ATOMIC STRUCTURE

PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

* Marked Questions are having more than one correct option.
Section (A) : Nucleus, Plancks Quantum Theory, Photoelectric effect
A-1. The study of cathode rays (i.e. electronic discharge through gases) 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

A-2. Proton is -
(A) Nucleus of deuterium (B) Ionised hydrogen molecule
(C) Ionised hydrogen atom (D) An -particle

A-3. Which is not deflected by magnetic field -

(A) Neutron (B) Positron (C) Proton (D) Electron

A-4. The ratio of the "e/m" (specific charge) values of a electron and an -particle is -
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) None of these

A-5. The element having no neutron in the nucleus of its atom is

(A) Hydrogen (B) Nitrogen (C) Helium (D) Boron

A-6. Cathode rays are -

(A) Electromagnetic waves (B) Radiations
(C) Stream of -particles (D) Stream of electrons

A-7.* Which of the following is iso-electronic with neon?

(A) O2– (B) F– (C) Mg (D) Na

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A-8. The approximate size of the nucleus of 28 Ni is :
(A) 3 fm (B) 4 fm (C) 5 fm (D) 2 fm

A-9. The value of Planck’s constant is 6.63 × 10–34 Js. The velocity of light is 3 × 108 m/sec. Which value is
closest to the wavelength of a quantum of light with frequency of 8 × 1015 sec–1 ?
(A) 5 × 10–18 m (B) 4 × 10–8 m (C) 3 × 107 m (D) 2 × 10–25 m

A-10. According to Dalton’s atomic theory, an atom can –

(A) Be created (B) Be destroyed
(C) Neither be created nor destroyed (D) None

A-11. Rutherford’s experiment on scattering of alpha particles showed for the first time that atom has -
(A) Electrons (B) Protons (C) Nucleus (D) Neutrons

A-12.  - particles are represented by –

(A) Lithium atoms (B) Helium nuclei (C) Hydrogen nucleus (D) None of these

A-13. The MRI (magentic resonance imaging) body scanners used in hospitals operate with 400 MHz radio frequency
energy. The wavelength corresponding to this radio frequency is
(A) 0.75 m (B) 0.75 cm (C) 1.5 m (D) 2 cm
A-14. Electromagnetic radiations of wavelength 242 nm is just sufficient to ionise Sodium atom. Then the ionisation
energy of Sodium in kJ mole-1 is.
(A) 494.65 (B) 400 (C) 247 (D) 600

A-15. Light of wavelength  falls on metal having work function hc/0. Photoelectric effect will take place only if :
(A)   0 (B)   20 (C)   0 (D)   0/2

A-16. Photon of which light has maximum energy :

(A) red (B) blue (C) violet (D) green

A-17. The ratio of the energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å radiation is
(A) 1 / 4 (B) 4 (C) 1 / 2 (D) 2

A-18. A photon of energy h is absorbed by a free electron of a metal having work function w < h. Then :
(A) The electron is sure to come out
(B) The electron is sure to come out with a kinetic energy (h – w)
(C) Either the electron does not come out or it comes with a kinetic energy (h – w)
(D) It may come out with a kinetic energy less than (h – w)

A-19. A bulb of 40 W is producing a light of wavelength 620 nm with 80% of efficiency then the number of photons
emitted by the bulb in 20 seconds are (1eV = 1.6 × 10–19 J, hc = 12400 eV Å)
(A) 2 × 1018 (B) 1018 (C) 1021 (D) 2 × 1021

Section : (B) : Bohr Model

B-1. The shortest wavelength of He atom in Balmer series is x, then longest wavelength in the Paschen series of Li+2
is
36 x 16 x 9x 5x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 7 5 9

B-2. Correct order of radius of the st orbit of H, He+, Li2+, Be3+ is :
(A) H > He+> Li2+ > Be3+ (B) Be3+ > Li2+> He+ > H
+ 3+ 2+
(C) He > Be > Li > H (D) He+ > H > Li2+ > Be3+

B-3. Which electronic level would allow the hydrogen atom to absorb a photon but not to emit a photon
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1

B-4. The third line in Balmer series corresponds to an electronic transition between which Bohr’s orbits in hydrogen
(A) 5  3 (B) 5  2 (C) 4  3 (D) 4  2

B-5. What is likely to be orbit number for a circular orbit of diameter 20 nm of the hydrogen atom if we assume
Bohr orbit to be the same as that represented by the principal quantum number ?
(A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 12 (D) 16

