Kapil Rana (KR SIR)

QUANTUM NUMBERS

EXERCISE-I
CONCEPT- PRINCIPAL QUANTUM NUMBER
1. Highest intensity line among K, L, M, N having the value of “n” (principal quantum number)-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

2. As the value of “n” increases, energy of orbit-

(A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains constant (D) None of these

3. Radii of electron in any orbit varies with principal quantum number(n)-

(A) Increases (B) Decreases
(C) First Increase then decrease (D) None of these
4. Angular momentum of electron in Nth shell.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C)5  (D) 6

5. How many maximum number of electrons are present in L th-shell and its angular momentum is
represented as respectively :
(A) 8, 2  (B) 2,  (C) 32, 3  (D) None of these

6. If the value of “n” increases from 1 to 3 then momentum of electron in any orbit (Z=Constant)
(A) Remain same (B) Decreases (C) Increases (D)None

7. If the value of “n” increases from 2 to 4 then radius of orbit (Z=Constant) -

(A) Remain same (B) Decreases (C) Increases (D)None

8. If the value of “n” increases from 1 to 5 then Energy of orbit (Z=Constant) -

(A) Remain same (B) Decreases (C) Increases (D)None

CONCEPT- AZIMUTHAL QUANTUM NUMBER

9. 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 places 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

10. Which of the Quantum number representation is incorrect?

(A) n = 4, l = 1 (B) n = 4, l = 0 (C) n = 3, l = 2 (D) None of these

11. The total number of subshell in 7th shell satisfying condition n +  = 10, is

(A) 5 (B) 3 (C)7 (D) None of these

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12. Which of the statement is correct about n = 4?

(A) Value of ' ' may be '0'

(B) Value of ' ' may be '4'

(C) Value of ' ' may be '5'.

(D) Total number of subshell for given shell is equal to 4

13. Maximum number of electrons in a subshell is :

(A) (2l + 1)2 (B) 22 (2l + 1) (C) 2 (2l + 1) (D) (2l + 1)

14. Angular momentum of orbit and orbital of 6p is respectively :

6
(A) 0, 0 (B) 5, 2 (C) , 2 (D) 6, 6 (E) 6, 3
2

CONCEPT- MAGNETIC QUANTUM NUMBER

15. Magnetic quantum number specifics:
(A)Size of orbitals (B)Shape of orbitals
(C)Orientations of orbitals in space (D)Nuclear stability

16. The energy of an electron in an atomic orbital of a multielectron atom depends on:
(A) The principal quantum number only
(B) The principal and azimuthal quantum number only
(C)The principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers only
(D)The principal, azimuthal, magnetic and spin quantum numbers

17. The correct set of quantum numbers for a species present in 2nd shell is -
n l m
(A) 2 1 0
(B) 2 1 2
(C) 3 1 1
(D) 3 0 0

18. The magnetic quantum number for 5th shell may be -

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) -5

19. The number of possible spatial orientations of an electron in an atom is given by its
(A) Spin quantum number (B) Spin angular momentum
(C) Magnetic quantum number (D) Orbital angular momentum

20. An e– has magnetic quantum number as –3 what is its principal quantum number
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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21. If value of azimuthal quantum number l is 2, then total possible values of magnetic quantum number will
be
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2

22. The magnetic quantum number for an electron when the value of principal quantum number is 2 can have
(A) 3 values (B) 2 values (C) 9 values (D) 6 values

23. For ns orbital, the magnetic quantum number has value

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) –1 (D) 0

CONCEPT- SPIN QUANTUM NUMBER

24. Which of the following may represent the possible quantum numbers for the last electron present in 4th
shell?
(A) 3, 1, +1, +1/2 (B) 4, 0, +1, +1/2 (C) 4, 1, 0, –1/2 (D) 4, 4, +1, +1/2

25. The set of quantum numbers n = 3, l = 0, m = 0, s = –1/2 represent

(A) 3s (B) 3p (C) 3d (D) 2p

1 1
26. If spin quantum number have the values  , 0 and  but all other quantum number have values as
2 2
they have, then the maximum number of electrons is 5th orbit should be
(A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 75 (D) 33

