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Structure of Atom

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maximum number of electrons in a subshell with l = 3 and n = 4 is

a)

12

b)

9

c)

18

d)

14

2.

The correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence electron of rubidium atom (Z = 37) is

a)

6, 0 , 0. +1/2

b)

5 , 0 , -1, +1/2

c)

5 , 1, 0. +1/2

d)

5 , 0 , 0. +1/2

3.

The conclusion that every additional electron enters the orbital with lowest possible energy has been drawn from

a)

Pauli’s exclusion principle

b)

Hund’s rule

c)

Aufbau principle

d)

de-Broglie’s equation

4.

Bohr’s model of atom is not in agreement with

a)

Line spectra of hydrogen atom

b)

Pauli’s principle

c)

Planck’s theory

d)

Heisenberg’s principle.

5.

In the atomic spectrum of hydrogen, the spectral lines pertaining to electronic transition of n = 4 to n = 2 refers to

a)

Lyman lines

b)

Balmer lines

c)

Paschen lines

d)

Brackett lines

6.

If ionising energy of H atom is 13.6 eV, then the second ionising energy of He should be

a)

13.6 e V

b)

27.2 e V

c)

54.4 e V

d)

Cannot be predicted

7.

The correct electronic configuration of Cr (Z=24) is

a)

[Ar] 3d 5 4s 1

b)

[Ar] 3d 4 4s 2

c)

[Ar] 3d 9 4s 2

d)

[Ar] 3d 10 4s 1

8.

The maximum number of electrons in s, p and d-subshells are

a)

2 in each

b)

2, 4 and 6

c)

2, 6 and 10

d)

2, 6 and 12.

9.

The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in dxy orbital is

a)

10

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

10.

Which d-orbital does not have four lobes?

a)

d x2 -y2

b)

d xy

c)

d yz

d)

d z2

11.

Which shape is associated with the orbital designated by n=2, l=1

a)

spherical

b)

tetrahedral

c)

dumb-bell

d)

pyramidal

12.

If the value of azimuthal quantum number of an electron is 2, then which of the following values of magnetic quantum numbers is not permissible

a)

3

b)

2

c)

0

d)

1

13.

If r is the radius of first orbit, the radius of nth orbit of the H atom will be

a)

r n 2

b)

r n

c)

r/n

d)

r2n 2

14.

For which of the following sets of quantum numbers an electron will have the highest energy?

a)

3, 2, 1, 1/2

b)

4, 2, -1, 1/2

c)

5, 1, 0, -1/2

d)

5, 0, 0, 1/2.

15.

The total number of orbitals in a shell with principal quantum number ‘n’ is

a)

2n

b)

2n2

c)

n2

d)

n+1

16.

Which of the following expressions gives the de-Brogiie relationship ?

a)

λ = h / mv

b)

p = h / mv

c)

λ = h / mp

d)

λ = h / m

17.

Rutherford’s atomic model suggests the existence of

a)

Atom

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mesons

d)

α-particle

18.

Which of the above is violation of Pauli’s exclusion principle ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s7 , it would have energy lower than that of the normal ground state configuration 1s2 2s2 2p3 because the electrons would be closer to the nucleus.

Yet, 1s7 is not observed because it violates.

a)

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

b)

Hund’s rule

c)

Pauli’s exclusion principle

d)

Bohr postulates of stationary orbits.

20.

Radial nodes present in 3s and 2p -orbitals are respectively

a)

0,2

b)

2,0

c)

2,1

d)

1,2

21.

. Rutherford’s experiment, which established the nuclear model of the atom, used a beam of

a)

β - particles, which impinged on a metal foil and got absorbed

b)

γ - rays, which impinged on a metal foil and ejected electrons

c)

helium atoms, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered

d)

helium nuclei, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered

22.

identify the person

a)

S N Bose

b)

J C Bose

c)

S Chandrasekhar

d)

Sir C V Raman

23.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of

a)

photoelectric effect

b)

special relativity

c)

general relativity

d)

radioactivity

24.

It is the diagram of

a)

1s-orbital

b)

2s-orbital

c)

3s-orbital

d)

3pz-orbital

25.

Violet light has graeter ________ than red light ?

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

velocity

d)

density

26.

1s2, 2s2, 2p3 represents

a)

Na

b)

N

c)

O

d)

F

27.

1s & 2s orbitals have similar

a)

size

b)

energy

c)

shape

d)

radius

28.

For each metal, there is a characteristic minimum frequency,below which photoelectric effect is not observed. This is called

a)

threshold frequency

b)

Bohr frequency

c)

work function

d)

initial frequency

29.

In which case ejection of photoelectron is the easiest?

a)

Li

b)

Ag

c)

Na

d)

K

30.

"It is impossible to determine simultaneously, the exact

position and exact momentum (or velocity) of an electron." This is the statement of

a)

Hund's Rule

b)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

c)

Aufbau Principle

d)

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle

31.

ns-orbital has ___________nodes,

a)

n-1

b)

n+1

c)

2n

d)

2n2

32.

This is the boundary surface diagram of

a)

2pz - orbital

b)

2px - orbital

c)

2s - orbital

d)

3dxy - orbital

33.

The orbitals having the same energy are called

a)

isotope

b)

isobar

c)

iso orbital

d)

degenerate

34.

Which subatomic particle is the heaviest?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

positron

35.

The correct electronic configuration of Pd is

a)

[Ar]3d104s0

b)

[Kr]4d95s1

c)

[Kr]4d105s0

d)

[Kr]4d85s2

36.

Millikan's oil drop experiment could find:

a)

charge of electron

b)

charge-to-mass​ ratio of electron

c)

charge-to-mass​ ratio of proton

d)

mass​ of electron

37.

The two electrons occupying the same orbital are distinguished by

a)

Principal Quantum Number

b)

Azimuthal Quantum Number

c)

Magnetic Quantum Number

d)

Spin Quantum Number

38.

The total number of atomic orbitals in 4th energy level of an atom is

a)

16

b)

32

c)

2

d)

14

39.

64Gd has the configuration

a)

[Xe]4f8 6s2

b)

[Xe]4f10

c)

[Xe]4f5 5d3 6s2

d)

[Xe]4f7 5d1 6s2

40.

For which one of the following Bohr's Model is NOT valid ?

a)

Deuteron atom(2H)

b)

He+

c)

Hydrogen atom

d)

Ne+