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Atomic structure Target IIT-JEE, Medical

1 Atomic Structure
Part - I : Objective Questions
Single choice type
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists (n, and m are
respectively the principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum no.)
List-I List-II
(A) Number of value of  for an energy level(n) (1) 0, 1, 2, ............. (n - 1)
(B) Values of  for a particular type of orbit (2) + to – through zero
(C) Number of value of m for  = 2 (3) 5
(D) Values of 'm' for a particular type of orbital (4) n
Code :
A B C D A B C D
(A) 4 1 2 3 (B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 1 4 3 2
2. When Z is doubled in an atom, which of the following statements are consistent with Bohr’s theory?
(A) Energy of a state is doubled
(B) Radius of an orbit is doubled.
(C) Velocity of electron in an orbit is doubled.
(D) Energy of a state is halved

3. A photon of 300 nm is absorbed by a gas and then emits two photons. One photon has a wavelength 496 nm
then the wavelength of second photon in nm is :
(A) 759 (B) 859 (C) 959 (D) 659
4.

5.
(A)
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If the total energy of an electron in hydrogen like atom in an excited state is –3.4 eV, then the
de-Broglie wavelength of the electron is :

150
3 .4
Å (B)
150
6.8
Å (C)
150
3 .4
nm (D)
150
6.8
nm

An electron, a proton and an alpha particle have kinetic energies of 16E, 4E and E respectively. What is the
quantitative order of their de-Broglie wavelengths ?
(A) e > p =  (B) p =  = e (C) p > e >  (D)e >  > p

6. When an excited hydrogen atom returned to its ground state, some visible quanta were observed along with
other quanta . Which of the following transitions must have occurred?
(A) 2  1 (B) 3  1 (C) 3  2 (D) 4  2
7. The radii of two of the first four Bohr’s orbits of the hydrogen atom are in the ratio 1 : 4 The energy difference
between them may be :
(A) Either 12.09 eV or 10.2 eV (B) Either 2.55 eV or 10.2 eV
(C) Either 13.6 eV or 3.4 eV (D) Either 3.4 eV or 0.85 eV
8. A proton and an -particle are accelerated through the same potential difference from rest. Then the ratio of
their de Broglie wavelength is :
1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 2 2 (D) 1/2 2
2

9. Ionization energy of a hydrogen-like ion A is greater than that of another hydrogen like ion B. Let r, u, E
and L represent the radius of the orbit, speed of the electron, total energy of the electron (with sign) and
angular momentum of the electron respectively (for the same n). In ground state
(A) rA > rB (B) uA > uB (C) EA > EB (D) LL

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10. There are two samples of H and He+ atom. Both are in some excited state. In hydrogen atom total number
of lines observed in Balmer series is 4 and in He+ atom total number of lines observed in paschen series
is 1. Electron in hydrogen sample make transitions to lower states from its excited state, then the photon
corresponding to the line of maximum energy line of Balmer series of H sample is used to further excite
the already excited He+ sample. Then maximum excitation level of He+ sample will be :
(A) n = 6 (B) n = 8 (C) n = 12 (D) n = 9
11. The potential energy of the electron present in the ground state of Be3+ ion is represented by:
e2 e e2 e2
(A)  (B)  (C)  2 (D) 
 0 r  0 r  0 r  0 r

12. An ion Mna+ has the spin magnetic moment equal to 4.9 BM. The value of a is : (atomic no. of Mn = 25)
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 5

13. d z2  orbital has :

(A) Two lobes along z-axis and a ring along xy-plane
(B) Two lobes along z-axis and two lobes along xy-plane
(C) Two lobes along z-axis and a ring along yz-plane
(D) Two lobes and a ring along z-axis
14. Photon having wavelength 310 nm is used to break the bond of A 2 molecule having bond energy
288 kJ mol–1 then % of energy of photon converted to the K.E. is [hc = 12400 evÅ , 1 ev = 96 kJ/mol]
(A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 75 (D) 80
15. In Balmer series of lines of hydrogen spectrum, the first 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 ?