27. Which of the following sets of quantum number describes the electron which is removed most easily from
3rd atom:
1 1
(A) n = 3; l = 2; m = 0; s = + (B) n = 3; l = 1; m = 1; s = –
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 4; l = 0; m = 0; s = + (D) n =3; l = 2; m = 1; s = +
2 2

1
28. Minimum number of electrons in a atom between |m| = 1 and s =  is-
2
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

CONCEPT-ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION, AUFBAU PRINCIPLE, THE PAULI EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE,

HUND'S RULE OF MAXIMUM MULTIPLICITY
29. The atomic number of an element is 35 and mass number is 81. The number of electrons in the outer
most shell is
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 3
30. An element have atomic weight 40 and it’s electronic configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p6 Then its atomic
number and number of neutrons will be
(A) 18 and 22 (B) 22 and 18 (C) 26 and 20 (D) 40 and 18

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31. The atomic number of an element is 35. What is the total number of electrons present in all the p-orbitals
of the ground state atom of that element
(A) 6 (B) 11 (C) 17 (D) 23

32. Which of the following configuration is correct for iron

(A) 1s22s22p63s23p63d5 (B) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d5
(C) 1s22s22p62s23p64s23d7 (D) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

33. What is the electronic configuration of Cu2+(Z = 29) of least position

(A) [Ar]4s13d8 (B) [Ar]4s23d104p1 (C) [Ar]4s13d10 (D) [Ar]3d9

34. For the energy levels in an atom, which one of the following statements is correct
(A) There are seven principal electron energy levels
(B) The second principal energy level can have four orbitals and contains a maximum of eight electrons
(C) The M energy level can have maximum of 32 electrons
(D) The 4s sub-energy level is at a higher energy than the 3d sub-energy level

35. How many unpaired electrons are present in cobalt [Co] metal
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 7

36. Which of the following has the maximum number of unpaired electrons
(A) Mg2+ (B) Ti3+ (C) V3+ (D) Fe2+

37. If Aufbau rule is not followed in filling of sub orbitals, then block of the element will change in
(A) K(19) (B) Sc(21) (C) V(23) (D) Ni(28)

38. Magnetic moment of V(Z = 23), Cr(z = 24) ,and Mn(z = 25) are x, y, z, respectively, hence
(a) x = y = z (b) x < y < z (c) x < z < y (d) z < y < x

39. Elements upto atomic number 103 have been synthesized and studied. If a newly discovered element is
found to have an atomic number 106, its electronic configuration will be
(A) [Rn]5f14,6d4,7s2 (B) [Rn]5f14,6d1,7s27p3 (C) [Rn]5f14,6d6,7s0 (D) [Rn]5f14,6d5,7s1

40. Which among the following species have the same number of electrons in its outermost as well as
penultimate shell?
(A) Mg2+ (B) O2– (C) F– (D) Ca2+

41. If Hund’s rule is not followed, magnetic moment of Fe2+, Mn, and Cr all having 24 electrons will be in
order
(A) Fe2+ < Mn < Cr (B) Fe2+ = Cr < Mn (C) Fe2+ = Mn < Cr (D) Mn2+ = Cr < Fe2+

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42. Which of the following electronic configuration is not possible according to Hund’s rule
(A) 1s22s2 (B) 1s22s1 (C) 1s2 2s2 2p1x 2p1y 2p1x (D) 1s2 2s2 2p2x

43. The statements

(i) In filling a group of orbitals of equal energy, it is energetically preferable to assign electrons to empty
orbitals rather than pair them into a particular orbital.
(ii) When two electrons are placed in two different orbitals, energy is lower if the spins are parallel.
are valid for
(A) Aufbau principle (B) Hund's rule
(C) Pauli's exclusion principle (D) Uncertainty principle

