Atomic Structure

Dalton Theory Atomic Number & Mass Number

1. Which is not basic postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory ? 8. The triad of nuclei that is isotonic is :
(a) Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical
(a) 14 15 17
6 C, 7 N, 9 F
(b) 12 14 19
6 C, 7 N, 9 F
reaction
(b) In a given compound, the relative number and kinds (c) 14 14 17
(d) 14 14 19
6 C, 7 N, 9 F 6 C, 7 N, 9 F
of atoms are constant.
9. The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is :
(c) Atoms of all elements are alike, including their masses.
(d) Each element is composed of extremely small particles (a) CN  (b) O 2
called atoms.
(c) O2 (d) N 2
Fundamental Particles
2. The number of electrons in a neutral atom of an element is 10. An isotone of 32Ge76 is
equal to its : (i) 32Ge77 (ii) 33As77
(a) atomic weight (b) atomic number
(iii) 34Se77 (iv) 34Se78
(c) equivalent weight (d) electron affinity
(a) Only (i) and (ii) (b) Only (ii) and (iii)
3. The e/m for positive rays in comparison to cathode rays
(c) Only (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii), and (iv)
is :
11. Which of the following atoms and ions are isoelectronic
(a) very low (b) high
i.e. have the same number of electrons with the neon atom
(c) same (d) none
–
4. Which has highest e/m ratio ? (a) F (b) Oxygen atom
–
(a) He2+ (b) H+ (c) Mg (d) N

(c) He+ (d) H Rutherford’s Model

5. Cathode rays have : 12. When a gold sheet is bombarded by a beam of D–particles,
only a few of them get deflected whereas most go straight,
(a) mass only (b) charge only
undeflected. This is because
(c) neither mass nor charge (a) The force of attraction exerted on the D–particles by
(d) mass and charge both the oppositely charged electrons is not sufficient.
6. Mass of neutron is .............. times the mass of electron. (b) A nucleus has a much smaller volume than that of an
atom.
(a) 1840 (b) 1480
(c) The force of repulsion acting on the fast moving
(c) 2000 (d) None of these D–particles is very small.
7. Positive rays or canal rays are : (d) The neutrons in the nucleus do not have any effect
on the D–particles.
(a) electromagnetic waves
13. Discovery of the nucleus of an atom was due to
(b) a steam of positively charged gaseous ions theexperiment carried out by
(c) a stream of electrons (a) Bohr (b) Mosley
(d) neutrons (c) Rutherford (d) Thomson
14. Rutherford’s scattering experiment is related to the size of 22. Minimum number of photons of light of wavelength 4000Å,
the which provide 1J energy :
(a) Nucleus (b) Atom
(a) 2 × 1018 (b) 2 × 109
(c) Electron (d) Neutron
Maxwell’s EM Wave Theory (c) 2 × 1020 (d) 2 × 1010
15. The velocity of light is 3.0 × 108 ms–1. Which value is
23. The energy 'E corresponding to intense yellow line of
closest to the wavelength in nanometres of a quantum of
light with frequency of 8 × 1015 s–1 sodium of O 589 nm is :

(a) 3 × 107 (b) 2 × 10–25 (a) 2.10 eV (b) 43.37 eV

(c) 5 × 10–18 (d) 3.7 × 101
(c) 47.12 eV (d) 2.11 kcal
16. The frequency of a wave of light is 12 × 1014 s–1. The
wave number associated with this light is 24. The relation between energy of a radiation and its
–7
(a) 5 × 10 m –8
(b) 4 × 10 cm –1 frequency was given by :

(c) 2 × 10–7 m–1 (d) 4 × 104 cm–1 (a) de Broglie (b) Einstein
17. Rank the following types of radiations from the highest
(c) Planck (d) Bohr
energy to the lowest.
ultraviolet/visible/X-ray/microwave/infrared 25. Which is not characteristics of Planck’s quantum theory
(a) X-ray, ultraviolet, microwave, infrared, visible of radiation ?
(b) ultraviolet, X-ray, visible, infrared, microwave (a) Radiation is associated with energy.
(c) infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, visible, X-ray
(b) Energy is not absorbed or emitted in whole number or
(d) X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave
multiples of quantum.
18. The frequency of a green light is 6 × 1014 Hz. Its wavelength
is : (c) The magnitude of energy associated with a quantum
(a) 500 nm (b) 5 nm is proportional to the frequency.

