86 Structure of atom

1.

2.

The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired

electron of chlorine atom is
[IIT 1989; MP PET 2004]

From the given sets of quantum numbers the one that is

inconsistent with the theory is
[IIT Screening 1994]

(a) n 3; l 2; m 3; s 1 / 2

(a) 2

(b) n 4; l 3; m 3; s 1 / 2

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 3

(c) n 2; l 1; m 0l s 1 / 2
(d) n 4; l 3; m 2; s 1 / 2

The orbital diagram in which the Aufbau's principle is

violated is
[IIT 1988; AMU 1999]
2s

3.

7.

8.

The uncertainty in the position of an electron ( mass =

9.1 10 28 g) moving with a velocity of 3.0 10 4 cm s 1

accurate upto 0.001% will be

2px

2 py

(a)

(b)

h 6.626 10 27 erg s )

2 pz

(Use

h
in
4

(a) 1.92cm

(b) 7.68cm

(d)

(c)

(d) 3.84cm

The mass of neutron is nearly

9.

5.76cm

(a) 10

23

(c) 10

26

kg
kg

(b) 10

24

kg

(d) 10

27

kg

The orbital angular momentum of an electron in s orbital is

(c)

(c)
10.

(b) 2 p

2s

(d) 1s

4s

1 h
.
2 2

h
2

(b) Zero
(d)

2.

h
2

Values of the four quantum numbers for the last electron in

the atom are n 4, l 1, m 1 and s 1 / 2 . Atomic
number of the atom will be

Which of the following is not correct for electron distribution

in the ground state
[AIIMS 1982]

3d

(a) Co(Ar)

(b) Ni(Ar)

Cu(Ar)

(d) Zn(Ar)

(c)

[IIT 1996; AIEEE 2003; MP PET 2004]

(a)

Which electronic level would allow the hydrogen atom to

absorb a photon but not to emit a photon

where

[CBSE PMT 1995]

(a) 3s

6.

expression,

[IIT 1984; CPMT 1997]

5.

uncertainty

(c)

[MNR 1988; UPSEAT 1999, 2000, 02]

4.

the

If electron, hydrogen, helium and neon nuclei are all moving

with the velocity of light, then the wavelengths associated
with these particles are in the order
[MP PET 1993]

11.

12.

(a) 22

(b) 32

(c) 33

(d) 36

The atomic weight of an element is 39. The number of

neutrons in its nucleus is one more than the number of
protons. The number of protons, neutrons and electrons
respectively in its atom would be
[MP PMT 1997]
(a) 19, 20, 19

(b) 19, 19, 20

(c) 20, 19, 19

(d) 20, 19, 20

The electrons identified by quantum numbers n and l (i)

n 4, l 1 (ii) n 4, l 0 (iii) n 3, l 2 (iv) n 3, l 1
can be placed in order of increasing energy from the lowest
to highest, as
[IIT 1999]

(a) Electron > hydrogen > helium > neon

(a) (iv) < (ii) < (iii) <(i)

(b) Electron > helium > hydrogen > neon

(b) (ii) < (iv) < (i) < (iii)

(c) Electron < hydrogen < helium < neon

(c) (i) < (iii) < (ii) < (iv)

(d) Neon < hydrogen < helium < electron

(d) (iii) < (i) < (iv) < (ii)

Structure of atom 87
13.

Ground state electronic configuration of nitrogen atom can

be represented by
[IIT 1999]
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
14.

17.

[AFMC 2000]

(a) 4 10
18.

(c) Fe

19.

20.

The position of both an electron and a helium atom is

known within 1.0nm and the momentum of the electron is
known within 50 10 26 kg ms 1 . The minimum uncertainty
21.

[CBSE PMT 1998; AIIMS 2001]

16.

(d) Co3+

The quantum numbers + 1/2 and 1/2 for the electron spin
represent
[IIT Screening 2001]

(d) Two quantum mechanical spin states which have no

classical analogue

(d) The oxidation state of nitrogen in HN 3 is 3

80 10 26 kg ms 1

(b) Mn

(c) Magnetic moment of the electron pointing up and down

respectively

(b) The magnetic quantum number may have a negative

value

(c)

3+

(b) Rotation of the electron in anticlockwise and clockwise

direction respectively

(Atomic no. of Cr 24 )

in the measurement of the momentum of the helium atom is

(d) 6.02 10 20

(a) Rotation of the electron in clockwise and anticlockwise

direction respectively

(a) The electronic configuration of Cr is [ Ar] 3d 5 4 s 1

(c) In silver atom, 23 electrons have a spin of one type and

24 of the opposite type (Atomic no. of Ag 47 )

(b) 8 10

20

Which of the following have the same number of unpaired

electrons in d orbitals
[Roorkee 2000]
(a) Cr

Which of the following statements (s) is (are) correct

(a) 50kg ms 1

20

(c) 10 20

[IIT 1998]

15.