44. If an ion of 25Mn has a magnetic moment of 3.873 B. M. Then Mn is in which state.
(A) +2 (B) +3 (C) +4 (D) +5

45. Which of the following ions is not having the configuration of neon
(A) F– (B) Mg+2 (C) Na+ (D) Cl–

46. The orbital diagram in which the Aufbau's principle is violated is

2s 2px 2py 2pz

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

47. Which electronic level would not be possible

(A) 3s (B) 2p (C) 2s (D) None of these

48. If Aufbau rule is not followed, K-19 will be placed in

(A) s-block (B) p-block (C) d-block (D) ƒ-block

49. If Aufbau rule is not followed, EC of the given species are

(A) M2+ (24 electrons) : [Ar] 4s1 3d5 (B) M (24 electrons) : [Ar] 4s1 3d5
(C) M+ (24 electrons) : [Ar] 4s1 3d5 (D) M (19 electrons) [Ar] 3d1

50. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s7, it would have energy lower than that of the normal
ground state configuration 1s2 2s2 2p3, because the electrons would be closer to the nucleus, yet 1s 7 is
not observed because it violates:
(A) Aufbau Principle (B) Hund’s rule
(C) Pauli’s exclusion principle (D) Bohr’s postulate of stationary orbits

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ANSWER KEY

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. C
15. C 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. D 21. B
22. A 23. D 24. BC 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. A
29. A 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. B
36. D 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. B 42. D
43. B 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. D
50. C

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EXERCISE-II
MULTIPLE CORRECT QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct ?
(A) The electronic configuration of Cr is [Ar] 3d 5 4s1.
(Atomic number of Cr = 24)
(B) The magnetic quantum number may have negative values.
(C) In silver atom, 23 electrons have a spin of one type and 24 of opposite type
(atomic number of Ag = 47).
(D) dz2 orbital has total 6 lobes. 2 large lobes along Z - axis, while 4 very small lobes in XY plane, along

X and Y axis.

2. Which of the following statements is/are correct for an electron of quantum numbers n = 4 and m = 2 ?
(A) The value of l may be 2 (B) The value of l may be 3
1
(C) The value of s may be  (D) The value of l may be 0, 1, 2.
2

3. If element 25X+Y has spin magnetic moment 1.732 B.M. then:

(A) Number of unpaired electrons = 1 (B) Number of unpaired electrons = 2
(C) Y = 4 (D) Y = 6

4. Which of the following elements have equal value of  × m, where  and m are maximum possible value

of magnetic quantum number [consider values of '' and 'm' for filled orbitals only] ?

(A) Na (B) Ca (C) Al (D) Ga

5. Select the correct match of species against its property.

Species Property
(A) Fe Spin multiplicity = 5
(B) Cr Spin only magnetic moment = 6.93 B.M.
(C) Cu Paramagnetic
(D) Co Spin only magnetic moment = 3.87 B.M.

6. Which of the following set(s) consist of only isoelectronic species?

(A) N3–, O2–, Ne, Na+ (B) NO3 ,Sio44 ,CO32 (C) Hg2+, Pb4+ (D) H, He+, Li2+, Be3+

7. If two subshells have equal value of (n + l) and one of them has n = 4, l = 3, while second subshell has
dumbell shape. Then which of the following statement is/are correct?
(A) Second subshell have value of n = 6. (B) Second subshell has one nodal plane.
(C) Second subshell is d-subshell. (D) First subshell is f-subshell.

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8. Select the correct statement(s) among the following.

(A) The maximum value of principal quantum number is 7.
(B) For n = 2, there may be four subshell and these may contain a maximum of 8 electrons.
(C) M shell can accommodate a maximum of 18 electrons.
(D) The energy of 5p-orbitals is more than that of 4d-orbitals.

9. Which of the following statements are not true for d xy orbital?

(A) It is double dumbbell shaped
(B) The lobes lie in between x-and z-axes
(C) pz orbital is perpendicular to dxy orbital
(D) The lobes of px orbital are collinear with those of dxy orbital.

10. Which of the following orbitals are represented by n = 4 and l = 1?

(A) 4py (B) 4px (C) 4dxy (D) 4dx2  y2

11. 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.

