CHAPTER

2 Structure of Atom

2.2 Atomic Models 8. The value of Planck’s constant is 6.63 × 10–34 Js. The
speed of light is 3 × 1017 nm s–1. Which value is
1. The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in closest to the wavelength in nanometer of a quantum
71Lu, respectively, are
175
of light with frequency of 6 × 1015 s–1?
(a) 71, 104 and 71 (b) 104, 71 and 71 (a) 50 (b) 75
(c) 71, 71 and 104 (d) 175, 104 and 71 (c) 10 (d) 25 (NEET 2013)
(NEET 2020)
9. According to law of photochemical equivalence
2. Be2+ is isoelectronic with which of the following the energy absorbed (in ergs/mole) is given as
ions?
(h = 6.62 × 10–27 ergs, c = 3 × 1010 cm s–1,
(a) H+ (b) Li+
NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1)
(c) Na+ (d) Mg2+ (2014)
8 2.859 × 105
3. Isoelectronic species are (a) 1.196 × 10 (b)
– λ λ
(a) CO, CN , NO+, C22–
2 . 859 × 1016 1.196 × 1016
(b) CO–, CN, NO, C2– (c) (d)
λ λ
(c) CO+, CN+, NO–, C2 (Karnataka NEET 2013)
(d) CO, CN, NO, C2 (2000) 10. The energies E1 and E2 of two radiations are 25 eV
4. The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is and 50 eV respectively. The relation between their
+
(a) CN– (b) N2 wavelengths i.e., l1 and l2 will be
(c) O2– (d) N2– (1997) (a) l1 = l2 (b) l1 = 2l2
5. Which one of the following is not isoelectronic with 1
O2–? (c) l1 = 4l2 (d) λ1 = λ2 (2011)
2
(a) Tl+ (b) Na+ 11. The value of Planck’s constant is 6.63 × 10–34 J s.
(c) N3– (d) F– (1994) The velocity of light is 3.0 × 108 m s–1. Which value
2.3 Developments Leading to the Bohr’s is closest to the wavelength in nanometers of a
quantum of light with frequency of 8 × 1015 s–1 ?
Model of Atom
(a) 2 × 10–25 (b) 5 × 10–18
6. Which of the following series of transitions in the (c) 4 × 10 1
(d) 3 × 107 (2003)
spectrum of hydrogen atom falls in visible region?
12. For given energy, E = 3.03 × 10–19 joules
(a) Brackett series (b) Lyman series
corresponding wavelength is
(c) Balmer series (d) Paschen series
(NEET 2019) (h = 6.626 × 10–34 J sec, c = 3 × 108 m/sec)
(a) 65.6 nm (b) 6.56 nm
7. Calculate the energy in joule corresponding to light
of wavelength 45 nm. (c) 3.4 nm (d) 656 nm (2000)
(Planck’s constant, h = 6.63 × 10–34 J s, speed of light, 13. What will be the longest wavelength line in Balmer
c = 3 × 108 m s–1) series of spectrum?
(a) 6.67 × 1015 (b) 6.67 × 1011 (a) 546 nm (b) 656 nm
(c) 4.42 × 10–15 (d) 4.42 × 10–18 (2014) (c) 566 nm (d) 556 nm (1996)
Structure of Atom 9

2.4 Bohr’s Model for Hydrogen Atom 21. In a Bohr’s model of an atom, when an electron
jumps from n = 1 to n = 3, how much energy will be
⎛ Z2 ⎞ emitted or absorbed?
14. Based on equation E = – 2.178 × 10–18 J ⎜ 2 ⎟ , (a) 2.389 × 10–12 ergs (b) 0.239 × 10–10 ergs
⎝n ⎠
(c) 2.15 × 10–11 ergs (d) 0.1936 × 10–10 ergs
certain conclusions are written. Which of them is
(1996)
not correct?
(a) Equation can be used to calculate the change in 22. The radius of hydrogen atom in the ground state is
energy when the electron changes orbit. 0.53 Å. The radius of Li2+ ion (atomic number = 3)
(b) For n = 1, the electron has a more negative in a similar state is
energy than it does for n = 6 which means (a) 0.53 Å (b) 1.06 Å
that the electron is more loosely bound in the (c) 0.17 Å (d) 0.265 Å (1995)
smallest allowed orbit. 23. The energy of an electron in the nth Bohr orbit of
(c) The negative sign in equation simply means that hydrogen atom is
the energy of electron bound to the nucleus is 13.6 13.6
(a) eV (b) 3 eV
lower than it would be if the electrons were at n4 n
the infinite distance from the nucleus.
13.6
(d) Larger the value of n, the larger is the orbit (c) eV (d) 13.6 eV (1992)
2 n
radius. (NEET 2013) n
24. The spectrum of He is expected to be similar to that
15. According to the Bohr theory, which of the following
(a) H (b) Li+
transitions in the hydrogen atom will give rise to the (c) Na (d) He+ (1988)
least energetic photon?
(a) n = 6 to n = 1 (b) n = 5 to n = 4 25. If r is the radius of the first orbit, the radius of nth
(c) n = 6 to n = 5 (d) n = 5 to n = 3 orbit of H-atom is given by
(Mains 2011) (a) rn2 (b) rn
(c) r/n (d) r2n2 (1988)
16. The energy of second Bohr orbit of the hydrogen
atom is –328 kJ mol–1; hence the energy of fourth 2.5 Towards Quantum Mechanical Model of
Bohr orbit would be the Atom
(a) – 41 kJ mol–1 (b) –82 kJ mol–1
26. In hydrogen atom, the de Broglie wavelength
(c) –164 kJ mol –1
(d) –1312 kJ mol–1 (2005) of an electron in the second Bohr orbit is
17. The frequency of radiation emitted when the electron [Given that Bohr radius, a0 = 52.9 pm]
falls from n = 4 to n = 1 in a hydrogen atom will be (a) 211.6 pm (b) 211.6 p pm
(Given ionization energy of H = 2.18 × 10–18 J atom–1 (c) 52.9 p pm (d) 105.8 pm
and h = 6.626 × 10–34 J s) (Odisha NEET 2019)
(a) 1.54 × 1015 s–1 (b) 1.03 × 1015 s–1 27. A 0.66 kg ball is moving with a speed of 100 m/s.
(c) 3.08 × 10 s
15 –1
(d) 2.00 × 1015 s–1 (2004) The associated wavelength will be
18. In hydrogen atom, energy of first excited state is (h = 6.6 × 10–34 J s)
–3.4 eV. Then find out K.E. of same orbit of hydrogen (a) 6.6 × 10–32 m (b) 6.6 × 10–34 m
(c) 1.0 × 10 m
–35
(d) 1.0 × 10–32 m
atom.
(Mains 2010)
(a) +3.4 eV (b) +6.8 eV
(c) –13.6 eV (d) +13.6 eV (2002) 28. If uncertainty in position and momentum are equal,
then uncertainty in velocity is
19. Who modified Bohr’s theory by introducing
elliptical orbits for electron path? 1 h h 1 h h
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) Rutherford (b) Thomson m π π 2m π 2π
(c) Hund (d) Sommerfeld (1999) (2008)
20. The Bohr orbit radius for the hydrogen atom 29. The measurement of the electron position is
(n = 1) is approximately 0.530 Å. The radius for the associated with an uncertainty in momentum,
first excited state (n = 2) orbit is (in Å) which is equal to 1 × 10–18 g cm s–1. The uncertainty
(a) 4.77 (b) 1.06 in electron velocity is (mass of an electron is
(c) 0.13 (d) 2.12 (1998) 9 × 10–28 g)