ATOMIC STRUCTURE - JEE ADVANCED

( ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT )

1. What is the series limit for Paschen series of the He+ ion in Å?
(A) 2502 (B) 2520 (C) 2250 (D) 2052

2. The time taken by an electron for one complete revolution in the nth Bohr orbit of the
hydrogen atom is
(A) inversely proportional to n 2 (B)directly proportional to n3
(C) directly proportional to n (D) directly proportional to (n/h)2

3. The ionization potential difference is 2.55eV for two of the Bohr orbits of the atomic
hydrogen of quantum numbers n1 and n2, [n1<n2]. What are the values of n1 and n2?
(A) 2, 3 (B) 3, 4 (C) 2, 4 (D) 3, 5

4. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) The 4p orbital has three nodes
(B) 3s orbital has no node
(C) Orbital angular momentum of the electron in the 1s orbital of the hydrogen atom
is h/2π
(D) The Rydberg constant has the same value for all hydrogen like species

5. An electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 1.5 times as much
energy as the minimum required escape from the atom. What is the wavelength of
the emitted electron?
(A) 4.7 Å (B) 4.7nm (C) 9.4 Å (D) 9.4nm

6. A one dimensional electron trap has an extension of 1nm. What is the uncertainty in
its momentum in kgm/s?
(A) 1.551×10−24 (B) 1.055×10−25 (C) 1.115×10−23 (D)
−26
5.2×10

7. Calculate the mass of the photon with a wavelength corresponding to the series limit
of Balmer transitions of the He+ ion in kg?
(A) 4.22×10−36 (B) 2.24×10−34 (C) 2.42×10-35 (D)
−36
4.22×10

8. The wavelength of a certain electron transition in the hydrogen spectrum is 4864Å.

Identify the Transition;
(A) 3rd line Balmer (B) 1st line Lyman (C) 1st line Paschen (D) 2nd line
Balmer

9. What according to the Bohr model would be the radius of the electron orbit in the first
excited state of the Li+2 ion??
(A) 0.751Å (B) 0.705Å (C) 0.925Å (D) 0.952Å

10. Photo-electrons are ejected from a metal surface using photons of energy 4×10 -20J
.The de Broglie wavelength of the electron emitted with maximum K.E. =59Å . What
is the photoelectric threshold in joules.
(A) 3.313×10−20 (B) 1.131×10−20 (C) 1.331×10−20 (D)
−20
1.673×10
11. The series limit values are 8208Å and 22800 Å for the quantum numbers n1 and n2 in
the atomic spectrum of the hydrogen .What is the wavelength for the radiation
emitted for the transition n2→n1 in Å?
(A) 15282 (B) 12258 (C) 12825 (D) 15822
12. An electron, practically at rest is initially accelerated through a potential difference of
100V .It then has a de Broglie wavelength = λ1 Å .It then get retarded through 19 V
and then has a wavelength λ2 Å. A further retardation through 32 V changes the
wavelength to λ3Å.What is
(λ3― λ2 ) / λ1?
(A) 20/41 (B) 10/63 (C) 20/63 (D) 10/41
13. Wave function vs distance from nucleus graph of an orbital is shown.

The number of nodal sphere of this orbital is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

14. For an electron in a hydrogen atom the wave function ψ is proportional to e− (r/(a)
where a is Bohr`s radius . What is the ratio of probability of finding the electron at the
nucleus to the probability of finding the electron at a
(A) e (B) e2 (C) 1/ e2 (D) Zero

15. What transition in He+ ion shall have the same wave number as the first line in
Balmer series of H-atom?
(A) 3→2 (B) 6→4 (C) 5→2 (D) 7→5

16. The potential energy of the electron in an orbit of H-atom would be

(A) −mv2 (B) −e2/r (C) –mv2/2 (D) −e2/2r

17. An electron is moving with a KE of 4.55×10−25J .What will be the de Broglie

wavelength for this electron
(A) 5.28×10−7m (B) 7.27×10−7m (C) 2×10−10m (D)
−5
3×10 m

18. If each orbital can hold a maximum of 3 electrons. The number of elements in 4 th
period of periodic table is
(A) 48 (B) 57 (C) 27 (D) 36

19. The number of orbitals in a sub shell is equal to

(A) n2 (B) 2l (C) 2l +1 (D) m

20. The ratio of the energy of the electron in ground state of hydrogen atom to that of the
electron in the first excited state of Be3+ is
(A) 1:4 (B) 1:8 (C) 1:16 (D) 16:1