12. Which of the following quantum numbers may be the same for an electron present in 3p and 5p orbitals?
(A) Principal quantum number (B) Azimuthal quantum number
(C) Magnetic quantum number (D) Spin quantum number

13. Which of the following statements concerning the four quantum numbers is true -
(A) ‘n’ gives idea of the size of an orbital
(B) ‘l’ gives the shape of an orbital
(C) ‘m’ gives the energy of the electron in the orbital
(D) ‘s’ gives the direction of spin of the electron in an orbital

14. Select the incorrect statements among the following.

(A) In dx2  y2 orbital, two nodal planes are present in xz-and yz-plane.

(B) dxy and dx2  y2 have one common nodal plane.

(C) One 4d orbital contains only two electrons of the same spin.
(D) One 3d orbital contains a total of 10 electrons.

15. Which of the following may represent the possible quantum numbers for the last electron of Ga?
(A) 3, 1, +1, +1/2 (B) 4, 0, +1, +1/2 (C) 4, 1, 0, –1/2 (D) 4, 4, +1, +1/2

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16. 4d, 5p, 5f and 6p orbitals are arranged in the order of decreasing energy. The correct option is
(A) 5f > 6p > 4d > 5p (B) 5f > 6p > 5p > 4d (C) 6p > 5f > 5p > 4d (D) 6p > 5f > 4d > 5p

17. Which of the following options have elements/ion with same value of spin multiplicity.
(A) Cr, Mn+1 (B) Ni+2, Ti, C (C) F, Sc, K, Rb (D) N, P, V

18. For 24Cr which of the following statements is/are correct.

(A) Number of electrons with principle quantum number '3' are 13
(B) Number of electrons with azimuthal quantum number '1' are 12
(C) Number of electrons with magnetic quantum number '0' are 12
(D) Number of minimum or maximum electrons with same spin quantum number are '9' or 15 respectively.

19. Which of following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) Lanthanum is the first element of lanthanides.
(B) Actinium violates the Aufbau's principle.
(C) Chromium violates the Pauli's exclusion principle.
(D) Total 10 exchanges are possible for d electrons in Zn.

20. The electronic configuration of an element is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1. This represents its:
(A) Excited state of an element
(B) Ground state of atom
(C) May represent cationic form of elements
(D) More stable electronic configuration as compared to [Ar] 3d9 4s2

21. Which of the following energy level cannot exist according to quantum theory?
(A) 3f (B) 5g (C) 5h (D) 6h

22. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) For a H-atom, the energies of electron in 2s and 2p-subshells is same.
(B) The maximum number of electrons possible in the penultimate shell is 18 of Zn.
(C) A d-orbital can have a maximum of two electrons, with opposite spin.
(D) In the ground state of sodium atom, there are six electrons in one spin and another five electrons, in
opposite spin.

23. Which of the following configuration violates Hund's Rule?

3d 4s 3d 4s
(A) (B)

3d 4s 3d 4s
(C) (D)

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24. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for the ground state electronic configuration of
potassium(K)?
(A) The 19th electron enters in the 4s-shubshell.
(B) There is only one unpaired electron.
(C) Their is a maximum of 10 electrons in the parallel spin.
(D) It is an exception of configuration.

25. Select the pair which follows energy order according to (n + l) rule (Aufbau's principle).
(A) 4f < 6s (B) 5d > 5p (C) 3d < 4d (D) 4s < 3s

26. Which of the following sub-shells does not exist for an atom, according to quantum theory?
(A) 2d (B) 4f (C) 5h (D) 7h

27. Which of the following having same of magnetic moment?

(A) Mn2+ & Na+ (B) Co3+ & Fe2+ (C) Fe3+ & Mn2+ (D) Zn2+ & Na+

28. Which of the following having same value of magnetic moment?

(A) Mn2+ & Na+ (B) Co3+ & Fe2+ (C) Zn2+ & Cl (D) Zn2+ & Na+

29. Number of electrons present in d-subshell and valence shell in Cr(24) are :
(A) 3d5 (B) 4s1 (C) 4d4 (D) 5s2

30. In which of the following pairs, the ions are iso-electronic?

(A) Na+, F– (B) Al3+, O– (C) Na+, Ne (D) N3–, Cl–

31. The number of d-electrons in Fe3+ is equal to that of:

(A) p-electrons in N (B) total s-electron in Na (C) d-electrons in Co+3 (D) total p-electrons in O–

