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EXERCISE - I
Fundamental particles, Atomic number, Mass number
1. The value of e/m for an electron is
1) 1.78 x 108 c/g 2) 1.6724 x 10–24 c/g 3) 0.005486 c/g 4) 1.00866 c/g
2. The e/m of proton is
1) 1.78 x108 c/g 2) 9.57 x 104 c/g 3) 19.14 x 104 c/g 4) 0.478 x104 c/g
3. The increasing order for the values of e/m for electron, proton, neutron and alpha particle is
1) e, p, n, a 2) n, p, e, a 3) n, p, a, e 4) n, a, p, e
4. Positively charged electron is known as
1) Proton 2) Meson 3) Positron 4) Neutron
5. The study of discharge of electricity through gases led to the discovery of
1) Structure 2) The atom 3) Spectral lines 4) Electron
6. When the speed of electron increases, its specific charge
1) Increases 2) Remains unchanged 3) Decreases 4) Increases and then decreases
7. The number of neutrons present in the radioactive isotope of hydrogen is
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
8. The ratio between the neutrons present in carbon atom and silicon atoms with mass
numbers 12 and 28 is
1) 7 : 3 2) 3 : 7 3) 1 : 2 4) 2 : 1
9. Number of protons in the nucleus of carbon atom is
1) 7 2) 8 3) 4 4) 6
10. The maximum sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an isotope of hydrogen is
1) 6 2) 5 3) 4 4) 3
11. The number of nucleons in chlorine–37 is
1) 17 2) 20 3) 54 4) 37
12. The nucleus of an atom contains
1) Electrons and protons 2) Protons and neutrons
3) Electrons and beta particles 4) Protons and alpha particles
13. Which of the following is not a fundamental particle?
1) Proton 2) Neutron 3) Alpha particle 4) Electron
14. The mass of one mole of electrons is
1) 1.008 g 2) 0.55 mg 3) 0.184 mg 4) 1.673 mg

15. Moseley's equation is

h h
1) E = hv 2) mvr = n 3) ΔxΔρ ≥ 4) v = a(Z – b)
2π 4π
16. The number of nucleons in the isotope of an atom Z X m are
1) m 2) Z 3) m + Z 4) m – Z
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17. Nitride ion in Li3N is composed of
1) 7 protons + 7 electrons 2) 10 protons + 7 protons
3) 7 protons + 10 electrons 4) 10 protons + 10 electrons
18. The isotopes of neutral atoms of an element differ in
1) Atomic number 2) Mass number 3) Number of electrons 4) Chemical properties
19. The mass number of an element is 23 and its atomic number is 11. The number of protons,
electrons and neutrons respectively present in the atom of the element are
1) 11, 11, 12 2) 12, 12, 11 3) 11, 12, 11 4) 12, 11, 12
20. The nucleus of tritium consists of
1) 1 proton + 1 neutron 2) 1 proton + 3 neutrons
3) 1 proton + zero neutrons 4) 1 proton + 2 neutrons
21. The ratio of specific charge of a proton and α particle is
1) 2 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 1 : 4 4) 1 : 1
22. An oxide of nitrogen has a molecular weight of 30. Total number of electrons in one
molecule of the compound is
1) 15 2) 30 3) 45 4) 60
23. Positron is
1) Electron with positive charge 2) A Helium nucleus
3) A nucleus with two protons 4) A nucleus with one neutron and one proton
24. The specific charge for anode rays is much less than the specific charge for cathode rays.
This is because
1) anode rays are less positively charged.
2) Anode rays are made of cations whose mass is much higher than electrons
3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2
25. The charge of an electron is 1.6 x 10 coulombs. What will be the value of charge on Na+
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ion
1) 1.6x10–19 C 2) 3.2x10–19 C 3) 2.4x10–19 C 4) 11x1.6x10–19 C
26. Nuclides having different mass numbers and different atomic numbers but the same number
of neutrons are called
1) Isotopes 2) Isobars 3) Isomers 4) Isotones
27. Neutron was discovered by
1) Rutherford 2) Thomson 3) Newton 4) Chadwick
28. The constancy of e/m ratio for electron shows that
1) Electron's mass is 1/1837th of proton
2) Electrons are universal particles of all matter
3) Electrons are produced in discharge tubes only 4) None of the above
29. In C14 isotope the number of neutrons would be
1) 6 2) 14 3) 8 4) 10
30. Ratio of masses of proton and electron is
1) 1.8 2) 1.8×10+3 3) Infinite 4) None of these
31. The charge on an electron is 4.8x10-10 esu. What is the value of charge in Li+ ion
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1) 4.8×10-10 esu 2) 9.6×10-10 esu 3) 1.44×10-9 esu 4) 2.4×10-10 esu

Thomson’s Rutherford’s atomic models:
32. Rutherford's alpha ray scattering experiment showed for the first time that the atom has
1) Nucleus 2) Proton 3) Electron 4) Neutron
33. When alpha particles are sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the
foil because
1) Alpha particles are much heavier than electrons
2) Alpha particles are positively charged
3) Most part of the atom is empty
4) Alpha particles move with high velocity
34. Mosley plotted a graph of atomic number versus frequency of characteristic X– rays
emitted. The obtained graph is
1) Linear 2) Parabola 3) Circular 4) Elliptical
35. The electron of Rutherford’s atom traces spiral path. This is in accordance with
1) Maxwell’s electrodynamics 2) Max plancks Quantum theory
3) Newtonian mechanics 4) None
36. Rutherford's experiment for the first time proved that atom has
1) Protons 2) Nucleus 3) Neutrons 4) Electrons
Nature of Light – EMR:
37. Which of the following has lowest frequency
1) X - rays 2) Visible rays 3) Microwaves 4) Infra red rays
38. The source of ultraviolet radiation is
1) Nernst glower 2) Silicon carbide heated to 15000C
3) High pressure Hydrogen discharge tube 4) Tungsten filament bulb
39. In electromagnetic radiation, which of the following has greater wavelength than visible
light?
1) U.V-rays 2) I.R-rays 3) γ − rays 4) X-rays
40. Which of the following is not an electromagnetic radiation?
1) Gamma rays 2) Alpha rays 3) Radio waves 4) X-rays
41. Which of the following properties of a wave is independent of the other?
1) Wave number 2) Wave length 3) Frequency 4) Amplitude
42. Nernst glower is used to produce
1) U.V. rays 2) Microwaves 3) Radio waves 4) Far I.R. rays
43. The energy of a photon is inversely proportional to its
1) Wavelength 2) Frequency 3) Wave number 4) None of these
44. Electromagnetic radiation with maximum wavelength is
1) Ultraviolet 2) Radiowaves 3) X-rays 4) Infrared
45. Which of the following relates to photon both as wave motion and as a stream of particles?
1) E = mc2 2) Photoelectric effect 3) Diffraction 4) E = hv
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46. Which of the following electronic transition in hydrogen atom will require largest amount
of energy?
1) n = 1 to n = 2 2) n = 2 to n = 3 3) n = to n = 1 4) n = 3 to n = 5
47. According to sommerfield’s model, only circular orbit is possible for the electron is
1) K shell 2) L shell 3) M shell 4) N shell
48. Identify the incorrectly matched set from the following
SET - A (sources) SET - B (Radiation)
1) Globar source Far infra red
2) Black body Microwaves
3) Glass enclosed tungsten filament incandescent lamp Visible
4) Mercury vapour lamp UV - light
49. Identify the incorrectly matched set from the following
SET - A SET - B SET - C
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1) Wavelength(λ) Nanometre Eα
λ
2) Frequency (υ) Hertz Eαυ
3) Wave number ( υ ) metre –1 Eα υ
4) Velocity (C) metre/sec EαC

50. The radiation with highest wave number

1) Microwaves 2) X - rays 3) I.R. - rays 4) Radiowaves
51. Electromagnetic radiation with minimum wavelength is
1) Ultraviolet 2) Radiowaves 3) X-rays 4) infrared
52. If λ1 and λ2 are the wavelengths of characteristic X-ray and gamma rays respectively. Then
the relation between them is
1
1) λ1 = 2) λ1 = λ 2 3) λ1 > λ 2 4) λ1 < λ 2
λ2
53. Which does not characterise X-rays
1) The radiation can ionise gas 2) It causes ZnS to fluorescence
3) Deflected by electric and magnetic field 4) Have wave length shorter than UV rays
54. With increasing principal quantum number, the energy difference between adjacent energy
levels in H atom
1) decreases 2) increases 3) remains constant
4) decreases for low value of Z and increases for higher value of Z.
Planks Quantum theory :
55. The value of Planck's constant is ..... J.S.
1) 6.6256 x 10–27 2) 6.6256 x 10–34 3) 6.023 x 1023 4) 1.602 x 10–19
56. The frequency associated with photon of radiation having a wavelength of 6000A0 is
1) 5×1014 Hz 2) 5×1010 Hz 3) 2×1014 Hz 4) 5×1015 Hz
57. The following radiation has highest energy
1) λ = 30 nm 2) λ = 300 pm 3) υ = 3 x 108 s–1 4) υ = 3 x 1012 s–1
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58. The wavelength of a photon whose energy is one erg
6.6 ×10−27 × 3 × 1010 6.6 × 10−34 × 3 × 1010
1) cms 2) cms
1 1
6.6 × 10−34 × 3 × 108 6.6 × 10−27 × 3 × 108
3) cms 4) cms
1 1
59. The wave number of the radiation whose quantum is 1 erg is
1) 5×1015 cm–1 2) 15×105 cm–1 3) 1.5×1015 cm–1 4) 5×1015 cm–1
60. Frequency of a wave with a wave length of 450nm is ---- Hertz
1) 4.5×1015 2) 3×1014 3) 6.6×1014 4) 4.5×1014
61. Energy of a photon with a wave length of 450 nm is
1) 4.36×10–12 ergs 2) 4.36×10–13 ergs 3) 4.36×10–20 ergs 4) 4.36×10–11 ergs
62. A wave has a frequency of 3x1015 sec-1. The energy of that photon is
1) 1.6x10–12 erg 2) 3.2x10–11 erg 3) 2.0 x10–11 erg 4) None
63. A photon has an energy of 5x10-11 erg. Its wave length is
1) 4A° 2) 40A° 3) 400A° 4) 4000A°
64. The energy of an electromagnetic radiation is 3x10-12ergs. What is its wavelength in
nanometers? (h = 6.625×10-27erg.sec; c = 3×1010 cm.sec-1)
1) 400 2) 228.3 3) 3000 4) 662.5
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65. The energy of an electromagnetic radiation is 19.875x10 ergs. What is the wave number
in cm-1? (h = 6.625x10-27 erg.sec; c = 3x1010 cm.sec-1)
1) 1000 2) 106 3) 100 4) 10,000
0
66. If the wave length an electro magnetic radiation is 2000A , what is its energy in ergs?
1) 9.94×10-12 2) 9.94×10-19 3) 4.97×10-12 4) 4.97×10-19
Photo electric effect:
67. The metal best used in photoelectric cells is
1) Na 2) Mg 3) Al 4) Cs
68. Einstein was awarded Noble Prize for
1) General theory of relativity 2) The equation, E = mc2
3) Enunciation of quantum theory 4) Explanation of photoelectric effect
69. The energy required to emit an electron from the surface of a metal is called ----
1) Activation energy 2) Threshold energy 3) Critical energy 4) Kinetic energy
70. Kinetic energy of photoelectrons is independent of --------- of incident radiation.
1) Wavelength 2) Wave number 3) Frequency 4) Intensity
71. As an electron is brought from an infinite distance close to nucleus of atom, the energy of
electron
1) Increases to a greater +ve value 2) Decreases to a smaller +ve value
3) Increases to a smaller –ve value 4) Decreases to a greater –ve value
72. The best metal to be used for photo emission is
1) Sodium, because it is a good conductor 2) Lithium, because it is lightest alkali metal
3) Potassium, because it gives lilac colouration to flame
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4) Cesium, because its ionisation energy is least. So, it has lowest work – function.
73. The intensity of which spectral line is maximum?
1) The first line of Lyman series 2) The second line of Blamer series
3) The third line of paschen series 4) The fourth line of bracket series
Sepctra – H – Sepctrum :
74. The electronic state in which the hydrogen atom can absorb a photon but cannot emit a
photon is
1) 2p 2) 3s 3) 1s 4) 4p
75. When electron jumps from 5th energy level to 1st energy level, to which series the spectral
line belongs?
1) Balmer 2) Lyman 3) Paschen 4) Pfund
76. When the electron in the 'H' atom jumps from the fifth orbit to the second orbit, the spectral
line emitted is found in ---- region.
1) Visible 2) Ultraviolet 3) Near IR 4) Far IR
77. Line spectrum is characteristic of
1) Atoms 2) Molecules 3) Any substance in solid state 4) Any substance in liquid state
78. The spectrum obtained from incandescent solids is
1) Continuous 2) Line 3) Band 4) None of these
79. The series of lines in Lyman series are caused by electronic transitions from a higher orbit
to ----- orbit
1) 1st 2) 2nd 3) 3rd 4) 4th
80. From Lyman series to Pfund series, the wave length
1) Increases 2) Decreases 3) Remains the same 4) Increases and then decreases
81. When an electron is in excited hydrogen atom jumps from an energy level n = 5 to n=2, the
spectral line is observed in ........... series of the 'hydrogen' spectrum
1) Lyman 2) Paschen 3) Pfund 4) Balmer
82. The following series of lines is found in the ultraviolet region of hydrogen atomic spectrum
1) Balmer 2) Paschen 3) Brackett 4) Lyman
83. The transition of electron in 'hydrogen' atom from higher levels to the lower level, n = 3,
gives rise to
1) Lyman series 2) Balmer series 3) Paschen series 4) Brackett series
84. The equation corresponding to the wave number of spectral lines in Pfund series is
⎡1 1⎤ ⎡1 1⎤ ⎡1 1⎤ ⎡1 1⎤
1) R ⎢ 2 − 2 ⎥ 2) R ⎢ 2 − 2 ⎥ 3) R ⎢ 2 − 2 ⎥ 4) R ⎢ 2 − 2 ⎥
⎣4 5 ⎦ ⎣3 4 ⎦ ⎣2 3 ⎦ ⎣5 6 ⎦
85. When a greater number of electrons from excited hydrogen atoms reach the ground state,
then
1) The intensity of spectral lines in Lyman series increases
2) The number of lines in Lyman series increases
3) Both the intensity & number of lines in Lyman series increase.
4) There is no observable change in spectrum
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86. The electron in the Hydrogen atom is excited to the 5th orbit, the number of spectral lines it
is expected to emit is
1) 6 2) 10 3) 12 4) 20
87. In a series in the line spectrum of hydrogen, the wavelength of radiation is 6,563A0. The
name of the series and the orbits in which electron transition takes place are
1) Balmer series, 3rd to 2nd orbit 2) Lyman series, 2nd to 1st orbit
3) Pfund series, 6th to 5th orbit 4) Paschen series, 4th to 3rd orbit
88. The frequency of the spectral line obtained when the electron in n = 3 of Hydrogen atom
drops to the ground state is
1) 2.925×1015 Hertz 2) 2.925× Hertz 3) 2.925× Hertz 4) 36559×1010 Hertz
89. A spectral line with λ = 4938A0 belongs to the ....... series of Hydrogen atom
1) Lyman 2) Balmer 3) Parchen 4) Pfund
90. In a H–atom, the transition takes place from L to K shell. If R = 1.08x107m-1, the wave
length of the light emitted is nearly
1) 4400A° 2) 1250A° 3) 1650A° 4) 1850A°
91. The wave length of first member of Balmer series of a hydrogen atom is nearly (R =
1.08x107m-1)
1) 4400A° 2) 5500A° 3) 6600A° 4) 7700A°
92. If the wave length of the first member of Balmer series of a hydrogen atom is 6300A0, that
of the second member will be nearly
1) 4700A° 2) 5400A° 3) 6800A° 4) 7200A°
93. The spectrum of the He+ ion is not expected to be similar to that of the
1) H atom 2) H+ ion 3) Li2+ ion 4) Be3+ ion
94. n1 value in Balmer series is
1) 2 2) 1 3) 3 4) 0
95. Among the first lines of Lyman, Balmer, Paschen and Brackett series in hydrogen atomic
spectra, which has higher energy?
1) Lyman 2) Balmer 3) Paschen 4) Brackett
96. What is the wave length of Hβ line in Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum? (R = Rydberg
constant)
1) 36/5R 2) 5R/36 3) 3R/16 4) 16/3R
97. What are the values of n1 and n2 respectively for Hβ line in the Lyman series of hydrogen
atomic spectrum?
1) 3 and 5 2) 2 and 3 3) 1 and 3 4) 2 and 4
98. Sodium chloride imparts a yellow colour to the Bunsen flame. This can be interpreted due to the
1) low ionization energy of sodium
2) sublimation of metallic sodium to give yellow vapour
3) emission of excess energy absorbed as a radiation in the visible region
4) photosensitivity of sodium
99. The value of Rydberg constant is
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–1 –1 –1
1) 109677 cm 2) 109700 cm s 3) 10968 cm–1 4) 10970 m
Bohr’s Theory:
100. The first use of quantum theory to explain the structure of atom was made by
1) Planck 2) Einstein 3) Bohr 4) Heisenberg
101. The angular momentum of the electron in the second orbit is
1) h/2π 2) h/4π 3) 2h/π 4) h/π
102. The angular momentum of a revolving electron in an orbit is equal to
2
⎛ nh ⎞
1) nh/2π 2) h/2π 3) ⎜ ⎟ 4) nπ/2h
⎝ 2π ⎠
103. Energy of an electron in nth Bohr orbit is given by En =
n2 h2 2π2 Z 2 me4 2πZe 2 2π Z me 2 2 4
1) − 2) − 3) − 4) −
4π mZe
2 2
nh2 2
nh h3C
104. In an atom when an electron jumps from K-shell to M-shell
1) Energy is absorbed 2) Energy is emitted
3) Energy is neither absorbed nor emitted
4) Some times energy is absorbed and sometimes emitted
105. The expression for radius of a Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom is
nh n2 h2 2π2 me4 n2
1) 2) 3) − 4)
2πmr 4π2 me2 n2 h2 4π2 mhe2
106. The total energy of electron in an atom is a combination of potential energy and kinetic energy. If
total energy is –E for an electron in an atom, then its K.E. and P.E. respectively are
1) 2E, –E 2) 2E, E 3) E, –2E 4) E, –E
107. As the principal quantum number increases, the difference of energy between consecutive
energy levels
1) Decreases 2) Remains the same 3) Increases
4) Some times increases and sometimes decreases
108. When an electron with charge 'e' and mass 'm' moves with velocity 'v' around the nucleus
having nuclear charge 'Z' in a circular orbit of radius 'r', the potential energy of electron is
Ze 2 Ze2 − Ze 2 mv 2
1) 2) 2 3) 4)
r r r r
109. As the electron moves away from the nucleus its potential energy --- and kinetic energy
1) Decreases, increases 2) Increases, increases
3) Decreases, decreases 4) Increases, decreases