21. The electronic transition from n=2 to n=1 will produce the shortest wavelength in
(A) H-atom (B) D-atom (C) He+ ion (D) Be3+
ion

22. The wave number of the first line of Balmer series of Hydrogen is 152000/cm. The
wave number of the first Balmer line of Li2+ ion is?
 (A) 15200/cm (B) 60800/cm (C) 76000/cm (D)
1368000/cm

23. Photoelectric emission is observed from a surface for frequencies v1 & v2 of the
incident radiation (where v1>v2) . If the maximum KE of the photoelectrons in two
cases are in the ratio of 1:k ,then the threshold frequency v0 is given by
(A) (v1−v2)/k-1 (B) (kv1−v2)/k-1 (C) (kv2−v1)/k-1 (D)
(v1−v2)/k

24. The difference of nth and (n+1)th Bohr`s radius of H-atom is equal to its (n -1)th Bohr`s
radius. The value of n is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

25. The electron in a hydrogen atom makes transition from M shell to L, the ratio of
magnitude of initial to final acceleration is
(A) 9:4 (B) 81:16 (C) 4:9 (D) 16:81

26. The nucleus of an atom is located at x = y = z = 0 .If the probability of finding an s-

orbital electron in a tiny volume assumed x = a, y = 0 = z is 10−5, what is the
probability of finding the electron in the same sized volume around x = z = 0, y = a?
(A) 10−5 (B) 10−5a (C) 10−5a2 (D) 10−5a−1

27. Suppose it is taken as a working hypothesis that an electron finds itself inside a
typical nucleus with an uncertainty in momentum, Δp≈10-20kgm/s, what is an
approximate estimate of the size of the nucleus?
(A) 1.058×10−13m (B) 8.53×10−15 m (C) 3.58×10−16m (D)
−15
5.27×10 m

28. Energy will be absorbed for the process of separating

(A) a proton from a proton (B) an electron from proton
(C) an electron from an electron (D) a neutron from a neutron

29. Number of waves in third Bohr orbit of Hydrogen will be

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C)9 (D)12

30. Principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers are respectively related to
(A) size, orientation and shape (B) size, shape and orientation
(C) shape, size and orientation (D) none of these

31. In the hydrogen atoms, the electrons are excited to the 5th energy level. The number
of the lines that may appear in the emission spectrum will be
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12

32. Light of wavelength λ shines on a metal surface with intensity x and the metal emits
y electrons per second of average energy Z , what will happen to y and Z if x is
doubled
(A) y will be doubled and Z will become half
(B) y will remain same and Z will be doubled
(C) Both y and Z will be doubled
(D) y will be increased but Z will remain same

33. The ratio of potential energy and total energy of an electron in a Bohr orbit of
hydrogen like species
(A) 2 (B) −2 (C) 1 (D) −1
34. If λ1 and λ2 denotes the de Broglie wavelength of two particles with same masses but
charges in the ratio of 1:2 after they are accelerated from rest through the same
potential difference then
(A) λ1 > λ2 (B) λ1 = λ2 (C) λ1 < λ2 (D) None

MORE THAN ONE OPTION CORRECT

1. When α-particle are sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through
the foil, because:
(A) α-particle are much heavier than electrons (B) α-particle are positively
charged
(C) most part of the atom is empty space (D) α-particle move with high
velocity

2. Rutherford`s α-scattering experiment led to the following conclusions

(A) Atom has largely empty space
(B) The centre of the atom has positively charged nucleus
(C) The size of the nucleus is very small as compared to the size of the atom
(D) The electrons revolve around the nucleus
3. The probability of finding the electron in Px orbital is
(A) Maximum at two opposite sides of the nucleus along the x-axis (B) Zero at
nucleus
(C) Maximum at nucleus (D) Along
the x-axis

4. Which of the statements is(are) correct?

(A) Electrons in motion behave as if they are waves
(B) s-orbital is non directional
(C) An orbital can accommodate a maximum of the two electrons with parallel spins
(D) The energies of the various sub-levels in the same shell are in order s>p>d>f
5. Which concerning Bohr`s model are true?
(A) Predicts that probability of electron near the nucleus is more
(B) Angular momentum of electron in H-atom =nh/2π
(C) Introduces the idea of stationary states
(D) Explains line spectrum of hydrogen

