EXERCISE – I

DALTON’S ATOMIC THEORY AND FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES

Q.1 The study of cathode rays shows that

(A) Alpha particles are heavier than protons (B) All forms of matter contain electrons
(C) All nuclei contain protons (D) e/m is constant
Q.2 Which is not deflected by magnetic field ?
(A) Neutron (B) Positron (C) Proton (D) Electron
Q.3 The specific charge of a proton is 9.6 × 107C kg–1, then for an α-particle it will be -
(A) 2.4 × 107C kg–1 (B) 4.8 × 107C kg–1 (C) 19.2 × 107C kg–1 (D) 38.4 × 107C kg–1

RUTHERFORD'S ATOMIC MODEL

Q.4 Rutherford’s experiment on scattering of alpha particles showed for the first time that atom has-
(A) Electrons (B) Protons (C) Nucleus (D) Neutrons
Q.5 Rutherford’s α-particle scattering experiment led to the conclusion that :
(A) mass and energy are related.
(B) the mass and the positive charge of an atom are concentrated in the nucleus.
(C) neutrons are present in the nucleus.
(D) atoms are electrically neutral.
Q.6 If a proton and deutron is projected towards the same nucleus, with the same momentum, the ratio of
their distances of closest approach is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 4 (D) None of these

WAVE CHARACTERISTIC, PLANCK'S QUANTUM THEORY, PHOTO-ELECTRIC EFFECT

Q.7 The frequency of line spectrum of sodium is 5.09 × 1014 sec–1. Its wave length (in nm) will be :
(c = 3 × 108 m/sec)-
(A) 510 nm (B) 420 nm (C) 589 nm (D) 622 nm

Q.8 The ratio of energy of photons having wavelength 2000 Å and 4000Å respectively would be
(A) 1/4 (B) 4 (C) 1/2 (D) 2

Q.9 A 1-kW radio transmitter operates at a frequency of 880 Hz. How many photons per second does it
emit -
(A) 1.71 × 1021 (B) 1.71 × 1033 (C) 6.02 × 1023 (D) 2.85 × 1026

Q.10 A gas absorbs a photon of 300 nm and then re-emitts two photons. One photon has a wavelength 600
nm. The wavelength of second photon is -
(A) 300 nm (B) 400 nm (C) 500 nm (D) 600 nm
Q.11 Photons of frequency ν fall on metal surface for which the threshold frequency is ν0. Then
(A) all ejected electrons have the same kinetic energy, h(ν – ν0)
(B) the ejected electrons have a distribution of kinetic energy from zero to h(ν – ν0)
(C) the most energetic electron have kinetic energy hν
(D) the average kinetic energy of ejected electrons is h (ν – ν0)
Q.12 Radiations of frequency, ν, are incident on a photosensitive metal. The maximum kinetic energy of
photoelectrons is E. When the frequency of the incident radiations is doubled, what is the maximum
kinetic energy of the photoelectrons?
(A) 2E (B) E/2 (C) E + hν (D) E - hν

Q.13 The wavelength of kα–characteristic X-rays produced is λ, when cathode rays strike on a metal of
atomic number Z. What should be the atomic number of metal such that it can produce the
kα -characteristic X-rays of wavelength 4λ ?
Z Z Z +1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2Z – 1
16 2 2

BOHR’S ATOMIC MODEL

Q.14 On Bohr’s stationary orbits -

(A) Electrons do not move (B) Electrons move emitting radiations
(C) Energy of the electron remains constant (D) Angular momentum of the electron is h/2π

Q.15 On the basis of Bohr’s model, the radius of the 3rd orbit is -
(A) Equal to the radius of first orbit (B)Three times the radius of first orbit
(C) Five times the radius of first orbit (D) Nine time the radius of first orbit

Q.16 The speed of an electron in the third orbit of hydrogen atom -

(A) 7.28 ×107 cm sec–1 (B) 7.08 × 107 cm sec –1
(C) 7.38 × 107cm sec–1 (D) 7.48 ×107cm sec–1

Q.17 If x is the velocity of an electron in first Bohr’s orbit,

x what would be the velocity of the electron in third
Bohr’s orbit - 9

x
(A) (B) (C) 3x (D) 9 x
3

Q.18 The number of revolution/sec. made by electron in 3rd orbit of hydrogen atom -
(A) 4.88 × 1014 (B) 2.44 × 1014 (C) 9.9 × 1014 (D) 2.44 × 1012

Q.19 Ratio of time period of electron in first and second orbit of H-atom would be -
(A) 1 : 18 (B) 1 : 8 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1

Q.20 The energy of electron in first Bohr’s orbit of H-atom is –13.6 eV. What will be its potential energy in
n = 4th orbit ?
(A) – 13.6 eV (B) –3.4 eV (C) –0.85 eV (D) –1.70 eV

Q.21 The ionization energy of a hydrogen atom is 13.6eV. The energy of the third-lowest electronic level in
doubly ionized lithium (Z = 3) is -
(A) –28.7 eV (B) –54.4 eV (C) –122.4 eV (D) –13.6 eV