32. Read the following statements and identify correct statements:

(A) An orbital is defined as that zone in space where electron is most likely to be found.
(B) According to Hund's No two electrons in an atom can have same values of all the four quantum
numbers.
(C) According to 'AUFBAU' the electrons are added progressively to the various orbitals in the order of
increasing energies starting with the orbital of the lowest energies.
(D) Two or more atoms of different elements which show a constant difference in A-Z in their respective
Nuclei are known as isotones.

33. Which of the following configuration is/are incorrect according to Hund's rule?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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34. Select the correct statement(s):

(A) In H-atom, energy of orbital can be determined by (n + l) rule.
(B) If magnetic quantum number for an electron is 1 then it must be in p-orbital.
(C) A p-orbital can accommodate maximum 6 electrons.

(D) In orbital diagram Aufbau principle is violated.

35. Select the incorrect statement(s):

(A) Particles of liquid are arranged in a regular pattern
(B) Matter is always classified as solid, liquid and gas
(C) A pure substance must be an element
(D) Smallest particle of an element is always an atom.

36. Select the correct order of energy level in H-atom:

(A) 1s < 2s < 2p < 3s < 3p < 4s < 3d (B) 1s < 2s = 2p < 3s = 3p = 3d < 4s
(C) 1s < 2s < 3s < 4s (D) 1s < 2s = 2p < 3s = 3p < 3d < 4s

37. Which of the following information(s) is/are incorrect for Fe+2 (Z = 26):
(A) Electronic configuration is [18Ar]3d4 4s2
(B) Number of unpaired electrons are 4
(C) Maximum number of electrons having m = 0 are 6
1
(D) Four quantum numbers of outermost electrons are n = 4; l = 0; m = 0; s = +
2

38. Which of the following is/are correct:

(A) In single electron species subshells of same shell are degenerate in the absence of external electric
and magnetic field
(B) In multielectron atoms, orbitals of same subshell are degenerate in the absence of external electric
and magnetic field
(C) 3d subshell is filled completely before 4s
(D) Energy order of subshell s in single electron species is decided by (n + ) rule

39. Which of the following set of quantum numbers is/are valid for electrons of ground state electronic
configuration of elements, having atomic no. up to 25.
n  m s

1
(A) 3 2 0 +
2
1
(B) 4 0 0 +
2
1
(C) 4 1 0 –
2
1
(D) 2 2 +1 +
2

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40. Which of the following may have same set of quantum no?
(A) Last electron of Ga and last electron of Zn
(B) Unpaired electron of S and entered electron in S–
(C) Last electron of Sc and last e– of Cr
(D) Unpaired electron in 2p orbital of N and unpaired electron in 2p orbital of F

41. Select the incorrect statement:

(A) In dx2  y2 orbital 2 nodal planes are in xz and yz plane

(B) dxy and dx2  y2 have one common nodal plane

(C) One 4d orbital contains only 2 electrons of same spin

(D) One 3d orbital contains a total of 10 electrons

42. Choose the correct statement among the following:

(A) Number of orbitals in nth shell are n2
(B) Number of orbitals in a subshell are (2 +1)

(C) Number of subshell in nth shell are n

(D) Number of electrons in an orbital of subshell are 2(2 + 1)

43. Select the incorrect statement(s) from the following options:

(A) The nodal plane of px identical with that of py orbital
(B) dyz orbital has two nodal plane which are xz and yz planes
(C) px, py, and pz orbitals have the same value of ''

(D) dxy, dx2  y2 , and dz2 orbitals have the different orientation in space but have the same value of 'm'

44. Which of the following can be a stable ground state electronic configuration (only valence shell) of carbon
atom?

(A) (B)
2
2s2
2p 2s2 2p2

(C) (D)
2
2s 2
2p 2s2 2p2

45. Choose the correct statement among the following:

(A) Number of orbitals in nth shell are n2
(B) Number of orbitals in th subshell are (2 + 1)

(C) Number of subshell in nth shell are n

(D) Number of electrons in an orbital of th subshell are 2(2 + 1)

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INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS

46. Total number of orbitals that are to be filled completely before entering into the 6s subshell for filling of
electrons is_________.
(Add the digits till you get single digit answer.)