6. Which sets of quantum no. are consistent with the theory

n l m s
(A) 2 1 0 -1/2
(B) 4 3 -2 -1/2
(C) 3 2 -3 1/2
(D) 4 3 -3 1/2

7. Heisenberg uncertainty principal is not significant for

(A) Moving electrons (B) Motor car (C) Stationary particles (D)
All of the above

8. Consider the electronic configuration for neutral atoms

1) 1s22s22p63s1 2) 1s22s22p64s1. Which of the following statements is/are false?
(A) Energy is required to change 1 to 2
(B) 1 represents Na atom
(C) 1 and 2 represent different elements
 (D) More energy is required to remove one electron from 1 than 2
9. For the energy levels in an atom which one of the following statements is/are
correct?
(A) 4f subshell has maximum 14 electrons.
(B) The 2nd principal energy level can have 4 sub energy levels and contains a
maximum of 8
electrons
(C) The M energy level can have a maximum of 32 electrons
(D) The 4s sub energy level is at lower energy than the 3d sub energy level

10. Which of the following statements are correct for an electron that has n = 4 and m
=−2?
(A) The electron may be in a d orbital
(B) The electron is in the fourth principal electronic shell
(C) The electron may be in a p-orbital
(D) The electron may have the spin quantum number =0.5

11. Which of the following statement is/are correct??

(A) There is no probability of finding a p –electron exactly at the nucleus.
(B) The orbital d2z has two lobes of electron density directed along the z-axis and a
ring of electron
density (called dough nut) centered in the xy-plane
(C) The orientation of p-orbitals and d-orbitals minimize electron-electron repulsion in
many electron
atoms
(D) None is correct
12. Which of the following is/are correct?
(A) For all values of n the p-orbitals have the same shape but the overall size
increases as n
increases, for a given atom
(B) The fact that there is a particular direction, along which each p-orbital has
maximum electron
density, plays an important role in determining molecular geometries
(C) The charge cloud of a single electron in 2px atomic orbital consists of two lobes
of electron
density
(D) None is correct
13. Which of the following is the correct set of four quantum numbers for each of the
electrons in the 3d sub shell when it is fully occupied?
(A) n=3;  =2; m=0,1,─1,2, ─2 and s = ±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5 and ±0.5
(B) n=3;  =1; m=0,1,─1,2,─2 and s = ±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5 and ±0.5
(C) n=4;  =2; m=0,1,─1,2,─2 and s=±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5, ±0.5 and ±0.5
(D) None is correct.

14. Which of the following statements is/are correct??

(A) The energy of an electron in a many electron atom generally increases with an
increase in the
value of n, but for a given (n+l), the lower the value of l, the lower is the energy.
(B) An electron close to the nucleus experiences a large electrostatic attraction
(C) For a given value of n, an s-electron penetrates the nucleus more than a p-
electron which
penetrates more than a d-electron and so on
(D) None is correct
15. Which of the following statements is/are correct??
(A) All substances have magnetic properties
(B) There are substances in which all electron spins are paired
(C) There are substances in which one or more electrons have unpaired spins
(D) The greater the number of unpaired electrons, the greater is Paramagnetism per
mole of
substance

16. The mathematical expression for the uncertainty principal is

(A) Δ x Δp ≥ h/4π (B) Δ EΔt ≥ h/4π (C) Δ x Δp ≥ h/p (D) ΔEΔt ≥ h/p

17. Choose the correct relations on the basis of Bohr`s theory

(A) Velocity of electron α1/n (B) Frequency of revolution α 1/n3
2
(C) Radius of orbit α n Z (D) Force on electron α 1/n4

18. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) A photon is a positively charged nuclear particle
(B) A photon is a particle of light energy
(C) A photon is a quantum of light
(D) A photon is a bundle of energy of definite magnitude.

19. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) Stark effect is the splitting lines when source is placed in electric field
(B) Beyond a certain limit a spectrum of an atom there is continuum
(C) The intensities of spectral line in line spectrum decreases with increase in the
value of n
(D) Shielding effect is possible in H-atom

20. Which statements is/are true regarding white lights?

(A) It is a form of energy (B) It can be deflected by a magnet
(C) It consists of photons of same energy (D) It is part of electromagnetic
spectrum

21. An electron jumps nth level to 1st level , the fact which is/are correct about H atoms
is/are
(A) Number of spectral lines =n(n-1)/2 (B) Number of spectral lines =∑(n-1)
(C) If n=4, the number of spectral lines =6 (D) Number of spectral lines =n(n-1)

22. Photoelectric effect supports quantum nature of light because

(A) There is a minimum frequency below which no emission of photoelectron is
possible
(B) Maximum KE of photo electrons depends only on frequency of light and not on
intensity
(C) Even when the metal surface is faintly illuminated the photoelectron leave the
surface
immediately
(D) Electric charge of the photoelectrons is quantized
23. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(A) If the value of l=0, the electron distribution is spherical
(B) The shape of the orbital is given by magnetic quantum number
(C) Orbital angular momentum of 1s, 2s, 3s electrons are equal
(D) In an atom, all electrons travel with the same velocity
 COMPREHENSION TYPE

Comprehension – 1:
Rutherford proposed the atomic model after his most striking experiment on
  scattering leading to discovery of nucleus. Bohr later on modified the atomic
model on the basis of Planck‟s quantum theory of light and proposed the concept of
nh
stationery circular orbit of quantized angular momentum . The collection of the
2
line spectrum led Sommerfeld to give the idea of elliptical orbits. He successfully
explained the existence of subshells and their number in a shell. The orbital angular
h
momentum of subshells was proposed as l  l  1. . the emission of a spectral
2
line in atomic spectra was supposed to be due to the jump of electron from one
energy level to other.

1. The orbital angular momentum of electron in 2p orbital is:

h h h 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

2. The volume occupied by the nucleus is about …… times of volume of atom:

(A) 10 – 15 (B) 1015 (C) 10 ─12 (D) 10 – 10

3. Non – directional orbital is

(A) 3s (B) 4f (C) 4d (D) 4p

4. The total number of fundamental particles in 14

6 C is
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 14 (D) 20

5. The minimum energy is given out when an electron jumps from one orbit to other
from:
(A) 2 to 1 (B) 3 to 2 (C) 4 to 3 (D) 5 to 4

6. An oil drop has ─6.39 x 10─19 coulomb charge. The number of electrons in this oil
drop is:
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

Comprehension – 2 :

Bohr proposed his atomic model based on Planck‟s quantum theory and derived
following relations for one electron system in C.G.S. units :
For H – atom
u1
rn  n 2  r1 , E n  E1  Z 2 , u n  ; r1  0.529A ; u1  2.19  108 cm / sec .; E1  13.6eV
n
For 1 electron systems , other than H
n 2  r1H u1H  Z
E1H  Z 2
rn  ; En  2
; un 
Z n n
Later on de Broglie proposed the dual nature of electron and put forward his wave
concept. The wavelength of electron in an orbit was given by   h / mu .

1. The number of waves made by a Bohr electron in H – atom for one complete
revolution in its 3rd orbit are:
 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2. The circumference (in m) of third Bohr orbit in H – atom is :
(A) 3.0 107 (B) 3.0 108 (C) 3.0 106 (D) 3.0 109

3. The wavelength (in m ) of moving electron in 3rd orbit of H – atom is :

(A) 1.0 109 (B) 2.0 109 (C) 1.0 107 (D) 1.0 108

4. The potential energy of electron in 3rd Bohr orbit of H – atom is:

(A) - 2.42 1012 erg (B) -4.84 1012 erg (C) +4.84 1012 erg (D) 2.42
12
10 erg

5. The momentum of electron in 3rd Bohr orbit of H – atom is :

(A) 6.65 1025 kg m sec 1 (B) 6.65 1028 kg m sec 1
(C) 6.65 1029 kg m sec 1 (D) 6.65 1020 kg m sec 1

Comprehension – 3:
h
De Broglie proposed dual nature for electron by putting his famous equation   .
mu
 h 
Later on Heisenberg proposed uncertainly principle as x.p     . On the
2 2 
contrary particle nature of electron was established on the basis of photoelectric
effect. When a photon strikes the metal surface, it gives up its energy to the electron.
Part of this energy (say W) is used by the electrons to escape from the metal and the
remaining imparts the kinetic energy (1/2 mu2) to the photoelectron. The potential
applied on the surface to reduce the velocity of photoelectron to zero is known as
stopping potential.