Q.22 For ionising an excited hydrogen atom, the energy required in eV will be -
(A) 3.4 or less (B) More than 13.6
(C) Little less than 13.6 (D) 13.6
Q.23 The amount of energy released when an electron jumps from 7th orbit to the first excited state in He+ ion
is :
(A) 13.32 eV (B) 53.28 eV (C) 6.52 eV (D) 26.08 eV
Q.24 For which transition in H–atom, the amount of energy released will be maximum?
(A) n = 4 to n = 2 (B) n = 5 to n = 2 (C) n = 2 to n = 1 (D) n = 7 to n = 2
HYDROGEN SPECTRUM
Q.25 The spectrum of He-atom may be considered similar to the spectrum of -
(A) H (B) Li+ (C) Na (D) He+
Q.26 The wavelength of the third line of the Balmer series for a hydrogen atom is -
21 100 21R H 100R H
(A) 100R (B) 21 R (C) (D)
H H 100 21

Q.27 Wave number of a spectral line for a given transition is x cm–1 for He+ , then its value for Be3+ for the
same transition is -
(A) 4x cm–1 (B) x cm–1 (C) x/4 cm–1 (D) 2x cm–1
Q.28 What is the change in the orbit radius when the electron in the hydrogen atom (Bohr model) undergoes
the first Paschen transition ?
(A) 4.23 × 10–10 m (B) 0.35 × 10–10 m (C) 3.7 × 10–10 m (D) 1.587 × 10–10 m
DUAL NATURE OF ELECTRON, UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Q.29 What is the de-broglie wavelength associated with the hydrogen electron in its third orbit ?
(A) 9.96 × 10–10 cm (B) 9.96 × 10–8 cm (C) 9.96 × 104 cm (D) 9.96 × 108 cm
Q.30 The uncertainty in momentum of an electron is 1 × 10–5 kg – m/s. The uncertainty in its position will be
(h = 6.62 × 10–34 kg –m2/s)
(A) 1.05 × 10–28 m (B) 1.05 × 10–26 m (C) 5.27 × 10–30 m (D) 5.25 × 10–28 m
Q.31 The uncertainty in the position of a moving bullet of mass 10 gm is 10–5 m. Calculate the uncertainty in its
velocity
(A) 5.2 × 10–28 m/sec (B) 3.0 × 10–28 m/sec (C) 5.2 × 10–22 m/sec (D) 3 × 10–22 m/sec

QUANTUM NUMBER, ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION AND SHAPE OF ORBITALS

Q.32 Which set of quantum numbers is not possible from the following ?
1 1
(A) n = 3, l = 2, m = 0, s = − (B) n = 3, l = 2, m = –2, s = −
2 2

1 1
(C) n = 3, l = 3, m = –3, s = − (D) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0, s = −
2 2
Q.33 The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s-orbital is
1 h h h
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 0
2 2π 2π 2π
Q.34 If n and l are respectively the principal and azimuthal quantum numbers, then the expression for calculating
the total number of electrons in any energy level is
n= l l = n −1 l = (n + 1) l = n −1
(A) ∑ 2(2l + 1) (B) ∑ 2(2l + 1) (C) ∑ 2(2l + 1) (D) ∑ 2(2l + 1)
l =0 l =1 l =0 l =0
Q.35 Which electronic level would allow the hydrogen atom to absorb a photon but not to emit a photon ?
(A) 3s (B) 2p (C) 2s (D) 1s

Q.36 Which quantum number is not related with Schrodinger equation ?

(A) Principal (B) Azimuthal (C) Magnetic (D) Spin

Q.37 Which orbital has 1 nodal plane ?

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

Q.38 Pauli’s exclusion principle states that -

(A) Nucleus of an atom contains no nagative charge
(B) Electrons move in circular orbits around the nucleus
(C) Electrons occupy orbitals of lowest energy
(D) All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an atom cannot be equal.

Q.39 The number of orbitals in the fourth principal quantum number will be
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

Q.40 In a potassium atom, electronic energy levels are in the following order
(A) 4s > 3d (B) 4s > 4p (C) 4s < 3d (D) 4s < 3p

Q.41 The correct order of increasing energy of atomic orbitals is

(A) 5p < 4f < 6s < 5d (B) 5p < 6s < 4f < 5d
(C) 4f < 5p < 5d < 6s (D) 5p < 5d < 4f < 6s

Q.42 Given : Orbital – A Orbital – B

n = 3, l = 2 n = 5, l = 0
The order of their energies would be
(A) B > A (B) A > B (C) A = B (D) None of these

Q.43 d6 configuration will result in total spin of -

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

Q.44 Nitrogen has the electronic configuration 1s2, 2s2 2px1 2py1 2pz1 and not 1s2, 2s2 2px2 2py1 2pz0 which is
determined by
(A) Aufbau’s principle (B) Pauli’s exclusion principle
(C) Hund’s rule (D) uncertainty principle

Q.45 Which one is the correct outer configuration of chromium ?