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(A) 5  2 (B) 4  1 (C) 2  5 (D) 3 2

16. Which transition in Li 2+ would have the same wavelength as the 2  4 transition in He+ ion ?
(A) 4  2 (B) 2  4 (C) 3  6 (D) 6  2
17. Photons of equal energy were incident on two different gas samples. One sample containing
H-atoms in the ground state and the other sample containing H-atoms in some excited state with a principal
quantum number ‘n’. The photonic beams totally ionise the H-atoms. If the difference in the kinetic energy of
the ejected electrons in the two different cases is 12.75 eV. Then find the principal quantum number ‘n’ of the
excited state.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
18. The number of possible lines of Paschen series when electron jumps from 7th excited state upto ground state
(in hydrogen like atom) is :
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
19. Wavelength of radiations emitted when an electron jumps from a state A to C is 3000 Å and it is 6000 Å when
the electron jumps from state B to C. Wavelength of the radiations emitted when an electron jumps from state
A to B will be
(A) 2000 Å (B) 3000 Å (C) 4000 Å (D) 6000 Å

20. A certain dye absorbs light of  = 4000 Å and then fluoresces light of 5000 Å. Assuming that under given
conditions 50% of the absorbed energy is re-emitted out as fluorescence, calculate the ratio of number of
quanta emitted out to the number of quanta absorbed.
5 8 3 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 5 8 3
21. Last line of Lyman series for H–atom has wavelength 1 Å, 2nd line of Balmer series has wavelength  2 Å
then
16 9 16 3 4 1 16 3
(A) = (B) = (C) = (D) =
1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2

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22. The kinetic energy of the electron present in the ground state of Li2+ ion is represented by :

3e 2 3e 2 3e 2 3e 2
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 
8 0 r 8 0 r 4 0 r 4  0 r

23. For the Hydrogen spectrum, last line of the Lyman series has frequency 1 , last line of Lymen series of
He+ ion has frequency  2 and last line of Balmer series of He + ion has frequency  3 then
(A) 2 ( 1 +  3 ) =  2 (B) 1 =  3 (C) 4 1 =  2 (D)  2 =  3

24. The uncertainty in position and velocity of the particle are 0.1 nm and 5.27×10–27 ms–1 respectively. Then the
mass of the particle is : (h = 6.625 × 10–34Js)
(A) 200 g (B) 300 g (C) 100 g (D) 1000 g
25. The ratio of specific charge (e/m) of a proton and that of an -particle is
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 1

More than one choice type

26. In a H-like sample, electrons make transition from 4th excited state upto 2nd state. Then
(A) 10 different spectral lines are observed
(B) 6 different spectral lines are observed
(C) number of lines belonging to the balmer series is 3
(D) Number of lines belonging to paschen series is 2.
27. Identify the correct statement(s) :
(A) Wavelength associated with a 1 kg ball moving with the velocity 100 m/s can’t be calculated.
(B) Wave nature of the running train is difficult to observe because wavelength is extremely small.

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hc
(C) Wavelength associated with the electron can be calculated using the formulae E =

(D) If an electron is accelerated through 20 V potential difference if it has already 5eV kinetic energy then
wavelength of the electron is approximately 6 Å.

28. 1st excitation potential for the H-like (hypothetical) sample is 24 V. Then :
(A) Ionisation energy of the sample is 36 eV
(B) Ionisation energy of the sample is 32 eV
(C) Binding energy of 3rd excited state is 2 eV

(D) 2nd excitation potential of the sample is 32 x 8 V

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29. Which is true about an electron ?
(A) Rest mass of electron is 9.1 × 10–28 g
(B) Mass of electron increases with the increase in velocity
(C) Molar mass of electron is 5.48 × 10–4 g/mole
(D) e/m of electron is 1.7 × 108 coulomb/g
30. From the -particle scattering experiment, Rutherford concluded that
(A) -particle can come within a distance of the order of 10–14 m from the nucleus
(B) the radius of the nucleus is less than 10–14 m
(C) scattering followed Coulomb’s law
(D) the positively charged parts of the atom move with extremely high velocities