1. With what velocity must an electron travel so that its momentum is equal to that of
photon of wavelength is   5200A :
(A) 800 m s- 1 (B) 1400 m s- 1 (C) 400 m s- 1 (D) 200 m s-1

2. With what potential should a beam of electron be accelerated so that its wavelength
becomes equal to 1.54A .
(A) 63.3 V (B) 6.33 V (C) 633 V (D) None of these

3. The binding energy of electron in a metal is 250 kJ mol – 1 . The threshold frequency
of metal is:
(A) 6  1012 sec 1 (B) 6  1014 sec 1 (C) 6  1010 sec 1 (D) 6  1012 sec 1

4. If uncertainties in position and momentum of an electron are same, then uncertainty

in its velocity can be given by:
h u 
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) All of these
4m 2
4m 2m 2

5. The metal most commonly used in photoelectric cell is

(A) Na (B) Ba (C) Cs (D) Ni
6. The wavelength of a golf ball weighing 200g and moving at a speed of 5 meter /hr is
of the order:
(A) 10 – 10 m (B) 10 – 20 m (C) 10 – 30 m (D) 10 – 40 m
Comprehension – 4:

The electrons in a poly – electronic atom are filled one by one in order of increasing
energy level. The energy of subshells and orientation of orbitals depends upon the
values of three quantum numbers (i.e. n , l and m respectively) derived from
Schrodinger wave equation. The different orbitals of a subshells however posses
same energy level and are called degenerate orbitals but their energy level changes
in presence of magnetic field and the orbitals are non – degenerate. A spectral line is
noticed if an electron jumps from one level to other. The paramagnetic nature of
element is due to the presence of unpaired electron.

1. P3- is isoelectronic with:

(A) N 3- (B) As3+ (C) Cl- (D)
F-

2. The number of unpaired electrons in Cr atom is:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D)
6

3. The element which has as many „s‟ electrons as „p‟ electrons but belong to III period
is :
(A) O (B) Mg (C) Al (D)
C

4. The total magnetic moment of Ni2+ ion is :

(A) 6 BM (B) 8 BM (C) 15BM (D)
12BM

5. The number of spherical and angular nodes in 2p orbitals are:

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

6. The possible number of spectral lines when an electron can jump from 5th shell to 2nd
shell is:
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
6

7. In the absence of electric or magnetic field, the correct order for energy levels in H –
atom is:
(A) 3s = 3p = 3d > 2s (B) 3d > 3p > 3s > 2s
(C) 3d > 3p = 3s > 2s (D) 3d > 3p > 3s = 2s

8. Total number of valence electrons in NH 4 is:

(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D)
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MATRIX MATCH

Column-I and Column-II contains four entries each. Entries of Column-I are to be
matched with some entries of Column-II. One or more than one entries of Column-I
may have the matching with the same entries of Column-II.
1. If in Bohr‟s model, for unielectronic atom following symbols are used rn, z  Radius
of n th orbit with atomic number Z; U n, z  Potential energy of e  ;
K n, z  Kinetic energy of e  : Vn, z  Velocity of e  ;
Tn, z  Time period of revolution
Column-I Column-II
(A) U1,2 : K1,1 (P) 1 : 8
(B) r2,1 : r1,2 (Q) – 8 : 1
(C) V1,2 : V2,4 (R) 1 : 1
(D) T1,2 : T2,2 (S) 8 : 1

2. Column-I Column-II
(A) The number of radial node of 5s atomic orbital is (P) 1
(B) The number of angular node of 3d yz atomic orbital is (Q) 4
(C) The sum of number of angular node and radial (R) 2
node of 4d xy atomic orbital
(D) The number of angular node of 3p atomic orbital is (S) 3

3. Column-I Column-II
h
(A) Orbital angular momentum of an electron (P) s( s  1)
2
(B) Angular momentum of an electron in an orbit (Q) n(n  2)
nh
(C) Spin angular momentum of an electron (R)
2
h
(D) Magnetic moment of atom (in B.M.) (S) l (l  1)
2

4. Column-I Column-II
(A) No. of orbitals in the nth shell (P) 2(2l + 1)
(B) Max. no. of electrons in a subshell (Q) n
(C) No. of subshells in nth shell (R) 2l + 1
(D) No. of orbitals in a subshell (S) n2

5. Column-I Column-II
1
(A) (P) 4s
r

4  r 2 2

(B) (Q) 5px

Distance from nucleus

(C) Angular probability is dependent on  and  (R) 3s

(D) No angular node is present (S) 6dxy
6. Column - I Column - II
(A) m= 1 (P) p- subshell
(B) l = 2 (Q) f- subshell
(C) n = 3 (R) d- subshell
(D) Angular nodes (S) s- subshell