The number of atoms in 0.004 g of magnesium are

The de-Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball of mass 60 g

moving with a velocity of 10 metres per second is
approximately
[AIEEE 2003]
(a) 10 33 metres

(b) 10 31 metres

(c) 10 16 metres

(d) 10 25 metres

Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural

NO 3 , CO 32 , ClO 3 , SO3

[IIT Screening 2003]

(b) 60 kg ms 1

(a)

NO 3 , CO 32

(b) SO3 , NO 3

(d) 50 10 26 kg ms 1

(c)

ClO 3 , CO 32

(d) CO 32 , SO3

Which of the following pair of orbitals posses two nodal

planes
[RPMT 2000]
(a)

p xy , d x 2 y 2

(b) d xy , d zx

(c)

p xy , d zx

(d) d z 2 , d x 2 y 2

22.

The total number of electrons present in all the s-orbitals, all

the p-orbitals and all the d-orbitals of cesium ion are
respectively
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) 8, 26, 10

(b) 10, 24, 20

(c) 8, 22, 24

(d) 12, 20, 22

88 Structure of atom

(SET -2)
1.

(c) Electronic configuration of Cl is

3s

12.

[ Ne ] 3s 2 3 p5 or [Ne ]

3p

3p

3p

13.

(a,d) According to Hunds principle.

14.

(a,b,c) The oxidation state of nitrogen in HN3 is

So for the unpaired electron (3 p1z ) :

n 3, l 1, m 1, S
2.

HN3 : 1 3x 0 3x 1 or x

1
2

15.

(b) According to Aufbau principle the orbitals of lower

energy (2s) should be fully filled before the filling of
orbital of higher energy starts.

3.

(d) Mass of neutron 1.675 1027 kg .

4.

(d) 1s-orbital is of lowest energy. Absorption of photon can

raise the electron in higher energy state but emission is
not possible.
(c) The correct electronic configuration

5.

Cu29 [ Ar], 4s

3d

(i) 4 p (ii) 4 s (iii) 3d (iv) 3 p order of increasing energy is

3 p 4 s 3d 4 p.

3p

(a)

10

is same for electron and helium so p must be same

for both the particle i.e. 50 10 26 kg ms 1 (given).
16.

(b) d xy and dzx has two modal planes.

17.

(c) No. of atoms in magnesium =

18.

(a,b,c) Cr , Mn and Fe 3 have 5 unpaired electron in

d-orbitals.

1
, me mH mHe mNe .
m

(a)

7.

(a) When l 2, m 3 .

8.

(a) p m v
p 9.1 10 28 3.0 104

26 Fe

h
6.626 1027

p 4 2.73 10 28 4 3.14

3d 5 4 s 0 5

(a,d) Both statement are correct.

20.

(a)

21.

(a) NO3 and CO32 consist of same electron and show

22.

(b) (Cs 35) 1s 2, 2s 2, 2p6 ,3s 2,3 p6 ,3d10 ,4 s 2

h
6.63 1034

10 33 m
mv 60 10 3 10

4 p6 ,4d10 ,5s 2,5 p6 ,6s1

Cs 1s 2 , 2s 2 ,2p6 , 3s 2 ,3 p6 ,3d10 , 4 s 2 ,

(b) For 2s orbital, l = 0; azimuthal quantum number is not

show angular momentum for the 2s orbitals.
Angular momentum l(l 1)

19.

x 1.92 cm.

9.

3d 5 4 s 2 5

same isostructural.

P 2.73 1024

Hence x

0.004
6.023 1023 =1020
24

3d 5 4 s1 5

25 Mn

0.001
100

1
3

(d) The product of uncertainties in the position and the

momentum of a sub atomic particle h/4 . Since x

24 Cr

6.

1
.
3

(d) Atomic number is 36 and element is Kr .

11.

39
(a) K 19
, P 19 , E 19 , N 20

Total no. of e in s-orbitals 10

Total no. of e in p-ortbitals 24

h
0.
2

10.

4 p6 ,4d10 , 5s 2,5 p6

Total no. of e in d-ortbitals 20 .

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