B-6. If velocity of an electron in  orbit of H atom is V, what will be the velocity of electron in 3rd orbit of Li+2
(A) V (B) V/3 (C) 3 V (D) 9 V

B-7. 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

B-8. If the value of En = – 78.4 kcal/mole, the order of the orbit in hydrogen atom is :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
B-9. The frequency of line spectrum of sodium is 5.09 x 10 14 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

B-10. The species which has its fifth ionisation potential equal to 340 V is
(A) B+ (B) C+ (C) B (D) C

B-11. Match the following

(A) Energy of ground state of He+ (i) + 6.04 eV
(B) Potential energy of  orbit of H-atom (ii) –27.2 eV
(C) Kinetic energy of  excited state of He+ (iii) + 54.4 V
(D) Ionisation potential of He+ (iv) – 54.4 eV
(A) A – (i), B – (ii), C – (iii), D – (iv) (B) A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D – (i)
(C) A – (iv), B – (ii), C – (i), D – (iii) (D) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (i), D – (iv)

B-12. In a certain electronic transition in the hydrogen atoms from an initial state (A) to a final state (B), the difference
in the orbital radius (r1 – r2) is 24 times the first Bohr radius. Identify the transition.
(A) 5  1 (B) 25  1 (C) 8  3 (D) 6  5

B-13. S1 : Bohr model is applicable for Be2+ ion.

S2 : Total energy coming out of any light source is integral multiple of energy of one photon.
S3 : Number of waves present in unit length is wave number.
S4 : e/m ratio in cathode ray experiment is independent of the nature of the gas.
(A) F F T T (B) T T F F (C) F T T T (D) T F F F

B-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/2

B-15. The value of Bohr radius of hydrogen atom is -

(A) 0.529x 10–7cm (B) 0.529x 10-8cm (C) 0.529x 10-9cm (D) 0.529x 10–10 cm

B-16. 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

B-17. Supposing the energy of fourth shell for hydrogen atom is - 50 a.u. (arbitrary unit). What would be its ionization
potential -
(A) 50 (B) 800 (C) 15.4 (D) 20.8

B-18. Supposing the ionization energy of hydrogen atom is 640 eV. Point out the main shell having energy equal to
– 40 eV -
(A) n = 2 (B) n = 3 (C) n = 4 (D) n = 5

B-19. Ionization energy for hydrogen atom in ergs, Joules and eV respectively is -
(A) 21.8 x 10–12 , 218 x 10–20 , 13.6 (B) 13.6 x 218 x 10–20, 21.8 x 10–13
–20 –13
(C) 21.8 x 10 , 13.6 , 21.8 x 10 (D) 21.8 x 10–13, 13.6, 21.8 x 10–20

B-20. 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

B-21. 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
B-22. The ratio of difference in wavelengths of 1st and 2nd lines of Lyman series in H–like atom to difference in wavelength
for 2nd and 3rd lines of same series is:
(A) 2.5 : 1 (B) 3.5 : 1 (C) 4.5 : 1 (D) 5.5 : 1

B-23. If radius of second stationary orbit (in Bohr's atom) is R. Then radius of third orbit will be
(A) R/3 (B) 9R (C) R/9 (D) 2.25R

B-24. The velocity of an electron in the third orbit of hydrogen atom -

(A) 7.28 x107 cm sec–1 (B) 7.08 x 107 cm sec –1
7 –1
(C) 7.38 x 10 cm sec (D) 7.48 x107cm sec–1

B-25. 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

B-26. The momentum of a photon with energy 20 eV is -

(A) 10.66 x 10–27 Kg m sec–1 (B) 10.55 x 10–27 Kg m sec–1
(C) 10.60 x 10–27 Kg m sec–1 (D) 10.80 x 10–27 Kg m sec–1

B-27. The energy of hydrogen atom in its ground state is –13.6 eV. The energy of the level corresponding to n = 5 is:
(A) –0.54 eV (B) –5.40 eV (C) –0.85 eV (D) –2.72 eV

B-28. Three energy levels P, Q, R of a certain atom are such that EP < EQ < ER. If 1, 2 and 3 are the wave length
of radiation corresponding to transition R  Q ; Q  P and R P respectively. The correct relationship
between 1, 2 and 3 is