(c) 50,000 nm (d) None of these (d) Radiation energy is neither emitted nor absorbed
Planck’s Quantum Theory continuously but in small packets called quanta.
19. Which wave property is directly proportional to energy of
26. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Planck’s
electromagnetic radiation :
quantum theory of radiation ?
(a) velocity (b) frequency
(c) wave number (d) all of these (a) Energy is not absorbed or emitted in whole number
multiples of quantum.
20. The number of photons of light of Q = 2.5 × 106 m–1
necessary to provide 1 J of energy are (b) Radiation is associated with energy.
(a) 2 × 1018 (b) 2 × 1017 (c) Radiation is associated with energy emitted or
(c) 2 × 1020 (d) 2 × 1019 absorbed continuously but in the form of small packets
called quanta.
21. The number of photons emitted in 10 hours by a 60 W
sodium lamp (O of photon = 6000 Å) (d) The magnitude of energy associated with quantum is
proportional to frequency.
(a) 6.50 × 1024 (b) 6.40 × 1023

(c) 8.40 × 1023 (d) 3.40 × 1023

Blackbody Radiation and Photoelectric Effect 34. The kinetic energy of the photoelectrons does not depend
upon
27. Einstein’s theory of photoelectric effect is based on :
(a) Intensity of incident radiation
(a) Newtons corpuscular theory of light
(b) Frequency of incident radiation
(b) Huygen’s wave theory of light
(c) Wavelength of incident radiation
(c) Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light
(d) Wave number of incident radiation.
(d) Planck’s quantum theory of light
35. If the threshold frequency of a metal for photoelectric effect
28. In photoelectric effect the number of photo-electrons
is Q0, then which of the following will not happen ?
emitted is proportional to :
(a) If the frequency of the incident radiation is Q0, the
(a) intensity of incident beam
kinetic energy of the electrons ejected is zero.
(b) frequency of incident beam
(b) If the frequency of the incident radiation is Q, the kinetic
(c) velocity of incident beam energy of the electrons ejected will be hQ– hQ0.
(d) work function of photo cathode (c) If the frequency is kept same at Q but intensity is
29. Increase in the frequency of the incident radiations increased, the number of electrons ejected will increase.
increase the : (d) If the frequency of incident radiation is further
(a) rate of emission of photo-electrons increased, the number of photoelectrons ejected will
increase.
(b) work function
(c) kinetic energy of photo-electrons
Spectra
36. The line spectrum of two elements is not identical because
(d) threshold frequency
(a) They do not have same number of neutrons
30. Threshold wavelength depends upon :
(b) They have dissimilar mass number
(a) frequency of incident radiation
(c) They have different energy level schemes
(b) velocity of electrons
(d) They have different number of valence electrons
(c) work function
Bohr’s Atomic Model
(d) None of the above
37. The energy of electron in 3rd orbit of hydrogen atom is
31. Photoelectric effect shows
(a) –1311.8 kJ mol–1 (b) –82.0 kJ mol–1
(a) particle-like behaviour of light
(b) wave-like behaviour of light (c) –145.7 kJ mol–1 (d) –327.9 kJ mol–1

(c) both wave-like and particle-like behaviour of light 38. The ionization energy of H atom is 13.6 eV. The ionization
energy of Li2+ ion will be
(d) neither wave-like nor particle-like behaviour of light
(a) 54.4 eV (b) 40.8 eV
32. Ultraviolet light of 6.2 eV falls on aluminium surface (work
function = 4.2 eV). The kinetic energy (in joule) of the (c) 27.2 eV (d) 122.4 eV
fastest electron emitted is approximately : 39. The ratio of the difference in energy between the first and
–21 –19 the second Bohr orbit to that between second and third
(a) 3 × 10 (b) 3 × 10
Bohr orbit is
(c) 3 × 10–17 (d) 3 × 10–15
1 1
33. The threshold wavelength for photoelectric effect on (a) (b)
2 3
sodium is 5000 Å. Its work function is :
(a) 4 × 10–19 J (b) 1J 27 4
(c) (d)
5 9
(c) 2 × 10–19J (d) 3 × 10–10 J
40. Energy of electron of hydrogen atom in second Bohr 48. The Bohr orbit radius for the hydrogen atom (n = 1) is
orbit is approximately 0.530 Å. The radius for the first excited state
(a) –5.44 × 10–19 J (b) –5.44 × 10–19 kJ (n = 2) orbit is
(a) 0.13 Å (b) 1.06 Å
(c) –5.44 × 10–19 cal (d) –5.44 × 10–19 eV
(c) 4.77 Å (d) 2.12 Å
41. The energy of second Bohr orbit in the hydrogen atom is
–3.4 eV. The energy of fourth orbit of He+ ion would be 49. According to Bohr model, angular momentum of an electron
in the 3rd orbit is :
(a) –3.4 eV (b) –0.85 eV
(c) –13.64 eV (d) +3.4 eV 3h 1.5h
(a) (b)
S S
42. 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 3S 9h
(c) (d)
state(s) for electrons in Bohr orbits to hydrogen is (are) h S
(a) –3.4 eV (b) –4.2 eV 50. Electronic energy is a negative energy because
(c) –6.8 eV (d) +6.8 eV (a) Electron carries negative charge.
43. The ionization energy of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The (b) Energy is zero near the nucleus and decreases as the
energy required to excite the electron in a hydrogen atom distance from the nucleus increases.
from the ground state to the first excited state is
(c) Energy is zero at an infinite distance from the nucleus
(a) 1.69 × 10 –18
J (b) 1.69 × 10 –23
J and decreases as the electron comes closer to the
nucleus.
(c) 1.69 × 1023 J (d) 1.69 × 1025 J
(d) There are interelectronic repulsions.
44. In a Bohr’s model of atom when an electron jumps from
51. Ratio of frequency of revolution of electron in the second
n = 1 to n = 3, how much energy will be emitted or absorbed
excited state of He+ and second state of hydrogen is
(1erg = 10+ J)