3d 4s 3d 4s
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Q.46 The electronic configuration of calcium ion (Ca2+) is

(A) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6, 4s2 (B) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6, 4s1
(C) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6 3d2 (D) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6, 4s0
Q.47 The four quantum number for the valence shell electron of last electron of sodium (Z = 11) is
1 1
(A) n = 2, l = 1, m = –1, s = − (B) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0, s = +
2 2

1 1
(C) n = 3, l = 2, m = –2, s = − (D) n = 3, l = 2, m = 2, s = +
2 2

Q.48 Which electronic configuration is not observing the (n + l) rule ?

(A) 1s2 , 2s2 2p 6 , 3s2 3p 6 3d1, 4s2 (B) 1s2 , 2s2 2p 6 , 3s2 3p6 3d7 , 4s2

(C) (D) 1s2 , 2s 2 2p 6 , 3s 2 3p 6 3d8 , 4s 2

Q.49 How many electrons can be accommodated in a sub-shell for which n = 3, l = 1 ?

(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 18 (D) 32

Q.50 Which of the following set of quantum numbers belong to highest energy ?
1 1
(A) n = 4, l = 0, m = 0, s = + (B) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0, s = +
2 2

1 1
(C) n = 3, l = 1, m = 1, s = + (D) n = 3, l = 2, m = 1, s = +
2 2

Q.51 If the values of (n + l) is not > 3, then the maximum number of electrons in all the orbitals would be :
(A) 12 (B) 10 1(C)
s 2 , 22s 2 2p 6 , 3s 2 3p 6 3d5 ,(D)
4s16

Q.52 Quantum numbers of 13th electron of silicon (Z = 14) are 3, 1, 1, +½. Which one of the following is true
set of quantum numbers for the 14th electron ?
(A) 3, 2, 0, +½ (B) 3, 0, 1, +½ (C) 3, 1, 1, –½ (D) 3, 1, –1, +½

Q.53 Using hund’s rule to decide which of the following is not the ground state electronic configuration ?
2s 2p 2s 2p
(A) (He) (B) (He)

2s 2p 2s 2p
(C) (He) (D) (He)

Q.54 What are the chances that the electron in a hydrogen atom has a spin quantum number of +½ ?
(A) 25% (B) 100% (C) 50% (D) 0%

Q.55 Which species shows the electronic configuration 1s2, 2s2 2p5, 3s2 ?
(A) Ne (Ground state) (B) Al+2 (Ground state)
(C) Mg+ (Excited state) (D) Na+ (Excited state)
Q.56 Which element is represented by the following electronic configuration ?

(A) Nitrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Fluorine (D) Neon

Q.57 In Ca atom, how many e– contains m = 0 ?

(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 18

Q.58 In Ne atom, how many e– contains m = –1 ?

(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 1

Q.59 The number of electrons in Na, having n + l = 3

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

Q.60 The mass number of dispositive Zn ion is 70. The total number of neutrons is -
(A) 34 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 38
 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE – I
Q.1 D Q.2 A Q.3 B Q.4 C Q.5 B Q.6 B Q.7 C
Q.8 D Q.9 B Q.10 D Q.11 B Q.12 C Q.13 C Q.14 C
Q.15 D Q.16 A Q.17 B Q.18 B Q.19 B Q.20 D Q.21 D
Q.22 A Q.23 D Q.24 C Q.25 B Q.26 B Q.27 A Q.28 C
Q.29 B Q.30 C Q.31 A Q.32 C Q.33 D Q.34 D Q.35 D
Q.36 D Q.37 B Q.38 D Q.39 D Q.40 C Q.41 B Q.42 A
Q.43 C Q.44 C Q.45 C Q.46 D Q.47 B Q.48 C Q.49 B
Q.50 D Q.51 A Q.52 D Q.53 D Q.54 C Q.55 C Q.56 C
Q.57 A Q.58 B Q.59 C Q.60 B

EXERCISE – II
Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 B Q.4 C Q.5 A Q.6 D Q.7 D
Q.8 C Q.9 C Q.10 C Q.11 B Q.12 D Q.13 A Q.14 A
Q.15 D Q.16 B Q.17 C Q.18 A Q.19 B Q.20 B Q.21 C
Q.22 B Q.23 D Q.24 B Q.25 C Q.26 C Q.27 A Q.28 D
Q.29 A Q.30 A Q.31 C Q.32 D Q.33 A Q.34 D Q.35 B
Q.36 C Q.37 B Q.38 B Q.39 D Q.40 B Q.41 B Q.42 A
Q.43 C Q.44 D Q.45 A Q.46 A Q.47 C Q.48 A Q.49 A
Q.50 B

EXERCISE – III
Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 D Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 C
Q.8 B Q.9 A Q.10 A Q.11 C Q.12 D Q.13 C Q.14 B
Q.15 B Q.16 C Q.17 C Q.18 D Q19. B Q.20 D Q.21 D
Q.22 D Q.23 B Q.24 A Q.25 B Q.26 D Q.27 B Q.28 A
Q.29 A Q.30 C Q.31 AD Q.32 A Q.33 B Q.34 A Q.35 C
Q.36 D Q.37 D Q.38 C Q.39 C Q.40 A Q.41 A Q.42 C