CHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT :: ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Multiple Choice Questions with ONE correct answer

1. Rutherfords experiment on scattering of -particles showed for the first time that the atom
has
(a) electrons (b) proton (c) nucleus (d) neutrons

2. Any p-orbital can accommodate upto
(a) four electrons (b) six electron
(c) two electrons with parallel spins (d) two electrons with opposite spins

3. The principal quantum number of an atom is related to the
(a) size of the orbital (b) spin angular momentum
(c) orbital angular momentum (d) orientation of the orbital in space
4. Rutherfords scattering experiment is related to the size of the
(a) nucleus (b) atom (c) electron (d) neutron

5. The increasing order (lowest first) for the values of e/m (charge/mass) for electron (e), proton
(p), neutron (n) and alpha particle (a) is:
(a) e, p ,n, a (b) n, p, e, a (c) n, p, a, e (d) n, a, p, e

6. Correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence (outermost) electron of rubidium
(Z = 37) is:
(a) 5, 0, 0, +1/2 (b) 5, 1, 0, +1/2 (c) 5, 1, 1, +1/2 (d) 6, 0, 0, +1/2

7. 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

8. Bohr model can explain:
(a) the spectrum of hydrogen atom only
(b) spectrum of an atom or ion containing one electron only
(c) the spectrum of hydrogen molecule (d) the solar spectrum

9. The radius of an atomic nucleus is of the order of:
(a) 10
10
cm (b) 10
13
(c) 10
15
cm (d) 10
8
cm

10. Electromagnetic radiation with maximum wavelength is
(a) ultraviolet (b) radio wave (c) X-ray (d) infrared

11. Rutherfords alpha particle scattering experiment eventually led to the conclusion that:
(a) mass and energy are related (b) electrons occupy space around the nucleus
(c) neutrons are buried deep in the nucleus.
(d) the point of impact with matter can be precisely determined.



12. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers represents an impossible arrangement?
n I m
I
m
s

(A) 3 2 2 1/2
(B) 4 0 0 1/2
(C) 3 2 3 1/2
(D) 5 3 0 1/2

13. The ratio of the energy of a photon of 2000A
0
wavelength radiation to that of 4000A
0

radiation is:
(a) 1/4 (b) 4 (c) 1/2 (d) 2

14. The triad of nuclei that is isotonic is
(A)
14 15 17
6 7 9
C, N, F (B)
12 14 19
6 7 9
C, N, F (C)
14 14 17
6 7 9
C, N, F (D)
14 14 19
6 7 9
C, N, F

15. The wavelength of a spectral line for an electronic transition is inversely related to:
(a) The number of electrons undergoing the transition
(b) The nuclear charge of the atom
(c) The difference in the energy of the energy levels involved in the transition
(d) The velocity of the electron undergoing the transition.


16. The orbital diagram in which the Aufbau.principle is violated is:
(A)
2s 2p

(B)
2s 2p

(C)
2s 2p

(D)
2s 2p


17. The outermost electronic configuration of the most electronegative element is
(a) ns
2
np
3
(b) ns
2
np
4
(c) ns
2
np
5
(d) ns
2
np
6

18. The correct ground state electronic configuration of chromium atom is:
(a) [Ar] 4d
5
4s
1
(b) [Ar] 3d
4
4s
2
(c) [Ar] 3d
6
4s
0
(d) [Ar] 4d
5
5s
1

19. The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron of chlorine atom is:
n l

m
(A) 2 1 0
(B) 2 1 1
(C) 3 1 1
(D) 3 0 0

20. Which of the following does not characterize X-rays?
(a) The radiation can ionize gases (b) It causes ZnS to fluoresce
(c) Deflected by electric and magnetic fields
(d) Have wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet rays

21. Which of the following relates to photons both as wave motion and as a stream of particles?
(a) Inference (b) E = mc
2
(c) Diffraction (d) E = h

22. A 3p orbital has
(a) two non spherical nodes (b) two spherical nodes
(c) one spherical & one non spherical node (d) one spherical and two non spherical nodes


23. The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s orbital is:
(a)
1 h
.
2 2
+

(b) Zero (c)

h
2
(d)
h
2.
2


24. The first use of quantum theory to explain the structure of atom was made by
(a) Heisenberg (b) Bohr (c) Planck (d) Einstein

25. For a d-electron, the orbital angular momentum is
(a) ( ) 6 h / 2 (b) ( ) 2 h / 2 (c) (h/2) (d) 2(h/2)

26. Assertion: Nuclide
30
13
Al is less stable than
40
20
Ca
Reason: Nuclides having odd number of protons and neutrons are generally unstable.
(a) If both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are correct, but reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d) If assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.
27. The electrons, identified by quantum numbers n and I, (i) n = 4, l = 1, (ii) n = 4, I = 0,
(iii) n = 3, l = 2, and (iv) n = 3, I = 1 can be placed in order of increasing energy, from the
lowest to highest, as
a) iv < ii < iii < i b) ii < iv < i < iii c) i < iii < ii < iv d) iii < i < iv < ii

28. The number of nodal planes in a p
x
orbital is
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) zero

29. The electronic configuration of an element is 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
5
4s
1
. This represents its
(a) excited state (b) ground state (c) cationic form (d) anionic form

30. The wavelength associated with a golf ball weighing 200 g and moving at a speed of 5 m/h is
of the order
(a) 10
10
m (b) 10
20
m (c) 10
30
m (d) 10
40
m

31. The quantum numbers +1/2 and 1/2 for the electron spin represent
(a) rotation of the electron in clockwise and anticlockwise direction respectively
(b) rotation of the electron in anticlockwise and clockwise direction respectively
(c) magnetic moment of the electron pointing up and down respectively
(d) two quantum mechanical spin states which have no classical analogue

32. Rutherfords experiment, which established the nuclear model of the atom, used a beam of (a)
-particles, which impinged on a metal foil and got absorbed
(b) -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

33. If the nitrogen atom has electronic configuration 1s
7
, it would have energy lower than that of
the normal ground state configuration
2 2 3
1s 2s 2p because the electrons would be closer to the
nucleus. Yet 1s
7
it is not observed because it violates.
(a) Heisenberg uncertainty principle (b) Hunds rule
(c) Pauli exclusion, principle (d) Bohr postulate of stationary orbits


34. The radius of which of the following orbit is same as that of the first Bohrs orbit of hydrogen
atom?
(a) He
+
(n = 2) (b) Li
2+
(n = 2) (c) Li
2+
(n = 3) (d) Be
3+
(n = 2)

35. The number of radial nodes of 3s and 2p orbitals are respectively
(a) 2, 0 (b) 0, 2 (c) 1, 2 (d) 2, 1