7. Column - I Column - II (Bohr‟s

model)
(A) Total Energy of e− (P)  Z 2
(B) Revolution frequency of e− (Q)  Z 3
(C) Acceleration of e− (R) Decreases as orbit number
increases
(D) Radius of orbit (S) Increases as orbit number
increases
 EXPERTISE ATTAINERS
1. Light from a discharge tube containing hydrogen atoms falls on the surface of a
piece of sodium. The kinetic energy of the fastest photo electrons emitted from
sodium is 0.73 eV. The work function for sodium is 1.82 eV. Find
i) The energy of the photons causing the photo electric emission.
ii) The quantum numbers of the two levels involved in the emission of these
photons.

2. An electron in order to have a wavelength of 500Å, through what potential

difference it must pass?

3. The photo electric emission requires a threshold frequency 0 for a certain metal.
1 = 2200Å and 2 = 1900 Å, produce electrons with a maximum kinetic energy
KE1 & KE2. If KE2 = 2KE1 calculate 0 and corresponding 0.

4. The absorption of energy by an atom of hydrogen in ground state ,results in the

ejection of the electron with the de Broglie wavelength λ= 4.7×10-10m. Given that
the ionization energy is 13.6 ev, Calculate the energy of the photon which caused
the ejection of electron.

5. What lines of atomic hydrogen spectrum fall within the wavelength range from
94.5 to 130.0nm?? Given: RH=1.1×107/m

6. Light of the prominent mercury line 2357Å ejects from a metal surface, electrons
that have stopping potential of 2.6 volts. The stopping potential of electrons
ejected from the same metal by the other prominent mercury line 1849Å is 4.04
volts.
a) Calculate the value of Planck`s constant
b) Calculate the value of threshold frequency using these data.

7. If the kinetic energy of an e- is given as “K” Joules with an uncertainty of 6  106 ,

then calculate the expression of uncertainty in velocity, uncertainty in position.
Express your answers in terms of “K” only.

8. An electron already accelerated through a potential drop of V1 volts is further

accelerated through a potential drop of V2 volts .Its de Broglie wavelength λ1
before the second acceleration and λ2 after it. The change Δλ is 47.48% of λ1.
Calculate the ratio V1:V2.

3/ 2
 z 
9. It is known that  (radial) 1, 0  2  e (zr / a 0 ) for hydrogen like species. What will
 a0 
be the distance (from the nucleus) where there is maximum probability of finding a 1
s electron in terms of a0 & z.

10. 1.8 g hydrogen atoms are excited to radiations. The study of spectra indicates that
27% of the atoms are in 3rd energy level and 15% of atoms in 2nd energy level and
the rest in ground state. If I.P. of H is 13.6 eV . Calculate
(i) No. of atoms present in III & II energy level.
(ii) Total energy evolved when all the atoms return to ground state.
11. The energy of an excited H-atom is –3.4 eV. Calculate angular momentum of e–.

12. The eyes of certain member of the reptile family pass a single visual signal to the
brain when the visual receptors are struck by photons of wavelength 850 nm. If a
total energy of 3.15  10-14 J is required to trip the signal, what is the minimum
number of photons that must strike the receptor.

13. To what series does the spectral lines of atomic hydrogen belong if its wave number
is equal to the difference between the wave numbers of the following two lines of the
Balmer series 486.1 and 410.2 nm. What is the wavelength of this?
14. The dye uriflarine, when dissolved in water has its maximum light absorption at
4530Å and its maximum fluorescence emission at 5080Å. The number of
fluorescence quanta is, on the average 53% of the number of quanta absorbed.
Using the wavelengths of maximum absorption and emission, what percentage of
absorbed energy is emitted as fluorescence?

15. The ionisation energy of a H like Bohr atoms in terms Rydberg‟s constant is 4RH.
[ 1R H  2.18 1018 J ]
(A)Calculate the wavelength radiated when electron jumps from the first excited
state to ground
state.
(B) What is radius of 1st orbit of this atom?