47. Find the total number of elements out of the given elements which will need two more electrons to achieve
8 electrons in the outermost shell.
Na, C, N, P, F, O

48. If Hund's rule is violated and all other rules stands true then find number of among followings which are
having number of unpaired electrons greater than those present in Fe 2*.
Cr+3, Mn+2, Cu+1, Zn+1, Co+1, Sc3+, Ni2+

49. Find the total number of possible exchanges for d4 configuration in an element.

50. Maximum number of possible exchanges in d7 configuration:

[Subtract your answer by 5]

51. If Aufbau's rule is not followed and electron filling is done shell after shell, then number of unpaired
electrons present in copper will be______.

52. Maximum Number of degenerate orbitals in M shell of Li2+ is_______.

53. The number of chemical species among the following which can produce spin magnetic moment greater
than zero is________.
Sc3+ , V3+ , Cr6+ , Mn2+ , Zn, Pb, Ag+, Cu2+, Hg, Cu+, Cu

1
54. In Mn, the maximum number of electrons having m s = + is_______.
2

1
55. In Mn, the minimum number of electrons having m s = – is_______.
2

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MATCH THE COLUMN

In the following questions, match the options in column I with options in column II. One or more
than one options in Column II may be correct.
56. Match the orbitals with their spatial arrangement.
Column-I Column-II
(A) pz (p) xy plane is the nodal plane.
(B) dxz (q) yz plane is the nodal plane.
(C) dyz (r) xz plane is the nodal plane.
(D) dxy (s) Has a common nodal plane with px.
(t) Has a common nodal plan with dxy.

57. Match the shell with the property.

Column-I Column-II
(A) K (p) Maximum number of electrons present in 18.
(B) L (q) If the shell is fully occupied, some electrons must have value of m = 0.
(C) M (r) There are no electrons with l value of 2, if the shell is fully occupied.
(D) N (s) p subshell is present.

58. Column-I Column-II

1
(A) Fe2+ (p) Set of quantum no. for last e– is n = 2, 1 = 1, m = 1, s = +
2
(B) Mn+4 (q) Magnetic moment (µ) = zero
(C) Zn+2 (r) Spin multiplicity (SM) = 4
(D) Na+ (s) Total no. of exchange pairs in 3d - subshell = 10
(t) Paramagnetic species

59. Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists (n,
l, and m are respectively the principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum no.)
Column-I Column-II
(A) Number of values of l for an energy level (n) (p) 0, 1, 2, .....(n–1)
(B) Value of l for a particular type of orbit (q) +1 to –1 through zero
(C) Number of values of m for l = 2 (r) 5
(D) Value of m (s) n

60. Match the column

Column-I Column-II
(A) Same number of unpaired electrons are present in (p) Na+, Mg2+, F–
(B) Same number of electrons in s and p subshells. (q) F–, Mg, O2–
(C) Same number of electrons with l = 1 (r) Mg, Ne, O2–

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61. (l and m are respectively the azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers)
Column-I Column-II
(A) Total number of value of (l) for a shell (p) 0, 1, 2, .....(n – 1)
(B) Values of (l) for a shell (q) +l, ....., +2, +1, 0, –1, –2, .....–l
(C) Total number of values of (m) for a subshell (r) (2l + 1)
(D) Values of (m) for a subshell (s) n

62. Column-I Column-II

(A) Number of electron in Na(11) having m = 0 (p) 7
(B) No. of electrons in S(16) having (n + l) = 3 (q) 15
(C) No. of maximum possible electrons having (r) 8
1
s=+ spin in Cr(24) (s) 12
2

COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a passage/comprehension is given. On the basis of that passage,
answer the given questions. One or more than one answer may be correct.
Comprehension # 1 (Q.63 to Q.66)
Imagine a universe in which :
(a) Principal quantum no. n can have values from 1, 2, 3, ......
(b) Azimuthal quantum no. 1 can have values from 1 to n + 1 corresponding to A, B, C, D, E, F ...