110. Bohr's model can explain

1) The spectrum of hydrogen atom only
2) Spectrum of an atom or ion containing one electron only
3) The spectrum of hydrogen molecule 4) The solar spectrum
111. The ratio of the radii of the first three orbits in an atom of hydrogen is
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1) 1 : 4 : 9 2) 9 : 4 : 1 3) 1 : 2 : 3 4) 3 : 2 : 1
112. The change in velocity when electron jumps from the first orbit to the second orbit is
1) Half its original velocity 2) Twice its original velocity
3) One fourth its original velocity 4) Equal to its original velocity
113. The energy of the electron when it is at an infinite distance from the nucleus is
1) Infinity 2) Zero 3) Minimum 4) Can not be predicted
114. According to Bohr's theory, when ever the electron drops from a higher energy level to a
lower energy level, the frequency of radiation emitted is related to the energy change as
h nh ΔE h
1) λ = 2) mνr = 3) ν = 4) ν =
mν 2π h ΔE
115. The energy difference between two successive levels is maximum between
1) 1 and 2 2) 2 and 3 3) 3 and 4 4) 4 and 5
116. The splitting of spectral lines in the applied electrical field is known as
1) Zeeman effect 2) Compton effect 3) Stark effect 4) Green house effect
117. Which of the following scientists gave an idea of elliptical orbits?
1) Moseley 2) Dalton 3) Sommerfeld 4) Pauli
118. The ionisation energy of hydrogen atom is 13.6 ev. The second ionisation energy of He
would be
1) 13.6ev 2) 27.2 ev 3) 40.8 ev 4) 54.4 ev
119. Match the following
Experimental observation Phenomenon
A. γ-ray spectra i. Charge on the nucleus
B. α-particle scattering ii. Quantised electron orbit
C. Photoelectric effect iii. The nuclear structure of an atom
D. Emission spectra iv. Quantisation of energy
A B C D A B C D
1) iii i iv ii 2) ii i iii iv
3) iv i iii ii 4) i ii iii iv
120. p, d, f, orbitals can be degenerate only in
1) Presence of external electric or magnetic fields
2) The absence of external electric or magnetic fields
3) Presence of both electric and magnetic fields externally
4) The absence of both electric and magnetic fields externally.
121. Choose the correct statements
1) The electron of H–atom in the ground state revolves at a distance of 0.529A0 from the nucleus
2) As per wave mechanical model, the electron can be at any distance from the nucleus but
the most probable distance for finding the electron is 0.529A0.
3) The H – atom gets ionised, if its electron moves farther from 0.529A0 4) Both 1 and 2
122. Elliptical orbits of electrons were proposed to account for
1) Stark effect 2) Zeeman effect 3) Fine structure of spectrum 4) All
123. The energy of an electron in the first Bohr Orbit of H – atom is – 13.6ev. The energy of the
electron that is just about to come out of the He+1 ion is
1) 0 ev 2) ev 3) – 27.2 ev 4) None
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124. Bohr's theory is applicable to
1) Li+2 2) Li+ 3) He+ 4) Both 1 and 3