1 1 1 2 1 1
(A) 1 + 2 = 3 (B)   (C) 3 = 1 2 (D)  
 3 1  2  3 1  2

Section : (C) : Spectrum/Spectral lines

C-1. The wavelength of a spectral line for an electronic transition is inversely proportional to :
(A) number of electrons undergoing transition
(B) the nuclear charge of the atom
(C) the velocity of an electron undergoing transition
(D) the difference in the energy involved in the transition

C-2. No. of visible lines when an electron returns from 5th orbit to ground state in H spectrum :
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 10

C-3. Number of possible spectral lines which may be emitted in bracket series in H atom, if electrons present in
9th excited level returns to ground level, are
(A) 21 (B) 6 (C) 45 (D) 5

C-4. The ratio of wave length of photon corresponding to the -line of Lyman series in H-atom and -line of Balmer
series in He+ is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 3 : 16

C-5. Total no. of lines in Lyman series of H spectrum will be (where n = no. of orbits)
(A) n (B) n – 1 (C) n – 2 (D) n (n + 1)

C-6. The difference between the wave number of 1st line of Balmer series and last line of paschen series for
Li 2+ ion is :
R 5R R
(A) (B) (C) 4R (D)
36 36 4
C-7. The wave number of the first line of Balmer series of hydrogen is 15200 cm–1. The wave number of the first
Balmer line of Li2+ ion is-
(A) 15200cm–1 (B) 60800 cm–1 (C) 76000 cm–1 (D) 136800 cm–1

C-8. Suppose that a hypothetical atom gives a red, green, blue and violet line spectrum . Which jump according
to figure would give off the red spectral line.

(A) 3  1 (B) 2  1 (C) 4  1 (D) 3  2

C-9. The wavelength of the third line of the Balmer series for a hydrogen atom is -
21 100 21R H 100R H
(A) (B) (C) (D)
100RH 21 RH 100 21

C-10. 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

C-11. 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 x 10–10 m (B) 0.35 x 10–10 m (C) 3.7 x 10–10 m (D) 1.587 x 10–10 m

C-12. Wave-length of the first line of Paschen Series hydrogen spectrum is - (R = 109700 cm–1) -
(A) 18750 (Å) (B) 2854 (Å) (C) 3452 (Å) (D) 6243 (Å)

C-13. The longest wavelength of He+ in Paschen series is "m", then shortest wavelength of Be+3 in Paschen series
is (in terms of m) :

5 64 53 7
(A) m (B) m (C) m (D) m
36 7 8 64

C-14. If the shortest wavelength of H atom in Lyman series is x, then longest wavelength in Balmer series of He+
is -
9x 36x x 5x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 4 9

C-15. A photon was absorbed by a hydrogen atom in its ground state and the electron was promoted to the fifth
orbit. When the excited atom returned to its ground state, visible and other quanta were emitted. Other quanta
are -
(A) 2  1 (B) 5  2 (C) 3  1 (D) 4  1

C-16. In a sample of H-atom electrons make transition from 5th excited state to ground state, producing all possible
types of photons, then number of lines in infrared region are
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 3
Section : (D) Debroglies hypothesis and Heisenbergs Uncertainty principle
D-1. An -particle is accelerated through a potential difference of V volts from rest. The de-Broglie’s wavelength
associated with it is

150 0.286 0.101 0.983

(A) Å (B) Å (C) Å (D) Å
V V V V

D-2. de-Broglie wavelength of electron in second orbit of Li2+ ion will be equal to de-Broglie of wavelength of electron
in
(A) n = 3 of H-atom (B) n = 4 of C5+ ion (C) n = 6 of Be3+ ion (D) n = 3 of He+ ion

D-3. A ball has a mass of 0.1 kg its velocity is 40 m/s, find out de Broglie wave length -
(A) 1.66 x 10–34m (B) 2 x 10–34 m (C) 3 x 10–34 m (D) 4 × 10–34 m

D-4. If the uncertainty of position for an electron is zero, what is the uncertainty of the momentum-
(A) Zero (B)  (C) h (D) Infinite

D-5. In an electron microscope, electron are accelerated to great velocities. Calculate the wavelength of an electron
travelling with a velocity of 7.0 megameters per second . The mass of an electron is 9.1×10 -28 g -
(A) 1.0 × 10–13m (B) 1.0 × 10–7m (C) 1.0 m (D) 1.0 × 10–10m