31. Which of the following statement(s) are wrong ?

(A) Photons having energy 400 kJ will break 4 mole bonds of a molecule A2 where A–A bond dissociation
energy is 100kJ/mol.
(B) Two bulbs are emitting light having wavelength 2000Å & 3000Å respectively. If the bulbs A & B are 40 watt
and 30watt respectively then the ratio of no. of photons emitted by A & B per day is 1 : 2.
(C) When an electron make transition from lower to higher orbit, photon is emitted.
(D) None of the above

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32. If element 25X+Y has spin magnetic moment 1.732 B.M then
(A) number of unpaired electron = 1 (B) number of unpaired electron = 2
(C) Y = 4 (D) Y = 6

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33. Isotone of 32 Ge is/are :

(A) 77
(B) 77 As (C) 77
(D) 78
32 Ge 33 34 Se 34 Se

34. When alpha particles are sent towards a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the foil because
(A) alpha particles are much heavier than electrons
(B) alpha particles are positively charged
(C) most part of the atom is empty space
(D) alpha particles move with high speed
35. Bohr’s theory is not applicable to
(A) He (B) Li2+ (C) He2+ (D) the H-atom
36. In which transition, one quantum of energy is emitted ?
(A) n = 4  n = 2 (B) n = 3  n = 1 (C) n = 4  n = 1 (D) n = 2  n = 1

37. The magnitude of the spin angular momentum of an electron is given by

h h 3 h 1 h
(A) S = s(s  1) (B) S = s (C) S =  (D) S = ± 
2 2 2 2 2 2

38. The change in angular momentum corresponding to an electron in Balmer transition inside a hydrogen atom

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can be :
h h h h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4  2 8
39. Choose the correct configurations among the following :
(A) Cr (Z = 24) : [Ar] 3d5 4s1 (B) Cu (Z = 29) : [Ar] 3d10 4s1
10 0
(C) Pd (Z = 46) : [Kr] 4d 4s (D) Pt (Z = 78) : [Xe] 4d10 4s2
40. The configuration [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4 is similar to that of
(A) boron (B) oxygen (C) sulphur (D) aluminium
41. In which of these options do both constituents of the pair have the same spin magnetic moment?
(A) Zn2+ and Cu+ (B) Co2+ and Ni2+ (C) Mn4+ and Co2+ (D) Mg2+ and Sc+
42. In a hydrogen like sample two different types of photons A and B are produced by electronic transition. Photon
B has it’s wavelength in infrared region. If photon A has more energy than B, then the photon A may belong to
the region
(A) ultraviolet (B) visible (C) infrared (D) None
43. Many elements have non-integral atomic masses because
(A) they have isotopes
(B) their isotopes have non-integral masses
(C) the constituents, neutrons, protons and electrons combine to give fractional masses
(D) none of these
Assertion - Reason Type
Directions :
Each question has 5 choices (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
(E) Statement-1 and Statement-2 both are False.

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IIT, JEE, NEET, XI, XII Former Post Doctoral fellow of University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ph: 9123854734, 9830398992 Assistant Professor in Chemistry; BB College Asansol
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44. Statement -1 : Humphry series discovered in H-atomic spectra has lowest energy radiations among all
series.
Statement-2 : Lowest state for this series is n1 = 6.
45. Statement-1 : A photon of energy 12 eV can break three molecules of A2 into atoms which has bond dissociation
energy of 4 eV/molecule.
Statement-2 : Total energy is conserved and interaction is always one to one between photon and
molecule.
46. Statement-1 : Thomson’s analysis of cathode ray experiment led him to conclude that electrons were
fundamental particles.
Statement-2 : e/m ratio for particles in cathode rays was found to be independent of the nature of the gas
taken in the tube.
47. Statement-1 : e/m ratio in case of anode ray experiment is different for different gases.
Statement-2 : The ion of gases formed after the ejection of electron are different if gas is different.