125. The value of first Bohr's radius of hydrogen atom is

1) 0.529A0 2) 0.529x10–8 cm 3) 0.529x10–10 m 4) Any of the above
126. Ionisation energy of He+ is 19.6 x 10–18J atom_1. The energy of the first stationary state of
Li2+ is
1) – 4.41×10–18 J.atom–1 2) – 4.41×10–17J.atom–1
3) – 44.1×10–16 J.atom–1 4) – 8.7×10–18 J.atom–1
127. The radius of the first orbit of Hydrogen is 0.53A°. The radius of second orbit of He+ would be
1) 0.265A° 2) 1.06A° 3) 2.12A° 4) 0.53A°
128. The radius of the fourth orbit of an atom is 0.64nm. The radius of the 3rd orbit of the atom is
1) 3.6 nm 2) 0.036 nm 3) 36 nm 4) 0.36 nm
129. An electron has a mass of 9.1x10-28 g and has a velocity of 105cm/sec. It K.E. is
1) 4.55×10-25 ergs 2) 4.50×10-25J 3) 4.505×10-25 ev 4) 505×10-25 cal
130. Radius of 3rd Bohr orbit is
1) 6.529A° 2) 2.116A° 3) 4.761A° 4) 8.464A°
131. Velocity of the electron in the 1st Bohr orbit
1) 2.18×108 cm/sec 2) 2.18×108 m/sec 3) 2.18×1016 cm/se 4) 36559×108 cm/sec
132. Bohr atom model is contradictory to
1) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle 2) Aufbau principle
3) de Broglie concept of wave nature of electron 4) Pauli's exclusion principle
133. Which of the following equations represents the Bohr quantization condition?
h
1) mvr = nλ 2) mvr = nh 3) ϑ = a ( z − b ) 4) mvr = n
2π
134. Radius of tenth Bohr orbit of the hydrogen atom is ………… Ao.
1) 0.53 2) 5.3 3) 53 4) 5.3x5
135. Radius of first Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom is in the order
1) 10-6 cm 2) 10-11 cm 3) 10-13 cm 4) 10-8 cm
136. The first emission line of hydrogen atomic spectrum in the Balmer series appears at
(R=Rydberg constant)
5R −1 3R −1 7R 9R
1) cm 2) cm 3) cm −1 4) cm −1
36 4 144 400
137. If the electron of a hydrogen atom is present in the first orbit, the total energy of the
electron is -
−e 2 −e 2 −e 2 −e 2
1) 2) 2 3) 4)
r r 2r 2r 2
138. Bohr's theory is not applicable to
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+ 2+
1) H 2) He 3) Li 4) H+
139. One of the basic assumptions of Bohr's theory is
1) Linear momentum is quantised 2) Angular momentum is quantised
3) Electrons do not feel nuclear attractions in stationary orbits
4) Stationary orbits have no position momentum uncertainity
Quantum Numbers:
140. The azimuthal quantum number indicates ....... of the orbital
1) Size 2) Shape 3) Orientation 4) Spin
141. The magnetic quantum number indicates ......... of the orbital
1) Size 2) Shape 3) Spatial orientation 4) Spin
142. When there are two electrons in the same orbital they have ........ spins
1) + ½ , + ½ 2) – ½ , – ½ 3) + ½ , – ½ 4) Zero
143. The maximum number of electrons that can be filled into all the orbitals corresponding to
the azimuthal quantum number, l = 3 is
1) 2 2) 6 3) 10 4) 14
144 The impossible set of quantum numbers is
1) n = 2, l = 0, m = 0 , s = +1/2 2) n = 2, l = 1, m = 0 , s = +1/2
3) n = 2, l = 0, m = 1 , s = –1/2 4) n = 3, l = 1, m = -1 , s = –1/2
145. The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron of chlorine atom is
n l m n l m
1) 2 1 0 2) 2 1 1
3) 3 1 0 4) 3 0 0
146. The impossible set of quantum numbers is
n l m s n l m s
1) 3 2 -2 +1/2 2) 4 0 0 +1/2
3) 3 3 2 +1/2 4) 5 3 0 –1/2
147. The two electrons occupying an orbital are distinguished by
1) Principal quantum number 2) Azimuthal quantum number
3) Magnetic quantum number 4) Spin quantum number
148. The magnetic quantum number, m for the outermost electron in the sodium atom is
1) 1 2) 0 3) 2 4) -1
149. For the configuration 1s22s1, the quantum numbers for the outermost electron are
1) 2,1,0, – 1/2 2) 2,0,0, + 1/2 3) 2,1,0, + 1/2 4) 2,0,1, + 1/2
150. According to Sommerfeld, the number of circular and elliptical sub-orbits in the fourth
principal quantum level are respectively
1) 2, 2 2) 3, 1 3) 1, 3 4) 0, 4
151. The number of sub levels in the quantum level n =3 is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
152. The number of different spatial arrangements for the orbital with l=2 is
1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 7
153. The maximum number of electrons that a p-orbital can accomodate is
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1) 6 2) 2 3) 10 4) 14
154. The maximum number of electrons that can be present in an orbit with s = +1/2 and l = 2
1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 7
155. The maximum number of electrons with s = +1/2 in an orbital for which l =2 is
1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 7
156. The number of orbitals in the quantum level n = 4 is
1) 4 2) 9 3) 16 4) 18
157. For the pz orbital, conventionally m =
1) –2 2) +2 3) 0 4) Any of these
158. The quantum number which is equal for all the d-electrons in an atom is
1) l 2) m 3) s 4) None
159. For the orbital, the value of m may be
1) –3 2) –2 3) 0 4) None
160. The splitting of the spectral lines is a magnetic field is known as
1) Stark effect 2) Lande effect 3) Zeeman effect 4) All of these
161. Principal quantum number is related to
1) Size of the orbit 2) Spin angular momentum
3) Orbital angular momentum 4) Orientation of orbital in space
162. n, l and m values of the 2pz orbital are
1) 3,2,1 2) 2,1,0 3) 1,2,0 4) 2,0,1
163. Number of electrons with +1/2 spin in n=3 is
1) 18 2) 9 3) 3 4) 1
164. Number of electrons with –1/2 spin in n=4 is
1) 32 2) 16 3) 8 4) 9
165. When n=3, l =1, the designation given to the orbital is
1) 4s 2) 4p 3) 3s 4) 3p
166. Which of the following designation is impossible?
1) 4f 2) 5g 3) 2d 4) 6p
167. The azimuthal quantum number for the last electron in sodium atom is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 0 4) 3
168. The (n+l) value for 4f- subshell is
1) 4 2) 5 3) 6 4) 7
169. For complete description of an electron in an atom, the number of quantum numbers
required is
1) one 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four
170. The energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom depends on
1) The principal quantum number only 2) All the quantum numbers
3) The Azimuthal quantum number 4) The principal and azimuthal quantum numnber
171. The shape of orbital for which l = 1 is
1) Spherical 2) Dumb-bell 3) Double dumb-bell 4) Circular
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172. The maximum number of electrons in a sub-shell is given by the expression.
1) (l+2) 2) (2l+2) 3) (4l+2) 4) (l+1)
173. Which quantum number is sufficient to determine the energy of the electron in hydrogen atom ?
1) l 2) n 3) ms 4) ml
174. The angular dependence of an orbital is decided by the
1) Principal quantum number only 2) Azimuthal quantum number only
3) Magnetic quantum number only 4) Both azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers.
175. The angular momentum of an electron in an atomic orbital is governed by
1) Principal quantum number 2) Azimuthal quantum number
3) Magnetic quantum number 4) Spin quantum number
176. An electron has a spin quantum number + ½ and a magnetic quantum number -1. It cannot
be present in
1) d - orbital 2) f - orbital 3) p - orbital 4) s - orbital
177. Which one of the following set of quantum numbers is not possible for a 4p electron?
1) n=4, l=1, m=+1, ms=+1/2 2) n=4, l=1, m=0, ms= -1/2
3) n=4, l=1, m=+2, ms=+1/2 4) n=4, l=1, m=-1, ms= -1/2
178. l = 3, then the values of magnetic quantum numbers are
1) +1, +2, +3 2) 0, +1, +2, +3 3) -1, -2, -3 4) 0, +1, +2, +3
179. For a f-orbital, the values of m are
1) -1, 0, +1 2) 0, +1, +2, +3 3) -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 4) -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3
−
180. An e has magnetic quantum number as '–3'. What is its principal quantum number?
1) 3 2) 2 3) 1 4) 4
181. Which of the following set of quantum number is not possible
n l m1 m2 n l m1 m2
1) 3 2 1 + 1/2 2) 3 2 1 −1/2
3) 3 2 1 0 4) 3 2 −1 + 1/2
182. The maximum number of electrons accommodated in 5f subshell is
1) 5 2) 10 3) 14 4) 18
183. Which of the following configuration is not possible?
1) 2p2 2) 3f7 3) 3d5 4) 4p6
184. The principal quantum number of an atom is related to
1) The orbital angular momentum 2) The spin angular momentum
3) The size of the orbit 4) The Orientation of the orbital in space
185. Which represents the correct setup of the four quantum numbers of 4s - electron
1) 4, 3, 2, +1/2 2) 4, 2, 1, 0 3) 4, 3, -2, +1/2 4) 4, 0, 0, +1/2
186. The first use of quantum theory to explain the structure of atom was made by
1) Heisenberg 2) Bohr 3) Plank 4) Einstein
187. Which of the following sets of quantum number is correct for an electron in 4f-orbital
1) n = 4, l = 3, m = +4, s = +1/2 2) n = 4, l = 4, m = - 4, s = -1/2
3) n = 4, l = 3, m = +1, s = +1/2 4) n = 3, l = 2, m = - 2, s = +1/2
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De-Broglie’s theory:
188. The de Broglie wavelength associated with a moving particle of fixed mass is inversely
proportional to
1) Its kinetic energy 2) Square root of its kinetic energy
3) Square of its kinetic energy 4) Cube of its kinetic energy
189. Which of the following is correct with respect to 'p' orbitals?
1) Spherical 2) Strong directional character
3) Five fold degenerate 4) No directional character
190. Which of the following particles being accelerated in an evacuated tube can give rise to
only De Broglie waves but not electromagnetic waves?
1. Electrons 2. Protons 3. Neutrons 4. α-particles.
191. What is the difference in spin angular momentum between two electrons with parallel spins
one present in 3p orbital and another in 4s orbital?
1 n
1) 1 2) ½ 3) 0 4) ±
2 2π
192. An electron of velocity ‘V’ is found to have a certain value of de – broglie wave length. The
velocity to be possessed by the neutron to have the same de–broglie wavelength is
1) v 2) ν/1840 3) 1840 v 4) 1840/ν
193. Mass of electron moving with velocity of light is
1) 2me 2) 3 me 3) ∞ 4) Zero
194. Match the following
Experiment Conclusions drawn about
A. Millikan’s oil drop (i) Size & charge of nucleus
B. Davisson and Germer’s (ii) Mass of the ions
C. Rutherford’s scattering (iii) Matter waves
D. Austen’s mass spectrogram (iv) charge of electron
AB C D A B CD A B CD A B CD
1) i, iv, iii, ii 2) iv, iii, i, ii 3) iv, i, iii, ii 4) iv, iii, ii, i
195. Particles and their velocities are given below
PARTICLE VELOCITY
A) electron (e) 2x105 cm/sec
B) proton (p) 4x105 cm/sec
C) neutron (n) 6x105 cm/sec
D) Deutron (d) 107 cm/sec
Then the order of debroglie wave length values are
1) e > p < n < d 2) e > d > n > p 3) e > p > n > d 4) e < p < n < d
196. Energy value which is equal to mass of one electron is ---- ergs
1) 8.2×10–7 2) 9.2×10–8 3) 8.2×10–10 4) 4.1×10–8
197. If the momentum of a photon ie 4x10–21kg m.s–1, then its energy will be
1) 0.61×10–33J 2) 2×10–33J 3) 12×10–13J 4) 6×10–15J
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198. The de Broglie wave length of a riffle bullet of mass 2 grams moving with a velocity of
2m/sec is ---- m
6.6 ×10−34 6.6 ×10−27 6.6 ×10−34 6.6 ×10−27
1) 2) 3) 4)
2× 2 2 ×10−3 × 2 2 ×10−3 × 2 2× 2
199. A cricket ball of 0.5kg is moving with a velocity of 100 m.s–1, the wavelength associated
with its motion is ---- m
1) 13.25 ×10–26 2) 13.25×10–34 3) 13.25×10–36 4) 6.6×10–34
200. The momentum of a particle of wave length 1A° is
1) 6.625×10–27 g. cm.s–1 2) 6.625×10–19 g. cm.s–1
3) 6.625×10–16 g. cm.s–1 4) 6.625×10–23 g. cm.s–1
201. If the Planck's constant h = 6.6×10-34 Js, the de- Broglie wave length of a particle having
momentum of 3.3×10–24 kg.ms–1 will be
1) 2×10–10m 2) 1×10–15 m 3) 10–5m 4) 4×10–10 m
nh
202. Bohr's postulate that mνr = is proved mathematically by
2π
1) Pauli's exclusion principle 2) de Broglie wave nature of the electron
3) Hiesenberg's uncertainty principle 4) Sommerfeld theory
203. Wavelength of an electron is 5Aº.Velocity of the electron is
1) 1.45×108 cm/s 2) 1.6×10-8cm/s 3) 3.2×10-27cm/s 4) 3.2×1027cm/s
204. Which of the following orbital is symmetric about the y-axis
1) Px 2) Py 3) dx2-y2 4) dxy
205. The energy of an orbital in a multi-electron atom depends on the
1) Principal quantum number
2) Principal and Azimuthal quantum number
3) Principal, azimuthal and Magnetic quantum number
4) Principal, azimuthal, Magnetic and Spin quantum number
206. The velocity of electron of H-atom in its ground state is 2.2×106 m. sec-1. The de-Broglie
wavelength of this electron would be
1) 0.33 nm 2) 23.3 nm 3) 45.6 nm 4) 100 nm
207. The ratio of the Broglie wavelength of the electron (λ1) and that of the neutron (λ2) both
moving with the same velocity is
1) 3.4 × 102 2) 53 3) 1.76 × 103 4) none of these
208. The de Broglie wave length associated with a particle of mass 1 mg moving with a velocity
of 1 m/sec is
1) 6.63×10-29 m 2) 6.63×10-31 m 3) 6.63×10-28 m 4) 6.63×10-22 m
209. Which one of the following atomic orbitals is not directed along the axis?
1) px 2) d 2 2 3) dxy 4) d 2
x −y z
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210. The deBroglie wavelength associated with a particle of mass 10 kg moving with a velocity
of 10ms-1 is
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1) 6.63 × 10−7 2) 6.63 × 10−6 3) 6.63 × 10−21 4) 6.63 × 10−29
211. The deBrogie equation treats an electron to be
1) a particle 2) a wave 3) ray 4) both (1) and (2)
Heisenberg’s uncertainity Principle:
212. The uncertainly principle and the concept of wave nature of matter were proposed by
………and ……….. respectively
1) Pauli, Hund 2) Heisenberg, Aufbau
3) Heisenberg, de Broglie 4) Heisenberg, Planck
213. If uncertainity in position is zero, the uncertainity in momentum of an electron will be
1) Zero 2) Infinity 3) 1 4) Zero or infinity
214. The d-orbital which is different in shape from the remaining d-orbitals is
1) d x2 − y 2 2) d z 2 3) d xy 4) d xz

215. p-orbitals are --- degenerate

1) Two fold 2) Three fold 3) Four fold 4) Five fold
216. The region in space where the probability of finding an electron is highest is known as
1) Orbit 2) Orbital 3) Stationary state 4) None
217. The maximum probability of finding an electron of a particular energy in an orbital is about
1) 80% 2) 85% 3) 95% 4) 99%
218. The density of electron cloud of the orbital dxy in yz plane is
1) 0 2) Maximum 3) Not determined 4) None
219. The probability of finding an electron in py orbital along the x-axis is
1) Maximum 2) 0 3) Not determined 4) None
220. Which d-orbital has its four lobes along the axes
1) d xy 2) d x2 − y 2 3) d z 2 4) d xz

221. If the uncertainity in the position of an electron is zero, the uncertainity in its momentum
would be
h h
1) zero 2) > 3) < 4) infinity
4π 4π
222. The uncertainity in the position and velocity of a particle are respectively 10-10m and
5.25×10-24 m.s-1 The mass of the particle ie [h=6.6×10-34 Js]
1) 10g 2) 100g 3) 1000g 4) 0.1g
223. The uncertainity in the momentum of a particle is 3.31×10–2 kgms–1. The uncertainity in its
position is
1) 1.59×10–33 2) 0.33×10–30 3) 0.4×10–20 4) 3.3×10–24

224. The momentum of a particle having de-Broglie’s wavelength of 0.1 nm is

1) 6.626×10-21 Kg.ms-1 2) 6.626×10-22 Kg.ms-1
3) 6.626×10-23 Kg.ms-1 4) 6.626×10-24 Kg.ms-1
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225. “The exact path of electron in 2p-orbital cannot be determined.” The above statement is
based upon
1) Hund’s Rule 2) Bohr’s Rule 3) Uncertainty principle 4) Aufbau principle

Electronic configuration of elements-Stability of atoms–Magnetic properties of atoms:

226. After 3d-sub level is completely filled the differentiating electron enters into -- sub level.
1) 4s 2) 4p 3) 4f 4) 5s
227. The atomic number of the element with the maximum number of unpaired 2p electrons in
the ground state is
1) 1 2) 7 3) 13 4) 8
2+
228. The number of unpaired electrons in Ni ion is
1) 0 2) 2 3) 4 4) 8
229. The correct ground state electronic configuration of chromium atom is
1) [Ar] 3d5 4s1 2) [Ar] 3d4 4s2 3) [Ar] 3d6 4) [Ar] 3d5 4s2
2 2 6 2 3
230. The electronic configuration 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p corresponds to
1) S 2) P 3) Na 4) Ar
231. The configuration 1s2 2s12px12py12pz1 represents
1) Nitrogen atom (ground state) 2) Carbon atom (ground state)
3) An excited carbon atom 4) An excited nitrogen atom
232. The total number of 'p' electrons present in phosphorous atom is
1) 9 2) 2 3) 8 4) 3
233. The following species has the lowest number of electrons in the valence shell
1) O2- 2) S 3) N3- 4) Cl–
234. The valence electron configuration of an element with atomic number 23 is
1) 3d5 2) 3d3 4s2 3) 3d2 4s1 4p1 4) 3d2 4s2 4p1
235. Maximum number of electrons that can be present in M and N - shells respectively are
1) 18, 32 2) 8, 18 3) 32, 50 4) 32, 48
236. In potassium the order of energy levels is
1) 4s > 3d 2) 4s < 3d 3) 4s < 3p 4) 4s = 3d
237. All the four quantum numbers cannot be the same for the two electrons in a single orbital.
This is known as
1) Pauli's principle 2) Hund's rule 3) Aufbau principle 4) (n+l) rule
3+
238. The number of unpaired electrons in Fe ion are
1) 1 2) 0 3) 4 4) 5
2+ 3+
239. Mg and Al have same
1) Protons 2) Neutrons 3) Electronic configuration 4) Neutrons + protons
240. Sodium ion is isoelectronic with -- atom
1) Mg2+ 2) Al3+ 3) Ne 4) N3–
241. The number of unpaired electrons in the valence shell of silicon is
1) 2 2) 3 3) 1 4) 0
3+
242. In Cr (Z=24) the number of unpaired electrons is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) Zero
2 2 6 2 4 1
243. The electronic configuration, 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d represents
1) Ground state 2) 1st excited state 3) 2nd excited state 4) 3rd excited state
244. Which atom has as many 's' electrons as p-electrons
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1) H 2) N 3) Na 4) Mg
245. No two electrons in an orbital can have parallel spin. This statement emerges from
1) Hund's rule 2) Aufbau principle 3) Pauli's exclusion principle 4) (n+l) rule
246. The electronic configuration of an ion M is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 and the atomic
2+
weight of M is 56. The number of neutrons in the nucleus of M2+ is
1) 24 2) 26 3) 28 4) 30
247. Which one of the following is the correct order of filling of subshells?
1) 3d, 4s, 4p, 4d, 5s 2) 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d 3) 5s, 4p, 3d, 4d, 5p 4) 3d, 4s, 4p, 5s, 5p
248. If the atomic number of an element is 36, the number of electrons present in the M-shell is
1) 18 2) 19 3) 10 4) 14
249. Electrons never pair, if there are empty orbitals in a given sub-shell. This is
1) Aufbau principle 2) Paulis exclusion principle
3) Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity 4) Heisenberg's uncertainity principle
250. The correct valence electronic configuration for Cu (Z =29) is
1) 3d9 4s2 2) 3d10 4s1 3) 3d10 4s2 4) 3d8 4s2
251. The electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 3p3 3d2 represents
1) Ground state 2) 1st excited state 3) 2nd excited state 4) 3rd excited state
252. The number of unpaired electrons present in palladium (Z = 46) atom is
1) 1 2) 2 3) Zero 4) 3
253. The number of neutrons in the dipositve zinc ion (Mass no. of Zn = 65)
1) 35 2) 33 3) 65 4) 67
254. Nitrogen atom has 3 unpaired electrons in its ground state. It can be explained by
1) Auf - bau principle 2) Paulis principle 3) Hund's rule 4) None of these
255. Which is the first element to have 4d-electron in its electronic configurations
1) Ca 2) Sc 3) Y 4) La
256. An atom differs from its ion in
1) Nuclear charge 2) Mass number 3) Number of electrons 4) Number of neutrons
257. What will be the maximum number of electrons present in an atom having (n+l)=4?
1) 8 2) 2 3) 6 4) 18
258. What is maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an atom in which the
highest principal quantum number value is 4.
1) 36 2) 32 3) 26 4) 56
259. Only paired electrons are found in
1) Atom with atomic number 22 2) Nitride ion
3) Atom with configuration 3s 3p2 4 4) 1,2 and 3
260. The total number of orbitals containing one or more electrons in the ground state of
chromium atom is
1) 15 2) 16 3) 20 4) 14
261. The electrons identified by quantum numbers n and / are:
I) n = 4, l = 1 II) n = 4, l = 0 III) n = 3, l = 2 IV) n = 3, l = 1
can be placed in order of increasing energy from the lowest to highest as
I) IV < II < III < I 2) II<IV< I< III 3) I < III < II < IV 4) III < I < IV < II
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262. Identify the incorrectly matched set