16. A hydrogen like atom (atomic no. Z) is in a higher excited state of quantum
number „n‟. This excited atom can make a transition to the first excited state by
successively emitting two photons of energies 10.2 eV and 17.00 eV respectively.
Alternatively, the atom from the same excited state can make a transition to the
second excited state by successively emitting two photons of energy 4.25 eV and
5.95 eV respectively. Determine the values of n and Z.

7. A single electron species has nuclear charge +Ze where Z is atomic number and
e is electronic charge. It requires 17 eV to excite the electron from the second
Bohr orbit to third Bohr orbit. Find :
i) The atomic no. of element
ii) The energy required for transition of electron from first to third orbit.
iii) Wavelength required to remove electron from first Bohr orbit to infinity.
iv) The kinetic energy of electron in first Bohr orbit.

18. A light beam of wavelength 400 nm is incident on a metal plate of work function
2.2 eV
(a) A particular electron absorbs a photon and makes two collisions before
coming out of the metal. Assuming that 10% of the initial extra energy is lost
to the metal in each collision, find the kinetic energy of this electron as it
comes out of the metal.
(b) Under the same assumptions, find the maximum number of collisions the
electron can suffer before it becomes unable to come out of the metal.

19. A certain series in the atomic spectrum of hydrogen like ion is observed to have a
series limit of 2052 Å. Suggest the simplest possible solution identifying the nature of
the ion and name of the series.
20. An unknown orbital is having the following equation for the radial component of its
wave function.
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2 z   2zr 2z2r 2   zr / 3a0
   3   e
3  3a0   a0 9a0 2 
(a) identity the type of orbital. Justify

(b) Number, location & shape of angular node

(c) Number of radial nodes, the distance of the radial nodes & shapes of radial
nodes.

21. Show that for large value of principal quantum number the frequency of an electron
rotating in adjacent energy levels of H-atom and the radiant frequency for transition
between these all approach the same value.

22. The energy needed for the reaction Li  g   Lig3  3e is 20000 KJ/ mole. If the first
ionization

energy of lithium is 520KJ/ mole, calculate its second & third ionization energy
Answer key

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ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7.
C

8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A 14.

D

15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A 21.

D

22. D 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. D 28.

B
29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. A

MORE THAN ONE OPTION CORRECT

1. A, C, D 2. A, B, C, D 3. A, B, D 4. A, B 5. B, C, D 6. A, B, D 7.
B, C

8. C 9. A, D 10. A, B, D 11. A, B, C 12. A, B, C 13. A 14.

B, C

15. A, B, C, D 16. A, B 17. A, B, D 18. B, C, D 19. A, B, C 20. A, D 21.

A, B, C

22. A, B, C 23. A, C

COMPREHENSION TYPE; ASSERTION & REASONS

COMPREHENSION -1

1. (B) 2.(A) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5. (D) 6. (A)

COMPREHENSION -2

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A)

COMPREHENSION -3

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (C)

COMPREHENSION -4

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (D)

7. (A) 8.(B)
MATRIX MATCH
1. A  Q; B  S; C  R; D P

2. A  Q; B  R; C  S; D P

3. A  S; B  R; C  P; D Q

4. A  S; B  P; C  Q; D R

5. A  P; B  P, Q, S; C  Q, S; D  P, R

6. A  P, Q, R; B  R; C  P, R, S; D  P, Q, R

7. A  P, S; B  P, R; C  Q, R; D S

EXPERTISE ATTAINERS

1. (i) 2.55 eV (ii) n = 2, 4 2. 6  10-4 V

3. 0  2613A    1.148 1015 sec1 4. 20.4 eV
0
5. 5  1, 4  1, 3  1, 2  1 6. (a) 6.6  10-34 (SI units) (b)
6.42  1014 sec
h 2K 6.29 109
7. x  V  8. 0.381
4 5.73 1021 2K

a0
9.
z
10. 292.68 ×1021 atoms, 162.60 ×1021 atoms, 832 KJ
11. h/      12. 1.35×105
13. Brackett; 2.63 ×10–4 cm
14. 47.26% 
15. (a) 303.89 A 
(b) 0.2645 A
16. Z = 3, n = 6

17. (i) Z = 3 (ii) 108.8 eV (iii) 101.3 A (iv) 122.4 eV
18. (a) 0.72 eV (b) 10
19. n = 3, Z = 2, Paschen Series 20. (a) 3s (b) 0 (c) 2 , Spherical.
a0  9   1  a0  9   1 
 1    1  
z  2  3 z  2  3
22. [7690, 11790 KJ]