(a) 2.15 × 10–11 erg (b) 0.1911 × 10–10 erg 32 27

(a) (b)
27 32
(c) 2.389 × 10–12 erg (d) 0.239 × 10–10 erg
1 27
45. An electron in H-atom is moving with a kinetic (c) (d)
54 2
energy of 5.45×10–19J. What will be energy level
for this electron ? Energy Levels of Hydrogen Atom
(a) 1 (b) 2 52. The line spectrum observed when electron jumps from
higher level to M level is known as
(c) 3 (d) None of these
(a) Balmer series (b) Lyman series
46. The energy required to dislodge electron from excited
(c) Paschen series (d) Brackett series
isolated H-atom, IE1 = 13.6 eV is
53. How many spectral lines are produced in the spectrum of
(a) = 13.6 eV (b) > 13.6 eV
hydrogen atom from 5th energy level ?
(c) < 13.6 and > 3.4 eV (d) d 3.4 eV (a) 5 (b) 10

47. The radius of first Bohr’s orbit for hydrogen is 0.53 Å. (c) 15 (d) 4
The radius of third Bohr’s orbit would be 54. What transition in He+ ion shall have the same wave number
(a) 0.79 Å (b) 1.59 Å as the first line in Balmar series of H atom ?
(c) 3.18 Å (d) 4.77 Å (a) 7 o 5 (b) 5 o 3
(c) 6 o 4 (d) 4 o 2
55. An electron jumps from 6th energy level to 3rd energy de-Broglie Concept
level in H-atom, how many lines belong to visible region ?
64. The de–Broglie wavelength associated with a material
(a) 1 (b) 2 particle is
(c) 3 (d) Zero (a) Directly proportional to its energy
56. The wavenumber for the shortest wavelength transition (b) Directly proportional to momentum
in the Balmer series of atomic hydrogen is (c) Inversely proportional to its energy
(d) Inversely proportional to momentum
(a) 27420 cm–1 (b) 28420 cm–1
65. The de Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball of mass 66 g
(c) 29420 cm–1 (d) 12186 cm–1 moving with the velocity of 10 metres per second is
57. The difference in wavelength of second and third lines of approximately
Balmer series in the atomic spectrum is (a) 10–35 metres (b) 10–33 metres
(a) 131 Å (b) 524 Å
(c) 10–31 metres (d) 10–36 metres
(c) 324 Å (d) 262 Å
66. The wavelength of a cricket ball weighing 100 g and
58. The third line in Balmer series corresponds to an electronic
travelling with a velocity of 50 m/s is
transition between which Bohr’s orbits in hydrogen atom
(a) 5 o 3 (b) 5 o 2 (a) 1.3 × 10–28 m (b) 1.3 × 10–37 m