SET - 1 SET - 2
(Electronic configuration) (Rules violated)
1) A) Auf-bau rule

2) B) Pauli, Hund's rule

3) C) Hund's rule and Auf-bau

4) D) Pauli, Auf-bau and Hund's rule

263. Which of the following electronic configuration corresponds to an inert gas?

1) 1s22s22p5 2) 1s22s22p6 3) 1s22s22p63s1 4) None
264. In which of the following Aufbau principle is violated?

1) ↑ ↑↓ ↑ ↑ 2) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑
2s 2p 2s 2p

3) ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ 4) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑
2s 2p 2s 2p

265. The isoelectronic species with CO is

1) CN- 2) OH- 3) N2+ 4) O2-
266. Which one of the following has more number of unpaired d-electrons?
1) Zn 2) Fe2+ 3) Ni3+ 4) Cu+
267. Which of the following is the electronic configuration of Cu2+ (Z=29)?
1) [Ar] 4s1 3d8 2) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p1 3) [Ar] 4s1 3d10 4) [Ar] 3d 9
268. The wave length of light having wave number 4000 cm-1 is
1) 2.5 μm 2) 250 μm 3) 25 μm 4) 25 nm
269. Hund's rule states that
1) In orbitals of equivalent energy electron spins remain unpaired until each orbital holds at
least one electron
2) Electrons enter the orbital of lowest energy first
3) There is room for only two electrons of opposite spin in any orbital
4) No two electrons in an atom can have all the four quantum numbers equal
270. The electronic configuration of chromium (Z=24) is
1) [Ar]4d4 2) [Ar]3d54s1 3) [Ar]3d44s2 4) [Ar]4d54s1
271. The four quantum numbers of the valency electron of potassium are
1) 4, 0, 1, ½ 2) 4, 1, 0, ½ 3) 4, 0, 0, ½ 4) 4, 1, 1, ½
272. Which one of the following ions has same number of unpaired electrons as that of V3+ ion?
1) Cr3+ 2) Mn2+ 3) Ni2+ 4) Fe3+
273. The electronic configuration of sodium is
1) [Ne]3s2 2) [Ne]3s1 3) [Ar]4s1 4) [Ar]4s2
274. The atomic number (Z) of an element is 25. In its ground state, how many electrons are
present in the 'N' shell?
1) 13 2) 2 3) 15 4) 3
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275. Which one of the following pairs of ions have the same electronic configuration?
1) Cr3+, Fe3+ 2) Fe3+, Mn2+ 3) Fe3+, Co3+ 4) Sc3+, Cr3+
276. The energy of hydrogen atom in its ground states is -13.6 eV. The energy of the level
corresponding to the quantum number n = 5 is
1) -0.54 eV 2) -5.40 eV 3) -0.85 eV 4) -2.72 eV
277. The number of unpaired electrons present in the first excited state of chlorine atom is
1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 2
2+
278. How many d-electrons are present in Cr ion?
1) 4 2) 5 3) 6 4) 3
279. Which one of the following is correct about the stability of the given ions?
1) Pb2+ > Pb4+ 2) Pb4+ > Pb2+ 3) Si2+ > Si4+ 4) Sn4+ > Sn2+
280. Which of the following electronic configurations is a correct explanation of Aufbau
principle
1) 1s 2 3s 2 4s 2 2) 1s2 2p2 3p2 3) 1s2 2s2 3s2 4) 1s2 2s2 2p6
281. The configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p5 3s1 shows
1) Ground state of fluorine atom 2) Excited state of fluorine atom
3) Excited state of neon atom 4) Excited state of oxygen atom
282. The number of unpaired electrons in 1s 2s2 2p3 is
2
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 5
283. The set of quantum numbers denoting highest energy
1) 3, 2, 1, -1/2 2) 4, 2, -1, -1/2 3) 4, 1, 0, -1/2 4) 5, 0, 0, -1/2
284. Which of the following pair of atoms/atom, ion having identical ground state configuration
1) Li+ and He+ 2) Cl- and Ar 3) Na and K 4) F+ and Ne
285. Which of the following ions is not isoelectronic with O2-
1) N3- 2) F- 3) Ti+ 4) Na+
286. The order of filling of orbitals with electrons in an atom will be
1) 3d, 4s, 4p, 4d, 5s 2) 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d 3) 5s, 4p, 3d, 4d, 5s 4) 3d, 4p, 4s, 4d, 5s

287. Number of unpaired electrons in the electronic configuration 1s22s22p4 are

1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 6

288. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s7, it would have energy lower than that
of the normal ground state configuration 1s22s2 2p3 because the electrons would be closer
to the nucleus. It violates
1) Heisenberg's uncertainity principle 2) Hund's rule
3) Pauli exclusion principle 4) Bohr postulate for stationary orbits
289. The electronic configuration of an element is 1s22s2 2p63s23p6 3d54s1. This represents its
1) excited state 2) ground state 3) cationic form 4) anionic form
290. Ground state electronic configuration of nitrogen atom can be represented by
1) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ 2) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓ ↓
3) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ 4) ↑↓ ↑↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

291. The maximum number of electrons in p-orbital with n = 6, m = 0 is

1) 2 2) 6 3) 10 4) 13
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292. Number of valence electrons in carbon is

1) 3 2) 1 3) 4 4) None

293. The number of electrons in [19K40] is

1) 19 2) 20 3) 18 4) 40
294. The electrons would go to lower energy levels first and then to higher energy levels
according to which of the following
1) Aufbau principle 2) Paulis exclusion principle
3) Hund’s Rule 4) Uncertainity principle
295. For a given principal level n = 4, the energy of its sub-shells is of the order
1) s < d < f < p 2) s < p < d < f 3) d < f < p < s 4) s < p < f < d
296. Consider the ground state of Cr atom (Z=24). The number of electrons with the azimuthal
quantum numbers l = 1 and 2 are respectively
1) 12 and 4 2) 12 and 5 3) 16 and 4 4) 16 and 5
297. No two electrons in an atom will have all the four quantum numbers same. This statement is
known as
1) Exclusion principle 2) Uncertainty principle 3) Hund’s rule 4) Aufbau principle
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KEY

1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 3 5) 4 6) 3 7) 3 8) 2 9) 4 10) 4
11) 4 12) 2 13) 3 14) 2 15) 4 16) 1 17) 3 18) 2 19) 1 20) 4
21) 1 22) 1 23) 1 24) 2 25) 1 26) 4 27) 4 28) 2 29) 3 30) 2
31) 1 32) 1 33) 3 34) 1 35) 1 36) 2 37) 3 38) 3 39) 2 40) 2
41) 4 42) 4 43) 1 44) 2 45) 4 46) 1 47) 1 48) 2 49) 4 50) 2
51) 3 52) 3 53) 3 54) 1 55) 2 56) 1 57) 2 58) 1 59) 1 60) 3
61) 1 62) 3 63) 3 64) 4 65) 4 66) 1 67) 4 68) 4 69) 2 70) 4
71) 4 72) 4 73) 1 74) 3 75) 2 76) 1 77) 1 78) 1 79) 1 80) 1
81) 4 82) 4 83) 3 84) 4 85) 3 86) 2 87) 1 88) 1 89) 2 90) 2
91) 3 92) 1 93) 2 94) 1 95) 1 96) 4 97) 3 98) 3 99) 1 100) 3
101) 4 102) 1 103) 2 104) 1 105) 2 106) 3 107) 1 108) 3 109) 4 110) 2
111) 1 112) 1 113) 2 114) 3 115) 1 116) 3 117) 3 118) 4 119) 1 120) 4
121) 4 122) 3 123) 1 124) 4 125) 4 126) 2 127) 2 128) 4 129) 2 130) 3
131) 1 132) 1 133) 4 134) 3 135) 4 136) 1 137) 3 138) 4 139) 2 140) 2
141) 3 142) 3 143) 4 144) 3 145) 3 146) 3 147) 4 148) 2 149) 2 150) 3
151) 3 152) 3 153) 2 154) 3 155) 1 156) 3 157) 3 158) 1 159) 3 160) 3
161) 1 162) 2 163) 2 164) 2 165) 4 166) 3 167) 3 168) 4 169) 4 170) 1
171) 2 172) 3 173) 2 174) 4 175) 2 176) 4 177) 3 178) 2 179) 4 180) 4
181) 3 182) 3 183) 2 184) 3 185) 4 186) 2 187) 3 188) 2 189) 2 190) 3
191) 3 192) 2 193) 3 194) 2 195) 3 196) 1 197) 3 198) 3 199) 3 200) 2
201) 1 202) 2 203) 1 204) 2 205) 2 206) 1 207) 3 208) 3 209) 3 210) 4
211) 4 212) 3 213) 2 214) 2 215) 2 216) 2 217) 3 218) 1 219) 2 220) 2
221) 4 222) 2 223) 1 224) 4 225) 3 226) 2 227) 2 228) 2 229) 1 230) 2
231) 3 232) 1 233) 2 234) 2 235) 1 236) 2 237) 1 238) 4 239) 3 240) 3
241) 1 242) 3 243) 2 244) 4 245) 3 246) 4 247) 2 248) 1 249) 3 250) 2
251) 3 252) 2 253) 1 254) 3 255) 3 256) 3 257) 3 258) 2 259) 2 260) 1
261) 1 262) 3 263) 2 264) 1 265) 1 266) 2 267) 4 268) 1 269) 1 270) 2
271) 3 272) 3 273) 2 274) 2 275) 2 276) 1 277) 2 278) 1 279) 1 280) 4
281) 3 282) 3 283) 2 284) 2 285) 3 286) 2 287) 1 288) 3 289) 2 290) 1
291) 1 292) 3 293) 1 294) 1 295) 2 296) 2 297) 1
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EXERCISE - II

1. The ratio of the energy of photon of 2000A0 wave length to that of 4000A0 wave length is
1) 1 : 4 2) 4 : 1 3) 1 : 2 4) 2 : 1
2. ϑ1 and ϑ2 are the frequencies of the radiation incident on a photo emissive surface. The
kinetic energies of the photo electrons ejected are in the ratio of 1:K then, the threshold
frequency ϑ0 is given by
ϑ − ϑ1 K ϑ1 − ϑ2 K ϑ2 − ϑ1 ϑ − ϑ1
1) 2 2) 3) 4) 2
K −1 K −1 K −1 K −1
3. 0
A radiation of wave length 3000A is required to remove an electron from a metal atom. If
a radiation of wave length 2000A0 is allowed to impact on the metal surface, the kinetic
energy of the emitted electron in KJ/mole is
1) 1.98×102 2) 3.3×10-19 3) 3.3×10-20 4) 19.8
4. For silver metal threshold frequency for the emission of photo electron is 1.13x1017sec-1.
The Kinetic energy of electrons emitted when silver is irradiated with wavelength 1.5 nm is
1) 5.76×10-17 J 2) 5.76×10-16 J 3) 5.76×10-15 J 4) 5.76×10-14 J
5. The binding energy of electrons in a metal is 193 KJ.mole-1. The threshold frequency of the
metal is
1) 4.83×1010 Hz 2) 4.83×1012 Hz 3) 4.83×1014 Hz 4) 4.83×1016 Hz
6. What electronic transition in Li+2 produces the radiation of the same wave length as the
first line in the Lyman series of hydrogen?
1) n = 4 to n = 2 2) n = 9 to n= 6 3) n = 9 to n = 3 4) n = 6 to n = 3
7. The atomic spectrum of no two elements is identical. It is because.
1) They have dissimilar mass number 2) They have different number of valence electrons
3) They have different energy level schemes 4) All the above three reasons.
8. For the electronic transition from n = 2 → n = 1, which of the following species will emit
radiation with shortest wavelength?
1) H – atom 2) D – atom 3) He+ - ion 4) Li+2 – ion
9. LIST - 1 LIST - 2
A) n = 4 to n = 1 1) No line in atomic spectrum
B) n = 1 to n = 2 2) A line of longer wavelength is formed in emission spectrum
C) n = 2 to n = ∞ 3) A line in absorption spectrum is formed
D) n = 6 to n = 5 4) A line of shorter wavelength is formed in emission spectrum

