Atomic Structure - Questions and Solutions
Part A: Matching Questions
Q1. Match the following species with electronic configuration
(i) Cu ? (c) 1s? 2s? 2p? 3s? 3p? 3d?? 4s?
(ii) Cu?? ? (d) 1s? 2s? 2p? 3s? 3p? 3d?
(iii) Zn?? ? (a) 1s? 2s? 2p? 3s? 3p? 3d??
(iv) Cr?? ? (e) 1s? 2s? 2p? 3s? 3p? 3d?
Q2. Match quantum numbers with information
(i) Principal (n) ? (b) Energy and size of orbital
(ii) Azimuthal (l) ? (d) Shape of the orbital
(iii) Magnetic (m) ? (a) Orientation of the orbital
(iv) Spin (s) ? (c) Spin of electron
Q3. Match rules with statements
(i) Hund?s Rule ? (c) Pairing doesn?t occur until each orbital is singly occupied
(ii) Aufbau Principle ? (e) Orbitals are filled in order of increasing energy
(iii) Pauli Exclusion Principle ? (a) No two electrons can have same set of quantum numbers
(iv) Heisenberg Uncertainty ? (d) Position and momentum can't be known simultaneously
Q4. Match wave types with frequency
(i) X-rays ? (d) v = 10?? Hz
(ii) UV ? (c) v = 10?? Hz
(iii) Long radio waves ? (a) v = 10??10? Hz
(iv) Microwave ? (b) v = 10?? Hz
Q5. Match terms with definitions
(i) Photon ? (d) Exhibits both momentum and wavelength
(ii) Electron ? (b) Probability density
(iii) ?? ? (c) Always positive value
Atomic Structure - Questions and Solutions
(iv) Principal quantum no. ? (a) Value is 4 for N shell
Q6. Match species with electronic configuration
(i) Cr ? (d) [Ar] 3d? 4s?
(ii) Fe?? ? (c) [Ar] 3d? 4s?
(iii) Ni?? ? (a) [Ar] 3d? 4s?
(iv) Cu ? (b) [Ar] 3d?? 4s?
Part B: Short Answer Questions
1. Electron, Proton, Neutron
2. Niels Bohr
3. 1.76 ? 10?? C/kg
4. ?1.602 ? 10??? C
5. (i) 1.672 ? 10??? kg (ii) +1.602 ? 10??? C
6. (i) 1.675 ? 10??? kg (ii) 0
7. J.J. Thomson
8. Same atomic number, different mass number
9. Same mass number, different atomic number
10. Same number of neutrons
11. Number of protons
12. Sum of protons and neutrons
13. No nucleus, couldn't explain spectra
14. Couldn?t explain electron stability
15. Ejection of electrons by light
16. Affects number, not energy
17. Minimum frequency needed
18. Heinrich Hertz
19. Light has photons; E = h?
20. Cannot know position and momentum exactly
Atomic Structure - Questions and Solutions
21. More accuracy in position = less in velocity
22. Wavelength too small to observe
23. ? = h/mv
24. s-orbital
25. Fixed discrete energy levels
26. 1s is closer to nucleus
27. Region of zero electron probability
28. (i) n (ii) m