Part - II : Subjective Questions

1. The de-Broglie wavelength of electron of He+ ion is 3.329 Å. If the photon emitted upon de-excitation of this He+
ion is made to hit H-atom in its ground state so as to liberate electron from it, what will be the
de-Broglie's wavelength of electron ?
2. It has been found that gaseous iodine molecules dissociated into separate atoms after absorption of light at
wavelengths less than 4500 Å. If each quantum is absorbed by one iodine molecule, what is the minimum
input, in kJ/mol, needed to dissociate 2 by this photochemical process ? Also calculate the kinetic energy of
iodine atoms. [Bond energy of 2 = 240 kJ mol–1].

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3. A gas of identical H-like atom has some atoms in the lowest (ground) energy level A and some atoms in a
particular upper (excited) energy level B and there are no atoms in any other energy level. The atoms of the
gas make transition to a higher energy level by absorbing monochromatic light of photon energy 2.5 eV.
Subsequently, the atoms emit radiation of only six different photons energies. Some of the emitted photons
have energy 2.5 eV. Some have more than 2.5 eV energy and no photon has less than 2.5 eV energy.
Find the maximum energy of the emitted photon.
4. Electrons in the H-atoms jump from some higher level upto 3rd energy level. If six spectral lines are possible for
the transition, find the initial position of electron.
5. Show that de-Broglie's hypothesis applied to an electron moving in a circular orbit leads to Bohr's postulate of
quantized angular momentum.
6. Photochemical dissociation of oxygen results in the production of two oxygen atoms, one in the ground
state and one in the excited state [O*].
h
O2 
 O + O*
The maximum wavelength () needed for this is 160 nm. If the excitation energy O  O* is
4 x 10–20 J. How much energy in eV is needed for the dissociation of one oxygen molecule into normal
atoms in ground state ? (Given hc = 12400 eV Å)
7. An element undergoes a reaction as shown : x + e–  x – energy released = 30.87 eV
If the energy released, is used to dissociate 12 g of H2 molecules, equally into H+ and H*, where H* is an
excited state, in which the electron travels a path length equal to four times it’s debroglie wavelength.
Determine the least amount (in moles) of ‘x’ that would be required.
Given: I.E. of H = 13.6 eV/atom , Bond energy of H2 = 4.526 eV/molecule.
8. A microscope using suitable photons is employed to locate an electron in an atom within a distance of 0.1Å.
What is the uncertainity involved in the measurement of its velocity?
[Mass of electron = 9.1 x 1031 kg and Planck’s constant (h) = 6.626 x 1034Js)

9. 1st excitation Potential of a hypothetical hydrogen like sample is 15 volt. If all the atoms of the sample are in 2nd
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excited state then find the K.E. in eV of the electron ejected if a photon of energy eV is supplied to this
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sample.

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IIT, JEE, NEET, XI, XII Former Post Doctoral fellow of University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ph: 9123854734, 9830398992 Assistant Professor in Chemistry; BB College Asansol
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Answer
Part-I
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (A)

6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (C)

11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (D)
16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (D) 20. (A)

21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (A)
26. (B,C,D) 27. (B,D) 28. (B,C,D) 29. (A,B,C,D) 30. (A,B,C)
31. (A,B,C) 32. (A,D) 33. (B,D) 34. (A,C) 35. (A,C)

36. (A,B,C,D) 37. (A,C) 38. (B,C) 39. (A,B,C) 40. (B,C)
41. (A,C) 42. (A,B,C) 43. (A) 44. (A) 45. (D)
46. (A) 47. (A)

Part-II
1. 2.351 Å 2. –20
2.17 × 10 J/atom. 3. 48.2 ev.
4. n2 = 6. 5. Hence according to Bohr's postulates, angular momentum is quantized.
6. 7.5 eV. 7. 6 8. 5.79 × 106 ms–1 9. 5

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Dr. Jyotirmoy Ghosh; M.Sc. (Silver Medalist, JU), PhD

IIT, JEE, NEET, XI, XII Former Post Doctoral fellow of University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ph: 9123854734, 9830398992 Assistant Professor in Chemistry; BB College Asansol