The correct match is

A B C D A B C D
1) 2 3 1 4 2) 3 2 4 1
3) 4 3 1 2 4) 2 4 1 3
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10. Identify the incorrectly matched set from the following (R = Rydberg constant)
SET - A SET - B SET - C
(wavelength) (wave number)
1) 2nd line of Lyman series 9/8R 8R/9
2) Hα-line of Balmer series 36/5R 5R/36
3) 1st line of Paschen series 225/16R 16R/225
4) Series limit line of 1/R R
Lyman series
11. The wave length of Hδ line of Balmer series of a hydrogen atom is nearly (R=1.08x107m1)
1) 4100A° 2) 5400A° 3) 6800A° 4) 7200A°
12. The minimum and maximum values of wavelength in the Lyman series of a H atom are,
respectively
1) 364.3 nm and 653.4 nm 2) 91.2 nm and 121.5 nm
3) 41.2 nm and 102.6 nm 4) 9.12 nm and 121.5 nm
13. The fourth line of the Balmer series corresponds to the electronic transition between two
orbits of the H atom, Identify the orbits.
1) 3 and 1 2) 5 and 1 3) 5 and 2 4) 6 and 2
14. In the Bohr hydrogen atom, the electronic transition emitting light of longest wave length is
1) n=2 to n=3 2) n=4 to n=3 3) n=3 to n=2 4) n=2 to n=1
15. If in Hydrogen atom, an electron jumps from n2=2 to n1= 1 in Bohr's orbit, then the value of
wave number of the emitted photon will be (R=109700 cm-1)

1) 54850 cm-1 2) 82275 cm-1 3) 62875 cm-1 4) 10970 cm-1

16. The wave number of the first line is Balmer series of hydrogen in 15200 cm-1. The wave
number of the first line in the Balmer series of Li2+ is
1) 15200 cm-1 2) 60800 cm-1 3) 76000 cm-1 4) 136,800 cm-1
17. The wavelength of the radiation emitted, when in a hydrogen atom electron falls from
infinity to stationary state 1 would be (Rydberg’s constant = 1.097x107m-1)
1) 91 nm 2) 192 nm 3) 406 nm 4) 9.1x10-8 nm

18. The ratio of wavelength values of series limit lines (n2 = ∞) of Balmer series and Paschen
series are
1) 4 : 9 2) 9 : 4 3) 2 : 3 4) 3 : 2
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19. Identify the incorrectly matched set
SET - SET -
SET - I
II(Region) II(Transition)

1) Hα– line Visible 3 --> 2

2) 3rd line of lyman series UV 4 --> 1

3) 2nd line of paschen series Near I.R 5 --> 3

4) Hγ- line Visible 4 --> 2

20. The maximum wavelength of light that would excite an electron from energy level n = 1 to
n = 3 in atomic hydrogen is
1) 1 nm 2) 102nm 3) 487 nm 4) 10-7 m
21. Which of the following transistions in hydrogen atom will require the highest amount of
energy
1) From n = 1 to n = 2 2) From n = 1 to n = 3 3) From n = 2 to n = 1 4) From n = 3 to n = 4
22. In Bohr series of lines of hydrogen spectrum, the third line from the red end corresponds to
which one of the following inter-orbit jumps of the electron for Bohr orbits in an atom of
hydrogen?
1) 2 Æ 5 2) 3 Æ 2 3) 5 Æ 2 4) 4 Æ 1
23. Which electron transition in a hydrogen atom releases the largest amount of energy
1) From n=1 to n=2 2) From n=2 to n=3 3) From n=∞ to n-1 4) From n=3 to n=5
24. The wavelengths of two monochromatic waves are 200 & 300nm respectively. Then
identify the correct statement
LIST - A LIST - B
I) Ratio of their energies a) 1 : 1
II) Ratio of their frequency b) 2 : 3
III) Ratio of their velocity c) 3 : 2
IV) Ratio of their wave number d) 2 : 9
1) I – b, II – c, III – a, IV – a 2) I – c, II – c, III – a, IV – c
3) I – b, II – b, III – a, IV – c 4) I – b, II – b, III – b, IV – b
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25. Identify the incorrectly matched set for hydrogen atom C = Circumference, r = radius,
V = velocity, K.E = Kinetic energy, P.E = potential energy
SET - A SET - B

1) C1 : C2 1:4

2) r1(He+) : r2(H) 1:8

3) V(H) : V(He+) 1:2

4) K.E : T.E : P.E -1 : 1 : -2

26. Identify the correctly matched set from the following

LIST - A LIST - B
2πze 2
I) Energy a)
nh
2π2 mz 2e 4
II) Velocity b) −
n2h2
2π2 mz 2 e 4
III) Rydberg constant c)
h3c
n2 h2
IV) Radius d)
4π2 mze 2
4π2 mz 2e 4
e) −
n2h2
1) I – e, II – a, III – c, IV – d 2) I – b, II – a, III – c, IV – d
3) I – e, II – b, III – e, IV – d 4) I – b, II – a, III – d, IV – c
27. The kinetic energy of an electron in an orbit of hydrogen atom is 3.4ev/atom. Then identify
the correctly matched set for that electron
LIST - 1 LIST - 2
A)Potential energy 1) 1.09×108 cm/sec
B) Total energy 2) 2.116×10–8 cm
C) Velocity 3) –6.8 ev/atom
D) Its distance from nucleus 4) –3.4 ev/atom
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1) 4 3 2 1 2) 3 4 1 2
3) 2 1 4 3 4) 3 4 2 1
28. The Ionisation potential of Hydrogen is 2.17x10-11 erg/atom. The energy of the electron in
the second orbit of the hydrogen atom is
2.17 x10−11 2.17 x10−11 2.17 x1017 2.17 x1011
1) − 2) − 3) − 4) −
2 22 22 22
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29. The energy of that is needed to remove an electron from the 1st Bohr orbit of Hydrogen
atom is
1) 2.72 ev 2) 40.8 ev 3) 13.6 ev 4) 54.4 ev
30. In hydrogen atom the kinetic energy of electron is 3.4 eV. The distance of that electron
from the nucleus
1) 2.116A° 2) 0.529A° 3) 1.587A° 4) 21.16A°
31. If the velocity of an electron in the second orbit of hydrogen atom is x, the velocity in
fourth orbit will be
1) x/16 2) 16x 3) x/4 4) x/2
32. In an elliptical orbit, as the distance between the nucleus and the electron increases, then
with respect to the electron
1) K.E. increases, P.E. decreases and the total energy remains constant
2) K.E. decreases, P.E. increases and the total energy remains constant
3) K.E. increases, P.E. increases and the total energy increases
4) K.E. decreases, P.E. decreases and the total energy decreases
33. The expression for the Bohr’s radius of hydrogen like species is
⎡ h2 ⎤ 1 ⎡ h2 ⎤
1) n2 ⎢ 2 ⎥ 2) ⎢ ⎥
⎣ 4π m(Ze 4π ∈0 ) ⎦ n ⎣ 4π m(Ze 4π ∈0 ) ⎦
2 2 2 2

⎡ 4π2 mh 2 ⎤ 2 1 ⎡ 4π2 mh 2 ⎤
3) ⎢ ⎥n 4) 2 ⎢ ⎥
⎣ (Ze 4π ∈0 ) ⎦ n ⎣ (Ze 2 4π ∈0 ) ⎦
2

34. The expression for the energy of electron in the hydrogen - like species is
⎡ 2π2 m( Ze 2 4π ∈0 ) 2 ⎤ −1 ⎡ 2π2 m( Ze 2 4π ∈0 ) ⎤
2
1
1) 2 ⎢ ⎥ 2) 2 ⎢ ⎥
n ⎣⎢ h2 ⎦⎥ n ⎢⎣ h2 ⎥⎦
1 ⎡ 2π2 mh 2 ⎤ 1 ⎡ 2π2 mh 2 ⎤
3) ⎢ 2 ⎥ 4) - ⎢ ⎥
n2 ⎢⎣ ( Ze 4π ∈0 ) ⎥⎦
2 n 2 ⎢⎣ ( Ze2 4π ∈0 ) 2 ⎥⎦
35. The expression for Rydberg’s constant is
2 2
2π2 mh3C 2π2 m(e 2 4π ∈0 ) (e 2 4π ∈0 ) 2π2 mh3C
1) 2) 3) 4)
(e 2 4π ∈0 )
2
h3C 2π2 mh3C e 2 4π ∈0
36. The wavelength of radiation required to remove the electron of hydrogen atom (Ionisation
energy 21.7x10-12 erg) from n=2 orbit to n = ∞ is
1) 3.664×10-4 cm 2) 3.66×10-5 cm 3) 3.66×10-6 cm 4) 3.664×10-7 cm
37. The velocity of electron in the first Bohr orbit of a hydrogen atom is 2.19×10-6 m.sec-1. Its
velocity is the second orbit would be
1) 1.1×106 m.sec-1 2) 4.38×106 m.sec-1 3) 5.5×105 m.sec-1 4) 8.76×106 m.sec-1
38. The energy of an electron in the first Bohr’s orbit of a hydrogen atom is -2.18x10-18J. Its
energy in the second orbit would be
1) -1.09×10-18 J 2) -4.36×10-18 J 3) -5.45×10-19 J 4) -8.72×10-18 J
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39. The energy of the second Bohr’s orbit in the hydrogen atom is -3.4 eV. The energy of the
second Bohr’s orbit of He+ ion would be
1) -0.85ev 2) - 13.6ev 3) -1.7 ev 4) -6.8 ev
+2
40. The amount of energy required to remove electron from a Li ion in its ground state is how
many times greater than the amount of energy needed to remove the electron from a H-atom
in its ground state
1) 9 2) 6 3) 4 4) 3
41. In an atom, two electrons move round the nucleus in circular orbits of radii R and 4R. The
ratio of the time taken by them to complete one revolution is
1) 1 : 4 2) 4 : 1 3) 1 : 8 4) 8 : 1
42. A hydrogen-like atom has one electron revolving round a stationary nucleus. The energy
required to excite the electron from the 2nd to the 3rd orbit is 47.2 eV. The atomic number
(Z) of the atom is
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6
43. The radii of two of the first four Bohr orbits of the hydrogen atom are in the ratio 1 : 4. The
energy difference between them may be
1) 0.85 eV 2) 2.55 eV 3) 3.40 eV 4) 13.6eV
44. Which hydrogen -like species will have the same radius as that of the Bohr orbit of a
hydrogen atom?
1) n = 2, Li+2 2) n = 2, Be3+ 3) n = 2, He+ 4) n = 3, Li2+
45. The longest wave length in Balmer series is
1) 6563 Ao 2) 18,650 Ao 3) 7700 Ao 4) 3,600 Ao
46. Radius of the second Bohr's orbit is
1) 2.12 nm 2) 0.212 nm 3) 0.053 nm 4) 0.106 nm
47. Who modified Bohr's theory by introducing elliptical orbits for electron path
1) Rutherford 2) Thomson 3) Sommerfield 4) Hund
48. The energy of an electron present in Bohr's second orbit of hydrogen atom is
1) -1312 J atom–1 2) –328 KJ mol–1 3) –328 J mol–1 4) –164 KJ mol–1
49. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
1) Rydberg constant and wave number have same units
2) Lyman series of hydrogen spectrum occurs in the ultraviolet region
3) The angular momentum of the electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is equal to
h/2π
4) The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is 2.116x10–8cm
50. The Bohr's orbit radius for the hydrogen atom (n = 1) is approximately 0.530A0. The radius
for the first excited state (n = 2) orbit is
1) 4.77 A0 2) 1.06 A0 3) 0.13 A0 4) 2.12 A0
51. According to Bohr’s theory the angular momentum for an electron of 5th orbit is
1) 2.5h/π 2) 5h/ π 3) 25h/ π 4) 6h/π
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52. If the radius of first Bohr’s orbit be a0, then the radius of third Bohr’s orbit would be
1
1) 3 x a0 2) 6 x a0 3) 9 x a0 4) xa0
9
53. The energy of an electron in the first Bohr’s orbit of H-atom is -13.6 ev. The possible
energy values of the excited states for electrons in Bohr’s orbits of hydrogen are
1) -3.4 ev 2) -4.2 ev 3) -6.8 eve 4) +6.8 ev
54. The potential energy of the electron present in the ground state of Li2+ ion is represented by
3e 2 −3e −3e2 −3e 2
1) + 2) 3) 4)
4π ∈0 r 4π ∈0 r 4π ∈0 r 2 4π ∈0 r
55. According to Bohr’s theory the radius of electron in an orbit described by principal
quantum number ‘n’ and atomic number ‘Z’ is proportional to
1) Z2n2 2) Z2 / n2 3) Z2 / n 4) n2 / Z
56. The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s-orbital is
h h h
1) 2) Zero 3) 4) 2
4π 2π 2π
57. The ratio of the ionisation energy of H and Be3+ is
1) 1 : 1 2) 1 : 3 3) 1 : 9 4) 1 : 16
58. If r is the radius of first orbit, the radius of nth orbit of the H atom will be
1) r n2 2) r n 3) r / n 4) r2 n2
59. Correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence electron of Rubidium (Z=37) is
1) 5, 0, 0, +1/2 2) 5, 1, 0, +1/2 3) 5, 1, 1, +1/2 4) 6, 0, 0, +1/2
60. The radius of hydrogen atom in the ground state is 0.53Å, the radius of 3Li2+ in the similar
state is
1) 1.06Å 2) 1.265Å 3) 0.17Å 4) 0.53Å
61. If the value of principal quantum number is 3, the total possible values for magnetic
quantum number will be
1) 5 2) 9 3) 8 4) 10
62. For potassium atom (z =19),the four quantum numbers of last electron are
1) n = 4, l = 1, m = 1 , s = + 1/2 2) n = 4, l = 0, m = 0 , s = + 1/2
3) n = 4, l = 0, m = 1 , s = + 1/2 4) n = 4, l = 1, m = 1 , s = –1/2
63. A given orbital is labelled by the magnetic quantum number, m= -1. This can not be
1) s- orbital 2) p-orbital 3) d-orbital 4) f-orbital
64. Which of the following is not a possible value of azimuthal quantum number (l) for an
electron with n=3?
1) zero 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
65. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be theoritically present in the seventh
orbit?
1) 49 2) 32 3) 72 4) 98
66. What is the difference in angular momentum of electron present in 2p and that present in
3p – orbital?
1) 0 2) 2l ( l + 1) 3) 1 4) None
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67. For a ‘d’ electron, the orbital angular momentum is
h h h h
1) 6 2) 2 3) 3 4) 2
2π 2π 2π 2π
68. Identify the incorrectly matched set