(c) 4 o 3 (d) 4 o 2 (c) 1.3 × 10–34 m (d) 1.3 × 10–30 m

59. When electrons in N shell of excited hydrogen atom return 67. An electron has kinetic energy 2.8 × 10–23 J de–Broglie
to ground state, the number of possible lines spectrum is : wavelength will be nearly(me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg)
(a) 6 (b) 4
(a) 9.24 × 10–4 m (b) 9.24 × 10–7 m
(c) 2 (d) 3
(c) 9.24 × 10–8 m (d) 9.24 × 10–10 m
60. The wave number of the first line of Balmer series of H
68. A cricket ball of 0.5 kg is moving with a velocity of 100 ms–1.
atom is 15200 cm–1. What is the wave number of the first
The wavelength associated with its motion is
line of Balmer series of Li2+ ion ?
(a) 1/100 cm (b) 66 × 10–34 m
(a) 15200 cm–1 (b) 6080 cm–1
(c) 1.32 × 10–35 m (d) 6.6 × 10–28 m
(c) 76000 cm–1 (d) 136800 cm–1
69. An electron with velocity v is found to have a certain
61. In hydrogen spectrum, the series of lines appearing in
value of de Broglie wavelength. The velocity that the
ultra violet region of electromagnetic spectrum are called
neutron should possess to have the same de Broglie
(a) Balmer lines (b) Lyman lines
wavelength is
(c) Pfund lines (d) Brackett lines
(a) v (b) v/1840
62. The wave number of the first line of Balmer series of
(c) 1840v (d) 1840/v
hydrogen is 15200 cm–1. The wave number of the first
Balmer line of Li2+ ion is Heisenberg’s Principle

(a) 15200 cm–1 (b) 60800 cm–1 70. If uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the
uncertainty in its momentum would be
(c) 76000 cm–1 (d) 136800 cm–1
63. A certain transition in H spectrum from an excited state to h
(a) zero (b) t
the ground state in one or more steps gives rise to a total of 4S
10 lines. How many of these belong to the UV spectrum ?
h
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c)  (d) infinite
4S
(c) 6 (d) 5
71. For an electron, if the uncertainty in velocity is 'v, the Quantum Numbers
uncertainty in its position ('x) is given by : 77. For each value of A, the number fo ms values are
(a) 2A (b) nA
h S
(a) Sm'Q (b) (c) 2A + 1 (d) n – A
2 hm'Q
78. A subshell with n = 6, A = 2 can accommodate a maximum
h 2Sm of
(c) (d)
4Sm'Q h'Q
(a) 10 electrons (b) 12 electrons
72. A ball of mass 200g is moving with a velocity of 10m sec–1. (c) 36 electrons (d) 72 electrons
If the error in measurement of velocity is 0.1%, the 79. Which of the following sets of quantum number is correct
uncertainty in its position is :
for an electron in 4f orbital ?
(a) 3.3 × 10–31 m (b) 3.3 × 10–27 m
(a) n = 3, A = 2, m = –2, s = +1/2
–25 –32
(c) 5.3 × 10 m (d) 2.64 × 10 m (b) n = 4, A = 4, m = –4, s = –1/2
73. The Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle states that ........... . (c) n = 4, A = 3, m = +1, s = +1/2
(a) no two electrons in the same atom can have the same (d) n = 4, A = 3, m = +4, s = +1/2
set of four quantum numbers
80. For a d-electron, the orbital angular momentum is
(b) two atoms of the same element must have the same
number of protons (a) 6 h / 2S (b) 2 h / 2S
(c) it is impossible to determine accurately both the
(c) h/2S (d) zero
position and momentum of an electron simultaneously
81. The correct designation of an electron with n = 4, l = 3,
(d) electrons of atoms in their ground states enter
m = 2, and s = 1/2 is :
energetically equivalent sets of orbitals singly before
they pair up in any orbital of the set (a) 3d (b) 4f

74. If the uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the (c) 5p (d) 6s
uncertainty in its momentum be 82. A 3d-electron having s = +1/2 can have a magnetic quantum
no :
h
(a) Zero (b) (a) +2 (b) +3
2S
(c) –3 (d) +4
h
(c) (d) Infinity Electronic Configuration
4S
83. The electrons identified by n and l
75. If uncertainty in the measurement of position and
momentum of an electron are equal then uncertainly in the (i) n = 4, l = 1 (ii) n = 4, l = 0
measurement of its velocity is approximately : (iii) n = 3, l = 2 (iv) n = 3, l = 1
(a) 8 × 1012 m s–1 (b) 6 × 1012 m s–1 can be placed in order of increasing energy, from lowest to
highest
(c) 4 × 1012 m s–1 (d) 2 × 1012 m s–1
(a) (iv) < (ii) < (iii) < (i) (b) (ii) < (iv) < (i) < (iii)
Quantum Mechanical Model of an Atom
(c) (i) < (iii) < (ii) < (iv) (d) (iii) < (i) < (iv) < (ii)
76. In the Schrodinger’s wave equation \ represents
84. According to (n + l) rule after completing ‘np’ level the
(a) Orbit (b) Wave function electron enters to :
(c) Wave (d) Radial probability (a) (n – 1) d (b) (n + 1) s
(c) nd (d) (n + 1) p
85. The correct ground state electronic configuration of (Atomic number : Cr = 24, Fe = 26, Co = 27 and Ni = 28)
chromium atom (Z = 24) is The correct sequence of increasing number of unpaired
(a) [Ar] 3d 4s 5 1
(b) [Ar] 3d 4s 4 2 electrons in these ions is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 2, 3, 1
(c) [Ar] 3d6 4s0 (d) [Ar] 4s1 4p5
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
86. In manganese atom, Mn (Z = 25), the total number of
orbitals populated by one or more electrons (in ground 93. The quantum numbers for the outermost electron of an
state) is element are given below