D-6. What possibly can be the ratio of the de Broglie wavelengths for two electrons each having zero initial energy
and accelerated through 50 volts and 200 volts ?
(A) 3 : 10 (B) 10 : 3 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1

D-7. In H-atom, if ‘x’ is the radius of the first Bohr orbit, de Broglie wavelength of an electron in 3 rd orbit is:
9x x
(A) 3  x (B) 6  x (C) (D)
2 2

D-8. Which of the following is the most correct expression for Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

h h h h
(A) x. p  (B) x. p  (C) x. p  (D) x . v =
4 4 4 4

D-9. A 200g cricket ball is thrown with a speed of 3.0 x 103 cm sec–1. What will be its de Broglie’s wavelength -
[h = 6.6 x 10–27g cm2 sec–1]
(A) 1.1 x 10–32 cm (B) 2.2 x 10–32 cm (C) 0.55 x 10–32 cm (D) 11.0 x 10–32 cm

D-10. Which is the de-Broglie equation -

(A) h = p (B) h = p–1 (C) h = p–1 (D) h = p + 

D-11. Velocity of helium atom at 300 K is 2.40 x 102 meter per sec. What is its wave length -
(mass number of helium is 4)
(A) 0.416 nm (B) 0.83 nm (C) 803 Å (D) 8000Å
Section (E). Quantum theory
E-1. An electron has a spin quantum number + 1/2 and a magnetic quantum number –1. It cannot be
present in -
(A) d-Orbital (B) f-Orbital (C) s-Orbital (D) p-Orbital

E-2. If the electronic structure of oxygen atom is written as 1s2, 2s2 it would violate -

(A) Hund’s rule (B) Paulis exclusion principle

(C) Both Hund’s and Pauli’s principles (D) None of these

E-3. The d-subshell is -

(A) 5 - Fold degenerate (B) 3-Fold degenerate (C) 7-Fold degenerate (D) Non- degenerate

E-4. The energy of an electron of 2py orbital is -

(A) Greater than 2px orbital (B) Less than 2pz orbital
(C) Equal to 2s orbital (D) Same as that of 2px and 2pz orbitals

E-5. In which of the following pairs is the probability of finding the electron in xy-plane zero for both
orbitals ?

(A) 3d yz , 4d x 2 – y 2 (B) 2p z , dz 2 (C) 4dzx, 3pz (D) All of these

E-6. The number of unpaired electrons in carbon atom is -

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 3

E-7. When 4 d orbital is complete, the newly entering electrons goes in to -

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

E-8. 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

E-9. The orbital diagram in which ‘Aufbau principle’ is violated is -

2s 2p
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

E-10.

The above configuration is not correct as it violates -

(A) Only Hund’s rule (B) Only Pauli’s exclusion principle
(C) (n + l) rule (D) (Hund + Pauli) rule

E-11. d6 configuration will result in total spin of -

(A) 3/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 2 (D) 1
 Exercise # 1
PART - I

A-1. (D) A-2. (C) A-3. (A) A-4. (D) A-5. (A) A-6. (D) A-7.* (AB)
A-8. (C) A-9. (B) A-10. (C) A-11. (C) A-12. (B) A-13. (A) A-14. (A)
A-15. (C) A-16. (C) A-17. (D) A-18. (D) A-19. (D) B-1. (B) B-2. (A)
B-3. (D) B-4. (B) B-5. (B) B-6. (A) B-7. (D) B-8. (C) B-9. (C)
B-10. (C) B-11. (C) B-12. (A) B-13. (C) B-14. (C) B-15. (B) B-16. (D)
B-17. (B) B-18. (C) B-19. (A) B-20. (A) B-21. (D) B-22. (B) B-23. (D)
B-24. (A) B-25. (D) B-26. (A) B-27. (A) B-28. (B) C-1. (D) C-2. (C)
C-3. (B) C-4. (A) C-5. (B) C-6. (D) C-7. (D) C-8. (D) C-9. (B)
C-10. (D) C-11. (C) C-12. (A) C-13. (D) C-14. (A) C-15. (A) C-16. (C)
D-1. (C) D-2. (B) D-3. (A) D-4. (C) D-5. (B) D-6. (D) D-7. (B)
D-8. (D) D-9. (A) D-10. (C) D-11. (A) E-1. (C) E-2. (A) E-3. (A)

E-4. (D) E-5. (C) E-6. (A) E-7. (C) E-8. (D) E-9. (B) E-10. (B)