SET - A SET - B SET - C

Azimuthal l = 0 to (n – 1)
1) Shape of orbital
quantum number only
Magnetic Orientation of
2) m = –l to (l + 1)
quantum number electron cloud
Spin quantum
3) Spin of electron –1/2, +1/2
number
Principal
4) Size of orbit 1, 2, 3....n
quantum number
69. The speed of an electron in the inner most orbit of the hydrogen (Bohr radius = 52.9 pm;
me = 9.11×10-31 kg) is
1) 2.19×104 m.s-1 2) 2.19×106 m.s-1 3) 2.19×107 m.s-1 4) 2.19×108 m.s-1
70. For a particular value of azimuthal quantum number (l), the total number of magnetic
quantum (m) is given by
m +1 m −1 2m + 1 2l + 1
1) l = 2) l = 3) l = 4) n =
2 2 2 2
71. The orbital with zero angular momentum is
1) s 2) p 3) d 4) f
72. The set of quantum numbers not applicable to an electron is
1) 1, 1, 1, +1/2 2) 1, 0, 0, +1/2 3) 1, 0, 0, -1/2 4) 2, 0, 0, +1/2
73. Which set is not correct
1) 3, 1, 0, -1/2 2) 3, 2, 1, +1/2 3) 3, 2, 0, +1/2 4) 3, 1, 2, -1/2
74. An electron has principal quantum number 3. The number of its (i) sub-shells and (ii)
orbitals would be respectively
1) 3 and 5 2) 3 and 7 3) 3 and 9 4) 2 and 5
75. For azimuthal quantum number l = 3, the maximum number of electrons will be
1) 2 2) 6 3) Zero 4) 14
76. For the energy levels in an atom, which one of the following statements is correct?
1) There are seven principal electron energy levels
2) The second principal energy level has four sub-energy levels and contain a maximum of
eight electrons
3) The principal energy level N can have a maximum of 32 electrons
4) The 4s sub-energy level has high energy that 3d sub-energy level
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77. The maximum number of electrons in a subshell is given by the expression
1) 4l - 2 2) 4l +2 3) 2l + 1 4) 2n2
78. The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron of chlorine atom is
1) n = 2, l = 1, m = 0 2) n = 2, l = 1, m = 1 3) n = 3, l = 1, m = 1 4) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0
79. Identify the correct set from the following for fundamental particles
LIST - A LIST - B
I) Decreasing order of masses a) e– > p > n
II) Decreasing order of e/m values b) p > e– > n
III) Decreasing order of Debroglie's
wavelength with same velocities c) n > p > e–
IV) Decreasing order of uncertainity
in velocity when Δx is same d) n > e– > p
1) I – c, II – a, III – d, IV – a 2) I – c, II – a, III – a, IV – a
3) I – c, II – d, III – b, IV – a 4) I – c, II – b, III – d, IV – a
80. LIST - 1(orbital) LIST - 2 (electron density)
A) 3px 1) 45° to x and y-axes
B) 3d x2 − y 2 2) Uniform in all directions
C) 2s 3) Along x and y-axis
D) 3dxy 4) Along the x-axis
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1) 4 3 2 1 2) 2 3 4 1
3) 3 4 1 2 4) 2 4 3 1
81. The wavelength of the electron in the first orbit of the Hydrogen atom is x. The wave
length of the electron in the third orbit and the circumference of the third orbit of the
Hydrogen atom are respectively
1) 3x, 9x 2) 9x, 27x 3) x, 3x 4) x/3, x
82. The number of waves made by an electron moving in an orbit having a maximum magnetic
quantum number of +4 is
1) 4 2) 5 3) 3 4) 6
83. For an electron to have the same de Broglie wave length as that of a Deuteron, its velocity
should be times that of Deuteron
1) 1836 2) 1/1836 3) 3672 4) 1/3672
84. Taking the mass of H atom to be 1.66x10–24 g and Planck's constant as 6.64×10–27erg-sec.
The de Broglie wave length of a H atom moving with a velocity half that of light is .... A°
1) 2.66×10–5 2) 2.66×10–13 3) 2.66×10–10 4) 2.66×10–27
85. A hydrogen molecule and helium atom are moving with the same velocity. Then the ratio of
their de Brogile wavelength is
1) 1:1 2) 1:2 3) 2:1 4) 2:3
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86.If the wavelength of the electron is numerically equal to the distance traveled by it in one second, then
h h h h
1) λ = 2) λ = 2 3) λ = 4) λ =
m p m p
87. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 500 eV. Its de-Broglie’s
wavelength would be
1) 55 pm 2) 5.5 pm 3) 0.55 pm 4) 55 nm
88. What possibly can the ratio be of the de Broglie wavelengths for two electrons having the
same initial energy and accelerated through 50 volts and 200 volts?
1) 3 : 10 2) 10 : 3 3) 1 : 2 4) 2 : 1
89. The wavelength of an electron accelerated by 10,000 V (potential difference) will be
1) 12.3 m 2) 0.123 nm 3) 0.0123 nm 4) 1.23 A0
90. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of 3d z 2 orbital?
1) This orbital consists of two positive lobes along the +z axis and a negative doughnut in
the xy plane.
2) This orbital consists of two negative lobes along the +z axis and a positive doughnut in
the xy plane.
3) This orbital consists of one negative lobe along the +z axis and a negative doughnut in
the xy plane.
4) This orbital consists of one positive lobe along the +z axis and a negative doughnut in the
xy plane
91. The de Broglie wave length of a particle of mass one gram and velocity 100 ms-1 is
1) 6.63×10-35 2) 6.63×10-34 3) 6.63×10-33 4) 6.63×10-32
92. At 200oC hydrogen molecules have velocity 2x105 cm sec-1. The de Broglie wave length is nearly
1) 1 Ao 2) 100 Ao 3) 10 Ao 4) 1000 Ao
93. The de Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball of mass 60g moving with a velocity of 10 metres
per second is approximately. (Planck's constant = h = 6.63 ×10−34 JS)
1)10–25m 2) 10–33m 3) 10–31m 4) 10–16m
94. At 2000C hydrogen molecules have velocity 105 cm sec-1. The de-Broglie wavelength in
this case is approximately
1) 2Å 2) 1000Å 3)100Å 4) 10Å
95. A electron is accelerated to one tenth of velocity of light. If its velocity can be measured
with a precision of 1% then the uncertainity in its position is equal to or greater than
1) 19.3 nm 2) 1.93 nm 3) 19.3 pm 4) 193 pm
96. The uncertainty in the position of an electron (mass 9.1×10 g) moving with a velocity of
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3.0×104 cm s-1 accurate up to 0.011% will be

1) 1.92 cm 2) 7.68 cm 3) 0.175 cm 4) 3.84 cm
97. The uncertainity in the momentum of an electron is 1.0×10 kg ms-1. The uncertainity in its
- 5

position will be (h = 6.62×10-34 kg m2 s-1)

1) 1.05×10-28 m 2) 1.05×10-26 m 3) 5.27×10-30 m 4) 5.25×10-28 m
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98. The number of electrons in M-shell of an element with atomic number 24 is
1) 24 2) 13 3) 2 4) 8
99. Which of the following has maximum magnetic moment?
1) Fe2+ (Z = 26) 2) Ni2+ (Z = 28) 3) Ti3+ (Z = 22) 4) Sc3+ (Z = 21)
100. The number of d-electrons in Fe2+ is not equal to that of
1) p-electrons in Ne 2) s-electrons in Mg 3) p-electrons in Cl– 4) p-electrons in Mg
101 The incorrect electronic arrangement is
1) 2, 8, 13, 1 2) 2, 8, 12, 2 3) 2, 8, 8, 1 4) 2, 8, 8, 2
102. Paramagnetic character is shown by elements with
1) Unpaired electrons in their atoms 2) All paired electrons in their atoms
3) Unpaired p. electrons in their atoms 4) Paired s-electrons in their atoms
103. The calculated magnetic moment in Bohr magneton of Cr2+ is
1) 1.73 2) 2.8 3) 4.8 4) 5.9
104. Electronic configuration of the element with atomic number 56 and mass number 138 is
1) [Xe]6s2 2) [Kr]5s2 3) [Xe]6s2 6p2 4) [Xe]3d2 5d2
105. n, l, m, s values of differentiating electron of A and B are given below
A : n = 4, l = 0, m = 0, s = + ½ B : n = 3, l = 2, m = –1,s = + ½
1) A (IA group and 3rd period), B(IIA group and 4th period)
2) A (IA group and 4th period), B(IIIB group and 4th period)
3) A (IIA group and 3rd period), B(IIB group and 3rd period)
4) A (IIIA group and 4th period), B(IIB group and 5th period)
106. Consider the following pairs of ions
I) Sc+3 and Ti+4 2) Mn+2 and Fe+2 3) Fe+2 and Co+3 4) Cu+ and Zn+2
Among these pairs of ions, isoelectronic pairs would include
1) 2, 3 and 4 2) 1, 3 and 4 3) 1, 2 and 4 4) 1, 2 and 3
107. Identify the incorrectly matched set for Zn (Z = 30)
SET - II
SET - I
(Number of electrons with
(Values of quantum numbers)
the given quantum numbers)
I) l = 0 a) 8e(–)

II) l = 1, m = –1 b) 4e(–)
III) n = 3, l = 1 & 2, s = + 1/2 c) 8e(–)

IV) m = 0 d) 16e(–)
108. Identify the incorrectly matched set from the following
LIST - 1 LIST - 2
1) Total no.of orbitals with
(n+l)value = 5 A) 9
2) No.of vacant orbitals present
in an atom with Z = 14 B) 6
3) No.of orbitals completely filled
with electrons in an atom
with Z = 24 C) 15
4) No.of degenerate orbitals
present in d-subshell D) 5
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109. How many electrons are present in the M-shell of an atom of the element with atomic
number, Z = 24?
1) 5 2) 6 3) 12 4) 13
110. Which one of the following ions exhibit highest magnetic moment?
1) Cu2+ 2) Ti3+ 3) Ni2+ 4) Mn2+
111. The calculated magnetic moment (in Bohr magnetons) of Cu2+ ion is
1) 1.73 2) 0 3) 2.6 4) 3.7
112. The atomic number of an element is 35. What is the total number of electrons present in all
the p-orbitals in the ground state atom of that element?
1) 6 2) 11 3) 17 4) 23
113. The total number of electrons present in all the 's' - orbitals, all the 'p' - orbitals and all 'd' -
orbitals of cesium ion are respectively
1) 8, 26, 10 2) 10, 24, 20 3) 8, 22, 24 4) 12, 20, 22
114. Which of the following elements has least number of electrons in its `M' shell ?
1) K 2) Mn 3) Ni 4) Sc
115. The values of four quantum numbers of valence electron of an element are n = 4, l = 0, m =
0, and s = +1/2 . The element is
1) K 2) Ti 3) Na 4) Sc
116. An element has 2 electrons in its K-shell, 8-electrons in L-shell, 13 electrons in M-shell,
and one electron in N-shell. The element is
1) Cr 2) Fe 3) V 4) Ti
2+
117. The number of d-electrons retained in Fe (Atomic number of Fe = 26) ion is
1) 6 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5
118. Which ion has the maximum magnetic moment
1) Mn3+ 2) Cu2+ 3) Fe+3 4) V3+
119. The orbital angular momentum for an electron revolving in an orbit is given by
h
l (l + 1). . This momentum for an s-electron will be given by
2π
h h 1 h
1) Zero 2) 3) 2 4) +
2π 2π 2 2π
120. Energy of H-atom in the ground state is -13.6 ev. Hence energy in the second excited state
is
1) -6.8 ev 2) -3.4 ev 3) -1.51 ev 4) -4.53 ev

121. The electrons present in K-shell of the atom will differ in

1) principal quantum number 2) azimuthal quantum number
3) magnetic quantum number 4) spin quantum number
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KEY