(a) 15 (b) 14 1
n 2, A 0, m 0, ms 
(c) 12 (d) 10 2
87. The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired The atom is
electron of chlorine atom is (a) hydrogen (b) lithium
n A m (c) beryllium (d) boron
(a) 2 1 0 94. For which one of the following sets of four quantum
(b) 2 1 1 numbers an electron will have the highest energy

(c) 3 1 1 n A m s

(d) 3 0 0 (a) 3 2 1 1/2

88. The maximum number of 4d-electrons having spin quantum (b) 4 1 0 –1/2
(c) 4 2 –1 1/2
1
number s  are (d) 5 0 0 –1/2
2
95. Which electronic configuration does not follow the Pauli’s
(a) 10 (b) 7
exclusion principle ?
(c) 1 (d) 5
(a) 1s2, 2s2 2p4 (b) 1s2, 2s2 2p4, 3s2
89. Which of the following has maximum number of unpaired
electrons ? (c) 1s2, 2p4 (d) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s3

(a) Mg2+ (b) Ti3+ Magnetic Moment

96. Magnetic quantum number for the last electron in sodium
(c) V3+ (d) Fe3+
is :
90. Azimuthal quantum number for the last electron in Na atom (a) 3 (b) 1
is
(c) 2 (d) zero
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 3 97. Nitrogen has the electronic configuration 1s 2 ,2s2 2p1x

91. Presence of three unpaired electrons in phosphorus atom 2p1y 2p1z and not 1s 2 ,2s 2 2p x2 2p1y 2p 0z . It was proposed by :
can be explained by
(a) Aufbau principle
(a) Pauli’s rule
(b) Pauli’s exclusion principle
(b) Uncertainty principle
(c) Hund’s rule
(c) Aufbau’s rule
(d) Uncertainty principle
(d) Hund’s rule
98. Which of the following has maximum number of unpaired
92. Consider the following ions
electron (atomic number of Fe 26)
1. Ni2+ 2. Co2+ (a) Fe (b) Fe (II)
2+ 3+
3. Cr 4. Fe (c) Fe (III) (d) Fe (IV)
99. A compound of vanadium has magnetic moment of 1.73 104. Which d-orbital does not have four lobes ?
B.M. The electronic configuration of the vanadium ion in
(a) d x2 y2 (b) d xy
the compound is

(a) [Ar] 4s03d1 (b) [Ar] 4s13d0 (c) d z2 (d) d xz

(c) [Ar] 4s23d0 (d) [Ar] 4s03d3 105. 3py orbital has .......... nodal plane
100. The total spin and magnetic moment for the atom with (a) XY (b) YZ
atomic number 7 are
(c) ZX (d) Any
(a) r 3, 3 BM (b) r 1, 8 BM 106. The number of angular nodes in a 3s atomic orbital is
(a) 0 (b) 1
3
(c) r , 15 BM (d) 0, 8 BM (c) 2 (d) 3
2
107. The number of radial nodes in a 3s atomic orbital is
Nodes
(a) 0 (b) 1
101. How many spherical nodes are present in 4s orbital in a
hydrogen atom ? (c) 2 (d) 3

(a) 0 (b) 2 Schrodinger Equation

(c) 3 (d) 4 108. The quantum number not obtained from Schrodinger
equation is
102. The number of nodes possible in radial wave function of
3d orbital is (a) n (b) l
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) m (d) s
(c) 0 (d) 3
103. The d-orbital with the orientation along X and Y axes is
called :

(a) dz2 (b) dzy

(c) d yz (d) d x2 y2

 ANSWER KEY

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a)

21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (c)

31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (d) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (a)

41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (c)

51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (d)

61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (d)

71. (c) 72. (d) 73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (a) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (a)
81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88. (d) 89. (d) 90. (b)
91. (d) 92. (a) 93. (b) 94. (c) 95. (d) 96. (d) 97. (c) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (c)

101. (c) 102. (c) 103. (d) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (a) 107. (c) 108. (d)