representation of 3dx2 – y2?

(A)  320 (B)  321
(C)  322 (D)  323

42. For which orbital  420 is represented

(A) 4dx 2  y2 (B) 4Pdz
(C) 4dxy (D) 4dz2

43. The schrodinger wave equation for hydrogen atom is

3/2
1  1  r0  r /a
 2s    2   e o
4 2  a0   a0 
Where a0 is Bohr radius. If the radial node in 2s be r0, then find r terms of a0
(A) r0 = a0 (B) r0 = 2a0
(C) r0 = a0/2 (D) r0 = 4a0
44. Which of following is not possible?
(A) n = 2, l = 1, m = 0 (B) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0
(C) n = 2, l = 0, m = -1 (D) n = 3, l = 1, m = -1

45. If the nitrogen atom has electronic configuration 1s7, it would have lower energy 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

46. The set of quantum numbers not applicable to an electron

(A) 1, 1, 1, + 1/2 (B) 1, 0, 0, + 1/2
(C) 1, 0, 0,  1/2 (D) 2, 0, 0, + 1/2

47. The number of electrons in an atom with atomic number 105 having (n + l) = 8 are:
(A) 30 (B) 17
(C) 15 (D) unpredictable

48. The orbital with maximum number of possible orientation is:

(A) s (B) p
(C) d (D) f
49. Energy levels A, B, C of a certain atom corresponds to increasing values of energy, i.e. EA <
EB < EC. If 1, 2 and 3 are the wavelengths of radiations corresponding to the transitions C
to B, B to A and C to A respectively, which of the following statements is correct?
C
1
B
3
2

A
1 2
(A) 3 = 1 + 2 (B)  3 
1   2
(C) 1 + 2 + 3 = 0 (D)  23  12   22

50. An ion Mna+ has the magnetic moment equal to 4.9 BM. The value of a is:
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 5

51. The ratio of (E2 – E1) to (E4 – E3) for H-atom is approximately:
(A) 10.2 (B) 15.4
(C) 5.6 (D) 12.4

52. Which of the following gas should be used in the discharge tube experiment so that the
e
anode ray will have the largest value of ratio?
m
(A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen
(C) Nitrogen (D) Neon

53. Which of the following is NOT an outcome of Rutherford’s scattering experiment?

(A) Most part of an atom are empty spaces.
(B) The mass of the atom is concentrated at its centre.
(C) The nucleus contains positively charged particles.
(D) Neutrons are neutral particles which contribute to the mass of the atom.

54. The third energy shell(M) of an atom contains six electrons. How many electrons are present
in its dinegative ion?
(A) 8 (B) 16
(C) 18 (D) 10

nh
55. The angular momentum of an electron in an atom is given by the formula , where ‘n’ is
2
the number of orbit along which the electron revolves. What is the angular momentum of the
valence electron of potassium?
h 3h
(A) (B)
 2
2h h
(C) (D)
 2
56. Which of the following atom with the given electron configuration can form positive ion with
supply of the lowest amount of energy?
(A) 2, 8, 5 (B) 2, 8, 1
(C) 2, 8, 6 (D) 2, 8, 2

57. The energy difference between which of the following orbit is maximum?
(A) K and L (B) L and M
(C) M and N (D) All have same energy difference

58. The dinegative ion of an atom contains 18 electrons. How many electrons are present in the
valence shell of the atom?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

59. Which of the following atom attains the electronic configuration of an inert gas by losing two
electrons?
(A) Na (B) Ca
(C) Si (D) P

60. Which of the following is NOT a property of cathode ray?

(A) They travel along straight lines
(B) They are deflected by electric and magnetic fields
(C) They produce alpha ray when strike a metal
(D) They carry mechanical energy
 ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C
5. C 6. C 7. C 8. B
9. C 10. A 11. C 12. D
13. A 14. A 15. B 16. C
17. A 18. D 19. C 20. C
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D
25. C 26. C 27. C 28. C
29. D 30. D 31. A 32. A
33. C 34. D 35. D 36. A
37. B 38. A 39. A 40. B
41. C 42. D 43. B 44. C
45. C 46. A 47. B 48. D
49. B 50. A 51. B 52. B
53. D 54. C 55. C 56. B
57. A 58. C 59. B 60. C