1) 4 2) 2 3) 1 4) 1 5) 3 6) 4 7) 3 8) 4 9) 3 10) 3
11) 1 12) 2 13) 4 14) 2 15) 2 16) 4 17) 1 18) 1 19) 4 20) 2
21) 2 22) 3 23) 3 24) 2 25) 4 26) 2 27) 2 28) 2 29) 3 30) 1
31) 4 32) 2 33) 1 34) 2 35) 2 36) 2 37) 1 38) 3 39) 2 40) 1
41) 3 42) 3 43) 2 44) 2 45) 1 46) 2 47) 3 48) 2 49) 4 50) 4
51) 1 52) 3 53) 1 54) 4 55) 4 56) 2 57) 4 58) 1 59) 1 60) 3
61) 2 62) 2 63) 1 64) 4 65) 4 66) 1 67) 1 68) 2 69) 2 70) 2
71) 1 72) 1 73) 4 74) 3 75) 4 76) 3 77) 2 78) 3 79) 2 80) 1
81) 1 82) 2 83) 3 84) 1 85) 3 86) 1 87) 1 88) 4 89) 3 90) 1
91) 3 92) 1 93) 2 94) 1 95) 4 96) 3 97) 3 98) 2 99) 1 100) 3
101) 2 102) 1 103) 3 104) 1 105) 2 106) 2 107) 4 108) 3 109) 4 110) 4
111) 1 112) 3 113) 2 114) 1 115) 1 116) 1 117) 1 118) 3 119) 1 120) 3
121) 4
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EXERCISE - III
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true
E) Both (A) and (R) are false
1. (A) : Electrons are ejected from a certain metal when either blue or violet light strikes the
metal surface. However only violet light causes electron ejection from second metal
(R) : The electrons in first metal require less energy for ejection
2. (A) : K and Cs are commonly used in photoelectric cells.
(R) : K and Cs can emit electrons when exposed to light of lesser frequency.
3. (A) : In photoelectric effect, when the frequency of incident light is doubled, kinetic energy
is more than doubled
(R) : Photo current increases when the intensity of incident light is increased and is
independent on frequency
4. (A) : Limiting line in Balmer series has a wavelength of 364.4nm
(R) : Limiting line is obtained when electron jumps from ∞ to n = 2nd orbit
5. (A) : Hydrogen has only one electron in its orbit but produces several spectral lines
(R) : There are many excited energy levels available in a sample of Hydrogen gas
6. (A) : Fe3+ (g) is more stable than Fe2+(g)
(R) : Fe3+(g) has more number of unpaired electrons than Fe++(g)
7. (A) : The ground state configuration of Cr is 3d5 4s1
(R) : A set of half filled orbitals with their spin parallel provide extra stability to the system
8. (A) : The electronic configuration of boron cannot be 1s22s3,
(R) : No two electrons can have the same set of all the four quantum numbers
9. (A) : Bohr's orbits are called stationary orbits
(R) : Electrons remain stationary in these orbits for some time
10. (A) : In an atom the velocity of electron as it moves into higher orbits keeps on decreasing
(R) : Velocity of electron is inversely proportional to the radius of orbit
11. (A) : A spectral line will be seen for 2px to 2py transition
(R) : Energy is released in the form of wave of light when electron drops from 2px to 2py
orbital
12. (A) : The pairing of electrons in the orbitals of a subshell does not occur until all the
orbitals are singly occupied.
(R) : Singly occupied orbitals must have the electrons with parallel spins.
13. (A) : The p-orbital has dumb-bell shape
(R) : Electron present in p-orbital can have any one of the three values of magnetic quantum
numbers (0, +1, –1)
14. (A) : For n = 3, l may be 0, 1, 2 and 'm' may be 0; (1 and 0); (2, 1 and 0)
(R) : For each value of n there are 0 to (n-1) possible values of l.For each value of l 'm'
values are -l ...0.....+l
15. (A) : An orbital cannot have more than two electrons, more over if an orbital has two
electrons, they must have opposite spins.
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(R) : No two electrons in an atom can have same set of all four quantum numbers.
16. (A) : Magnetic moment of Ti+2 and Ni+2 is same
(R) : Electronic configuration of both Ti+2 and Ni+2 ions is the same
17. (A) : Two lobes of p-orbital are having opposite signs
(R): The two lobes of a p-orbital lie on the opposite side of the nucleus, The correct answer is
18. (A) : The energy of electron is largerly determined by its principal quantum number.
(R) : The principal quantum number is a measure of most probable distance of finding the
electron around the nucleus
19. (A) : The electronic configuration of nitrogen atom is represented as 1s2 2s2
2p1x 2p1y 2p1z but not as 1s2 2s2 2px2 2py1 2pz0
(R) : The electronic configuration of ground state of an atom is the one with
greatest multiplicity
20. (A): Cr+3 and Sc are having same electronic configuration
(R) : Orbitals are filled in increasing order of energy and also this filling follows Pauli's
exclusion principle and Hund's rule
21. (A) : An orbital can't have more than two electrons
(R) : The first two electrons in a p-sub shell are having different magnetic quantum
numbers
22. (A) : The electronic configuration of Cr is [Ar]3d54s1 but not [Ar]3d44s2
(R) : Lowering energy with configuration [Ar]3d54s1 is more than that with configuration
[Ar]3d44s2
23. True statements among the following are
A) Number of waves generated by the electron in the 5th orbit are five
B) Number of elliptical orbits in the 4th main shell according to sommerfeld model are four
C) As the temperature increases maximum intensity of radiation emitted by the black body
shifts towards lower wavelength side
D) As the intensity of incident radiation increases kinetic energy of photo electrons
increases
1) A & B 2) B and C 3) A and C 4) C and D
24. Different properties of electron and their ratios in the first three orbits of hydrogen atom
are given below
PROPERTY RATIO
A) Radius 1:4:9
B) KE 3:2:1
C) Velocity 6:3:2
D) debroglie wavelength 1:2:3
Which of the above are correct
1) A, C, D 2) A, B, D 3) B, D 4) all
25. An electron in an atom has m=2 value. Then
I) its 'n' value should be greater than 2 II) its 's' value should be +½
III) its 'l' value should be 2 IV) its 'l' value should be greater than 1
1) I and II are correct 2) II and III are correct
3) III and IV are correct 4) I and IV are correct
26. Kinetic energy of electron in a mono electronic species is +1312KJ/mole. Then which of
the following statements are correct
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I) The electron is present in the 2nd orbit of He+ ion

II) The electron is present in the 2nd orbit of H atom
III) The electron is present in the 3rd orbit of Li+2 ion
IV) The electron is present in the 4th orbit of He+ ion
1) I and II 2) II and III 3) I and III 4) III and IV
27. When electron in the elliptical orbit approaches near to the nucleus
I) Potential energy decreases II) Kinetic energy increases
III) Total energy decreases IV) Total energy increases
Then the correct statements are
1) II and III only 2) I and II only 3) I, II and III only 4) all are correct
28. Choose the correct statement(s)
(i) The energy of an electron in an atom is always negative, because it is negatively charged.
(ii) The energy of an electron in an atom is positive
(iii) When an electron is at an infinite distance from the nucleus so that there is no electrical
interaction; then orbitrarly the energy of electron is taken to be zero
(iv)As the electron moves closer to the nucleus, energy is released and so its energy
becomes less than zero i.e, negative.
1) all are correct 2) (iii) & (iv) are correct
3) (ii) is correct 4) No statement is correct.
29. Which hydrogen like species will have same energy as that of 2nd Bohr orbit of hydrogen
atom?
1) n = 2, Li2+ 2) n = 4, He+ 3) n = 4, Be3+ 4) n = 3, Li2+
30. During ionisation of copper atom, the quantum numbers of electron removed maybe
1 1 1 1
+ − + −
1) n=4 l=1 s= 2 2) n=3 l=0 s= 2 3) n=4 l=0 s= 2 4) n=4 l=0 s= 2
31. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding a hydrogen atom?
a) Kinetic energy of the electron is maximum in the first orbit
b) Potential energy of the electron is maximum in the first orbit
c) Radius of the second orbit is four times the radius of the first orbit
d) Velocity of the electron in fourth orbit is four times the velocity of the electron in the
first orbit
32. Select the correct relation on the basis of Bohr theory
1 1
α α
a) Velocity of electron n b) Frequency of revolution n3
1
α 2
d) Radius of orbit αn
2
c) K.E. of an electron n
2+
33. The angular momentum of electron in Li was found to be (7h/11). The distance of the
electron from nucleus is
1) 1.69 A0 2) 0.68 A0 3) 2.82 A0 4) 8.19 A0
34. A photon of wavelength 4000 A strikes a metal surface, the work function of the metal
0

being 2.13 eV, then the correct statement/s is/are

1) The energy of the photon is 4.10 eV 2) The K.E. of the emitted photoelectron is 0.97 eV
−1
3) The velocity of the photoelectron is 5.85×10 m sec
5

4) The threshold energy of the metal is 3.10 ev

35. Choose the correct statement(s) regarding the photoelectric effect
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1) No electrons are ejected, regardless of the intensity of the radiation, unless the frequency
equal or exceeds a threshold value characteristic of the metal
2) The kinetic energy of the ejected electrons varies linearly with the frequency of the
incident radiation and its intensity
3) Even at low intensities, electrons are ejected immediately if the frequency is above the
threshold value
4) An intense and a weak beam of monochromatic radiations differ in having number of
photons and not in the energy of photons
36. Choose the correct statement(s) regarding Bohr-Sommerfeld’s model.
1) All paths around the nucleus are elliptical
2) When an electron revolves around the nucleus following circular path, only angle of
rotation is changed
3) When an electron revolves around the nucleus following elliptical path, both the angle of
rotation and the distance from the nucleus are changed
4) For an elliptical path, k < n
37. According to Bohr’s theory,
1) When the atom gets the required energy from the outside, electrons jump from lower
orbits to higher orbits and remain there
2) When the atom gets the required energy from outside, electrons jump from lower orbits
to higher orbits and remain there for very short intervals of time and return back to the
lower orbit, radiating energy
3) Angular momentum of the electron is proportional to its quantum number
4) Angular momentum of the electron is independent of its quantum number
38. When photons of energy 4.25 eV strike the surface of a metal A, the ejected photo electrons
have maximum kinetic energy TA (expressed in eV) and de Broglie wavelength λA. The
maximum kinetic energy of photo electrons liberated from another metal ‘B’ by photons of
energy 4.20 eV is TB = TA – 1.5 (expressed in eV). If the de Broglie wavelength of these
photo electrons is λB = 2λA then
1) Work function of A is 2.25 eV 2) Work function of B is 4.20 eV
3) TA = 2 eV 4) TB = 2.50 eV
39. In a hydrogen like sample electron is in 2nd excited state, the Binding energy of 4th state of
this sample is 13.6 eV then
1) A 24.17 eV photon can set free the electron from the second excited state of this sample
2) 3 different types of photon will be observed if electrons make transition up to ground
state from the second excited state
3) If 23 eV photon is used then K.E of the ejected electron is 1 eV
4) 2nd line of Balmer series of this sample has same energy value as 1st excitation energy of
H-atoms
40. Photons having energy equivalent to binding energy of 4th state of He+ ion is used the metal
surface of work function 1.4 eV. If electrons are further accelerated through the potential
difference of 4 V then the minimum value of de-Broglies wavelength associated with the
electron is
o o o o
1) 1.1. A 2) 9.15 A 3) 5 A 4) 11 A
41. Imagine an atom made up of a proton and a hypothetical particle of double the mass of the
electron but having the same charge as the electron. Apply the Bohr atomic model and
consider possible transitions of this hypothetical particle to the first excited level. The
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largest wavelength of photon that will be emitted has wavelength equal to (R is Rydberg
constant)
1) 9/5R 2) 36/5R 3) 18/5R 4) 27/5R
42. 2 H - atoms collide with zero kinetic energy. Each atom then emits a photon of wave
length121.6nm. Then
a) The transition is in Lyman series b) The transition is n = 2 to n = 1
c) Before collision H-atoms are travelling with a speed of 4.43×10 m/sec
4

d) The transition is in Balmer series

43. Which one of the following statements is correct?
a) Rydberg constant and wave number have same units
b) Lyman series of hydrogen spectrum occurs in the ultraviolet region
c) The angular momentum of the electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is equal to
h/2π
−8
d) The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is 2.116×10 cm
44. Identify the incorrect statement(s) among the following :
1) If Aufbau rule is not followed then chromium will still remain in d-block
2) If there are three possible values for spin quantum numbers then chromium would have
been lying in s-block
3) If Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity is not followed then magnetic moment of
chromium would be zero
4) If Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity is not followed then Cr3+ (aq) ion would be
colourless
45. Which one of the following represents possible arrangement/s
n l m s n l m s
a) 2 1 -1 +1/2 b) 5 3 0 -1/2
c) 4 0 0 +1/2 d) 3 3 -1 +1/2
46. Proton, Alpha particles are accelerated with same potential. The de Broglie wavelength ratio is
1) 2 2 : 1 2) 1 : 2 2 3) 4 : 1 4) 1 : 4
47. The m value for an electron in an atom is equal to the number of m values for l = 1. The
electron may be present in
3d 5f
3) 2Px
2 2
1) x - y 2) xyz 4) 3 S
48. Which of the following pairs have identical values of magnetic moment
1) Zn+2, Cu+ 2) Co+2, Ni+2 3) Mn4+, Co2+ 4) Mg+2, Sc+
st
49. If the wave number of 1 line of Balmer series of H-atom is ‘x’ then:
108 x
A) wave number of 1st line of Lyman series of the He+ ion will be
5
36 x
B) wave number of 1st line of Lyman series of the He+ ion will be
5
5
C) the wave length of 2nd line of Lyman series of H-atom is
32 x
32 x
D) the wave length of 2nd line of Lyman series of H-atom is
5
2+
50. The number of electrons in d-subshell of Cr (Z=24) is equal to
A) s-electrons in Ne (Z=10) B) unpaired electrons in Fe(Z=26)
C) p-electrons in O (Z=8) D) d-electrons in Fe3+(Z=26)
51. The ratio of de Broglie wavelength of a proton and α-particles will be 1 : 2 if their
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A) Velocity are in the ratio 1:8 B) Velocity are in the ratio 8:1
C) Kinetic energy are in the ratio 16:1 D) Kinetic energy are in the ratio 1:16
52. A mixture is containing H-atom and Li+2 ions. Electron in H-atom is in 3rd excited state and
e- in Li+2 is in 5th excited state. Then which is/are true about the spectral lines observed for
the mixture
A) Emitted radiation will contain 21 lines B) Emitted radiation will contain 19 lines
C) More than 10 lines are in U.V range
D) If sample contains only H-atom then emission spectrum contains two visible lines
53. Which is/are true for the particle nature of light
A) Energy α frequency B) Energy α intensity
C) When light of frequency υ>υ0 falls on metal surface the ejected e- must have K.E=h(υ-υ0)
D) Energy emitted or absorbed by body in the form of radiation is not in a continuous
manner
54. Radius of 1st excited state in H- atom is x unit and velocity of 3rd excited state of He+ is y
unit. Then for the e- in 2nd excited state of Li2+ which is/are correct
9x
A) Radius of orbit = B) velocity of e − = 2 y
4
3π x
C) Time period of revolution = D) P.E . = -4mey2
4y
55. Which is/are true if the symbols have usual meaning (Bohr model is applicable)
n2 h2
A) K.E = , m = mass of e − B) T.E = -K.E, in an orbit
4π 2 r 2 m
z3 n3
C) Force of attraction on the e−1α 4 D) Frequency of revolution (f) α 2
n z
56. Which is/are true for H-Spectrum
A) Presence of closely spaced lines (doublets) cannot be explained using Bohr model
B) Lowest energy line of Balmer series is red is colour
C) In Balmer series 3rd line from red end appears in U.B region
D) In paschen series transition takes place from higher state to n = 4
57. Which is/are not true for the Bohr model
A) Electron do not follow Maxwell electromagnetic radiation theory in stationary orbit
B) Electron can move only in those orbits whose angular momentum is h/2π time of orbit
number
C) Wave length of e- in an orbit can be calculated by 2πr/n
D) Total energy of e- in an orbit changes with time
58. A H- like sample has 1st excitation energy of 91.8eV, electron is present in 4th excited state
Electron make transition up to ground state then identify true statements
A) Sample is Be3+ B) Total 10 spectral lines are observed
C) 3 lines are in visible range D) No lines are in visible range

Matrix Matching Type Questions:

1) According to Bohr’s theory En = Total energy, Kn = kinetic energy ,Vn = potential
energy,
rn = Radius of nth orbit
Column – I Column – II
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Vn
=?
K
a) n p) 0
th α Enx , x = ?
b) If radius of n orbit q) –1
c) Angular momentum in lowest orbital r) –2
1
αZ y , y = ?
d) rn s) 1

