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Electronic Transitions and Spectral Lines

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which series of spectral lines of hydrogen includes wavelengths visible to the human eye?

a)

Bracket

b)

Lyman

c)

Paschen

d)

Balmer

e)

None of these answers are correct

2.

The movement of an electron between energy levels is called

a)

Transition

b)

Transcription

c)

Photonic Jump

d)

Series

e)

None of these answers

3.

The wave- numbers decrease from

a)

Lyman to Pfund series

b)

Bracket to Lyman series

c)

Balmer series to Bracket series

d)

None of these answers

4.

If a short-wavelength photon is absorbed by an atom you'd expect it to:

a)

Cause the electron to jump up to the same energy level as a long-wavelength photon

b)

Cause the electron to jump up to a lower energy level than a low energy photon

c)

Cause the electron to jump up to a lower energy level than a long-wavelength photon

d)

Cause the electron to jump up to a higher energy level than a long-wavelength photon

5.

Which has the largest frequency among the following radiations?

a)

UV

b)

IR

c)

VISIBLE RAYS

d)

RADIO

6.

Consider an electron moving from orbital n = 2 to n = 5: Will energy be emitted or absorbed for this transition?

a)

Emiited

b)

Absorbed

c)

None of these answers

7.

What new idea did the photoelectric effect suggest?

a)

electrons have wave properties

b)

electromagnetic radiation has particle properties

c)

light travels at a constant speed in a vacuum

d)

the hydrogen atom has circular orbitals

8.

In an atom other than the hydrogen atom, which of the following orbital pairs are degenerate?

a)

2px and 2s

b)

2pz and 3pz

c)

3dxy and 3dxz

d)

3s and 4s

9.

1/λ = RH (1/4 − 1/n2) represents :

a)

Lyman Series

b)

Balmer Series

c)

Pfund Series

d)

Bracket Setries

10.

What is the bond order of NO ?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1.5

d)

2.5

e)

None of the these answers