(c) Magnetic quantum no. m can have integral value from – to + (including zero if possible).
2 2
(d) Spin quantum no. s can have 6 possible values.
All rules of filling remains intact.

63. What will be the last shell and subshell for an element with Z = 36 ?
(A) 2A (B) 1B (C) 1C (D) 2B

64. What will be the atomic no. of the element, in which last e– fills the 2nd shell completely ?
(A) 38 (B) 57 (C) 76 (D) 96

65. What is the maximum e– capacity of a shell for which n = 4 ?

(A) 32 (B) 96 (C) 114 (D) 64

66. What will be the last shell for an element having Z = 117 ?
(A) n = 3 (B) n = 4 (C) n = 5 (D) n = 6

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Comprehension # 2 (Q.67 to Q.68)

If values of quantum numbers can be considered as follows :
n = 1, 2, 3, ..... l = 0 to (n + 1)
1 1
m = –l to l (integral value including zero) x   ,
2 2
67. According to above consideration, the maximum number of electrons associated with 3rd shell is :
(A) 50 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 60

68. According to above consideration, the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in g-
orbital of fourth shell is :
(A) 18 (B) 9 (C) 2 (D) 22

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ANSWER KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ABCD ABCD AD ABC ABCD ACD AD CD BD AB
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D BCD ABD ABCD C B ABCD ABCD ACD BCD
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
AC ABCD BC ABC BC AC BCD BD AB AC
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
BD ACD AB D ABC BC ACD AB AB CD
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
ABCD ABC ABD ABCD ABC 9 1 3 6 6
51 52 53 54 55
1 9 4 15 10

Match the Column

56. A-p, B-p,q,s,t, C-p,r,t, D-q,r,s,t 60. A-p,q,r, B-p, C-p,q,r
57. A-q,r, B-q,r,s, C-p,q,s, D-q,s 61. A-s, B-p, C-r, D-q
58. A-s,t, B-r,t, C-q, D-p,q 62. A-p, B-r, C-q
59. A-s, B-p, C-r, D-q

Comprehension Type Questions

63. A 64. D 65. C 66. B 67. A 68. C

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EXERCISE-III
(JEE Mains Previous Years Question)
SINGLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS
1. The number of subshells associated with n = 4 and m = –2 quantum numbers is :
[Sep. 02, 2020 (II)]
(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 16 (D) 4

1
2. The number of orbitals associated with quantum numbers n = 5, m s = + is :
2
[Jan. 07, 2020 (I)]
(A) 11 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 15

3. The quantum number of four electrons are given below :

I. n = 4, l = 2, ml = –2, ms = –1/2
II. n = 3, l = 2, ml = 1, ms = +1/2
III. n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0, ms = +1/2
IV. n = 3, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = –1/2
The correct order of their increasing energies will be :
[2007(S), April 8, 2019 (I)]
(A) IV < III < II < I (B) I < II < III < IV (C) IV < II < III < I (D) I < III < II < IV

INTERGER TYPE QUESTIONS

4. The value of magnetic quantum number of the outermost electron of Zn+ ion is___________.
[NV, Aug. 31, 2021 (II)]

5. The Azimuthal Quantum number for the valence electrons of Ga+ ion is___________.
[NV, July. 20, 2021 (I)]
(Atomic number of Ga = 31)

6. The number of orbitals with n = 5, m  = +2 is__________.

(Round off to the Nearest Integer).

[NV, March. 16, 2021 (II)]

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ANSWER KEY

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. 0 5. 0 6. 3

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