2) An electron is making 4 waves in an orbit of H-atom. Then match the Columns I & II.
Column I Column II
−19 −1
a) Momentum of the electron is X × 10 erg − sec cm . X is p) 0.85
b) Distance between the preceding and succeeding orbits of the electron q) 8.48
revolving orbit
c) Separation energy in eV r) 0.497
d) Potential energy in eV (numerical value) s) 1.7
3) If the shortest wavelength of spectral line of H-atom in Lyman series is x, then match the
following for Li2+
Column - I Column - II
a) Shortest wavelength in Lyman series p) 4x/5
b) Longest wavelength in Lyman series q) 4x/9
c) Shortest wavelength in Balmer series r) x/9
d) Longest wavelength in Balmer series s) 4x/27
4) Match the species in Column I with their related properties in Column II.
Column –I Column-II
a) N p) Paramagnetic
b) Co+2 q) Coloured ion
c) Mn+2 r) Sum of spin is 1.5
d) Fe+2 s) Magnetic Moment 24 BM

Paragraph Type Questions:

Passage-1 : The line spectrum shown by mono electronic excited atom can be given
1 1 1
= v = RH z 2 2 − 2
λ n1 n2
as , where z is an atomic number of mono electronic atoms and
n1 , n2 are integers. Every line in spectrum can be represented as a difference of two
RH .z 2 RH .z 2
2
terms n1 and n22
1. The ratio of wavelength for second line of Balmer series and first line fo Lyman series is
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
2. The given diagram indicates the energy levels of certain atom. When an electron moves
from 2E level to E level, a photon of wavelength λ is emitted. The wavelength of photon
2E
4E
4E 3
emitted during its transition from 3 level to E level is E
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λ 3λ 4λ
a) 3 b) 3λ c) 4 d) 3
3. Electrons in H-atom in the ground state are excited by radiations of photon of energy 12.75
ev. The number of spectral lines emitted, when they return to ground state
a) 3 b) 6 c) 10 d) 1

Passage-2 : The Bohr model was an attempt to explain the Rydberg formula, which summarises
the spectrums of atomic hydrogen. In the Bohr model, the electrons are presumed to travel
in definite orbits with a certain energy. The radius of the orbit was given by :
n2 0
rn = 0.529× A
z
He assumed that only certain of these orbits were possible, and he deduced that the energies
of the allowed orbits are given by :
4. The ratio of the radius of the second Bohr orbit for Li+2 to the second Bohr orbit for He+ is
1) 3 : 2 2) 4 : 3 3) 1 : 3 4) 2 : 3
5. The total number of orbitals in the energy level of the hydrogen atom that has the energy
−RH
25
1) 5 2) 3 3) 25 4) 9
−RH
6. The electron in a H-atom has energy 9 , the angular momentum of electron in that orbit
is
4h 3h h 2h
1) π
2 2) π
2 3) π
2 4) π
2

Passage-3 : A formula analogous to the Rydberg formula applies to the series of spectral lines
which arise from transitions from higher energy levels to the lower energy level of
hydrogen atom.
A muonic hydrogen ion is like a hydrogen atom in which the electron is replaced by a
heavier partical the muon. The mass of the muon is 207 times the mass of an electron while
charge the double that the electron (assume charge of proton is same)
7. Radius of first Bohr orbit of muonic hydrogen ion is
0.529 0 0.529 0 0.529 0
A A A
1) 207 2) 414 3) 828 4) 0.529 × 828 A0
8. Ionization energy of muonic hydrogen ion is
1) 13.6 × 207 eV 2) 13.6 × 414 eV 3) 13.6 × 828 eV 4) 13.6 × 3312 eV
9. Distance between 1st and 3rd Bohr orbit of muonic hydrogen ion will be
0.529 0.529 0.529 0.529
× 8 A0 × 8 A0 ×5 A0 × 8 A0
1) 207 2) 414 3) 207 4) 828
Passage-4 : Electrons in various sub-shells of an orbit are filled in increasing order of their energies
pairing of electrons in various orbitals of sub-shell takes place only after each orbital is half filled.
No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers.
10. Cr, Mn+ and Fe+2, Co+3 are isoelectronic each having 24 electrons. Then
a) all have configurations as (Ar) 4s1 3d5 b) all have configurations as (Ar) 3d6
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c) Cr & Mn+ have configurations as (Ar) 4s1 3d5, while Fe+2 and Co+3 have configuration as
(Ar) 3d6
d) all have configurations as (Ar) 4s2 3d6
11. While writing the following electronic configuration of ‘Fe’ in the ground state some rules
have been violated
I. Aufbau Principle II. Hund’s rule III. Pauli’s exclusion Principle

(Ar)
a) I, II b) II, III c) I, III d) I, II, III
12. Which of the following species has (have) five unpaired electrons?
a) Cs b) Mn+ c) Mn+2 d) Fe+2
Passage -5 : Spin angular momentum of an electron has no analog in classical mechanics.
However it turns out that the treatment of spin angular momentum is closely analagous to
the treatment of orbital angular momentum.

13. Total spin of ion Mn ( Z = 25 ) will be

+2

A) 3/2 B) 1/2 C) 5/2 D) 7/2

14. The orbital angular momentum for 2p electron is
h h h
3 6 2
A) 2π B) 2π C) Zero D) 2π

15. In any sub shell the maximum number of electrons having same value of spin quantum
number is

A) ( )
1 1+1
B) l + 2 C) 2l + 1 D) 4l + 2
Passage – 6
According to Heisenberg., It is impossible to measure simultaneously the position and
momentum of small particle with absolute accuracy or certainty. If an attempt is made to
measure any one of these two quantities with higher accuracy, the other becomes less
accurate. The product of the uncertainty in position (Δx) and uncertainty momentum (Δp) is
always constant and is equal to or greater than h / 4π, where h is Planck’s constant i.e. (Δx)
(Δp) > h/4π
16. Uncertainty in position is twice the uncertainty in momentum, uncertainty in velocity is
h 1 h 1 1 h
A) B) C) h D)
π 2m π 2m 2m 2π
17. A golf ball bas a mass of 40g and a speed of 40 ms-1 If the speed can be measured with an
accuracy of 2%, calculate the uncertainty in the position
A) 1.64×10-33m B) 1.64×10-32m C) 1.64×10-31m D) 1.64×10-30m
18. In an atom, an electron is moving with a speed of 600 m/s with an accuracy of
0.005%. Certainity with which the position of the electron can be located is (h =
6.6×10-34 kg m2s-1, mass of electron, em = 9.1×10-31 kg)
A) 5.10×10-3m B) 1.92×10-3m C) 3.84×10-3m D) 1.52×10-4m
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Passage – 7
The emission of electrons from a metal surface when exposed to light radiation of appropriate
wavelength is called photoelectric effect. The emitted electrons are called photo-electrons.
Work function of threshold energy may be defined as the minimum amount of energy
required to eject electrons from a metal surface. According to Einstein,
Maximum kinetic energy of ejected electron = Absorbed energy – Work function
1 2 ⎡1 1 ⎤
mv max = h ( v ) − h ( v0 ) = hc ⎢ − ⎥ Where v0 and λ0 are threshold frequency and
2 ⎣ λ λ0 ⎦
threshold wavelength, respectively. Stopping potential: It is the minimum potential at which
the photoelectric current becomes zero. If V0 is the stopping potential eV0 = h(v – v0)
19. When a certain metal was irradiated with light of frequency1.6×1016Hz , the photoelectrons
emitted had twice the kinetic energy as the photoelectrons emitted when the same metal
was irradiated with light of frequency 1.0×1016Hz . Calculate the threshold frequency (v0)
for the metal.
A) 4×1016Hz B) 4×1015Hz C) 4×1014Hz D) 2×1016Hz
20. A light source of wavelength λ illuminates a metal and ejects photoelectrons with (kE)max =
1eV. Another light source of wave length λ/3, ejects photoelectrons from same metal with
(KE)max = 4eV. Find the value of work function.
A) 1eV B) 2eV C) 0.5eV D) 3eV
21. If the energy of H-atom in the ground state is –E, the velocity (u) of photoelectron
emitted when a photon having energy E p strikes a stationary Li2+ ion in ground
state is given by:

1) 2) 3) 4)

Integer Type Questions:

1) Difference between the wave length of 1st line of Balmer series and last line of Paschen
1
xRH
series for Li ion is
+2
then ‘x’ is
2) A single electron atom has nuclear charge +Ze here ‘Z’ is atomic number, ‘e’ is charge. It
requires
47.2 eV to excite the electron from second Bohr orbit to third Bohr orbit, then Z of the
element is
3) A photon of wave length 5000A0 strikes a metal surface, whose work function is 0.475 eV.
The kinetic energy of the emitted photo electron is ......... Ev
4) The ratio of radius of first Bohr’s orbit in H atom and He+ species is …………….
5) A dye absorbs a photon of wavelength λ, reemits the same energy into two photons of
wavelengths 6 units 3 units respectively. Value of λ is?
6) If photon energy is 75% more than threshold energy and if kinetic energy of electron from a
metal is 6 units. Then magnitude of threshold energy is
7) In a single hydrogen atom, the electron is excited to its 6th orbit. The maximum no. of
distinct lines possible, when it comes to the ground state is :
8) The electronic velocity of fourth Bohr orbit is ‘V’. The velocity of electron in the first
Bohr orbit would be _______ times of V
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9) The number of waves made by a Bohr electron in an orbit of maximum magnetic quantum
number -3 is
10) A sample of H–atom contains all atoms in ground state. If the atoms are irradiated by
photons of x A0, the atoms get excited to a particular energy level. When these atoms de-
excites, they emit the radiations of six different photon energies. What is the orbit number
for the excited state?
11) The amount of energy required to remove the electron from a Li+2 ion in its ground state is x
times that of the amount of energy required to remove the electron form an H-atom in its
ground state find ‘x’
12) The uncertainty in the position of an electron is equal to its de Brogile wavelength. The
minimum percent error in its measurement of velocity under this circumstance will be
approximately
13) Maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in sub shell given by azimuthal
quantum number, l = 4 is 2x; value of ‘x’ is
14) The debroglie wave length of an electron in a certain orbit of hydrogen atom is 13.3 . then
the no. of waves present in that orbit is
15) The maximum number of electrons that can have principal quantum number, n = 3 and spin
quantum number s = -1/2, is
16) What is the degeneracy of the level of the hydrogen atom that has the energy (-RH)/9
17) In the Bohr’s model of H–atom, the ratio of potential energy to total energy of the electron
in a quantum state ‘n’ is
18) If the number of revolutions made by electron in 1.0 s in H-atom in its nth orbit is twice of
the number of revolutions made by electron in 1.0 s in the 2nd orbit of He+ ion, then ‘n’ is
19) The no. of paramagnetic species among the following is : Na+, Zn2+, Cu+, Fe3+
20) What is the ratio of energy difference between 2nd & 4th orbit of He+ ion & to the 3rd & 6th
orbit of Li+2 ion
21) The velocity of electron in a certain Bohr’s orbit of hydrogen atom bears in the ratio
1 : 275 to the velocity of light. The quantum number (n) of orbit is
22) The work function (w) of some metals is listed below. The number of metals which will
show photo electric effect when light of 300 nm wavelength falls on the metal is
Metal Na K Ag Mg Fe W
w (ev) 2.3 2.2 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.75

23) Moseley’s equation v on y-axis and z on x-axis is drawn, a straight line at an angle of 45o
and y-intercept equal to 1 is obtained. When the frequency is 49 sec-1 then atomic number
of the element is
24) The ratio of energy of a photon of 2000Ao wave length radiation to that of 4000Ao
radiation is
25) If each hydrogen atom in the ground state, 1.0 mole of H atoms are exited by absorbing
photons of energy 8.4 eV, 12.09 eV and 15.0 eV of energy, then the number of spectral
lines emitted is equal to
26) The magnitude of the orbital angular momentum of an electron is given by L = 5h / π . How
many orbital of this kind are possible, belonging to an orbit?
27) The electrons in Li2+ ions are excited from ground state by absorbing 8.4375RHCh
energy/electron. How many emission line are expected during de-excitation of electrons to
ground state ?
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28) Find the quantum number ‘n’ corresponding to the excited state of He+ ion if one
transition to the ground state that ion emits two photons in succession with
wavelengths 108.5 and 30.4 nm
29) If on a non-convertional basic, there are three allowed values of spin quantum numbers,
then how many more elements can be accommodated in the second period as compared to
convertional periodic table?
30) The magnetic moment of a transition metal ion is 24 BM, find out number of unpaired
electrons in it….

KEY

1) A 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) B 7) A 8) A 9) C 10) C
11) E 12) B 13) B 14) A 15) A 16) C 17) B 18) A 19) A 20) D
21) B 22) A 23) C 24) A 25) D 26) C 27) B 28) B 29) 2 30) 3,4
32) 35) 36)
31) a,c 33) 3 34) 2,3 37) 2,3 38) 1,3 39) 1,4 40) 3
a,b,c,d 1,3,4 2,3,4
42) 43) 45) 49) 50)
41) 3 44) 2,3,4 46) 1 47) 2 48) 1,3
a,b,c a,b,c a,b,c A,C A,B,C
51) 52) 53) 55) 56) 57)
54)B,C,D 58) B
B,C A,C,D A,D B,C A,B C,D

Matrix Matching Type:

1) a-r, b-q, c-p, d-s 2) a-r, b-q, c-p, d-s
3) a-r, b-s, c-q, d-p 4) a-p,r; b-p,q,r; c-p,q; d-p,q,s

Paragraph Type:
1) a 4) 4 7) 3 10) c 13) c 16) d 19) b
2) b 5) 3 8) 4 11) c 14) d 17) a 20) c
3) b 6) 2 9) 4 12) c 15) c 18) b 21) c

Integer Answer type:

1) 5 7) 5 13) 9 19) 1 25) 3
2) 5 8) 4 14) 4 20) 1 26) 9
3) 2 9) 4 15) 9 21) 2 27) 6
4) 2 10) 4 16) 9 22) 3 28) 5
5) 2 11) 9 17) 2 23) 8 29) 4
6) 8 12) 8 18) 1 24) 2 30) 4