Std 12th Sub : Chemistry Ch Atomic Structure Date 14-11-24

DISCOVERY OF SUB ATOMIC PARTICLES, 8. 1 mole of diatomic gas A2 contain 32 and 36 moles of
electrons and neutrons respectively. The representation of
ATOMIC MODELS, NUCLEUS the element is
1. The fraction of volume occupied by the nucleus with respect (a) 32A68 (b) 16A34
(c) 16A 18 (d) 32A36
to the total volume of an atom is:
(a) 10–15 (b) 10–5 
(c) 10 –30 (d) 10–10 9. Nucleons are:
 (a) Protons and neutrons.
(b) Neutrons and electrons.
2. When lithium vapours were filled in the discharge tube for (c) Protons and electrons.
anode rays experiment, the anode rays were found to contain (d) Protons, neutrons and electrons.
only Li+ ions (A = 7, Z = 3). Therefore, each particle of anode

rays contains
(a) 1 proton only. 10. The discovery of neutron came very late because:
(b) 3 protons and 4 neutrons only. (a) It is present in nucleus.
(c) 3 protons, 4 neutrons and 2 electrons. (b) It is a fundamental particle.
(d) 3 protons, 3 neutrons and 3 electrons. (c) It does not move.
 (d) It does not carry any charge.
3. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray: 
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube. 11. Atomic number of an element represents:
(b) Is fixed.
(a) Number of neutrons in the nucleus.
(c) Varies with different electrodes.
(b) Atomic mass of an element.
(d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken.
(c) Valency of an element.

(d) Number of protons in the nucleus.
4. Cathode rays have:

(a) Mass only (b) Charge only
(c) No mass and no charge (d) Mass and charge both 12. The highest value of e/m of anode rays has been observed
when the discharge tube is filled with:

(a) Dinitrogen (b) Dioxygen
5. Which is the correct statement about proton?
(a) It is a nucleus of deuterium. (c) Dihydrogen (d) Helium
(b) It is an ionised hydrogen molecule. 
(c) It is an ionised hydrogen atom.
(d) It is an α-particle. QUANTUM THEORY OF LIGHT &
 PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
6. Rutherford’s experiment on scattering of α-particles showed 13. The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) body scanners used
for the first time that the atom has: in hospitals operate with 400 MHz radio frequency. The
(a) Electrons (b) Protons wavelength corresponding to this radio frequency is:
(c) Neutrons (d) Nucleus (a) 0.75 m (b) 0.75 cm
 (c) 1.5 m (d) 2 cm
7. When alpha particles are sent through a thin metal foil, most 
of them go straight through the foil because:
14. Electromagnetic radiations of wavelength 242 nm is just
(a) Alpha particles are much heavier than electrons. sufficient to ionise Sodium atom. Then the ionisation energy
(b) Alpha particles are positively charged. of Sodium in kJ mole–1 is:
(c) Most part of the atom is empty space. (a) 494.65 (b) 400
(d) Alpha particles move with very high velocity. (c) 247 (d) 600


 15. A bulb of 40 W is producing a light of wavelength 620 nm (b) E1(H) = E2(He+) = E3 (Li2+) = E4(Be3+)
with 80% of efficiency then the number of photons emitted (c) E1(H) = 2E2(He+) = 3E3 (Li2+) = 4E4(Be3+)
by the bulb in 20 seconds are (1eV = 1.6 × 10 –19 J,
(d) No relation
hc = 12400 eV Å):
(a) 2 × 1018 (b) 1018 
(c) 10 21 (d) 2 × 1021 23. If velocity of an electron in 1st orbit of H atom is V, what
will be the velocity of electron in 3rd orbit of Li+2?

(a) V (b) V/3
16. Light of wavelength λ falls on metal having work function
(c) 3 V (d) 9 V
hc/λ0. Photoelectric effect will take place only if :
(a) λ ≥ λ0 (b) λ ≥ 2λ0 
(c) λ ≤ λ0 (d) λ ≤ λ0/2 24. In a certain electronic transition in the hydrogen atoms from
 an initial state (1) to a final state (2), the difference in the
orbit radius (r1 – r2) is 24 times the first Bohr radius. Identify
17. A light whose frequency is equal to 6 × 1014 Hz is incident the transition:
on a metal whose work function is 2 eV (h = 6.626 × 10–34 Js,
(a) 5 → 1 (b) 25 → 1
1 eV = 1.6 × 10–19 J). The maximum energy of electrons
emitted will be: (c) 8 → 3 (d) 6 → 5
(a) 2.49 eV (b) 4.49 eV 
(c) 0.49 eV (d) 5.49 eV 25. S1 : Potential energy of the two opposite charge system
 increases with the decrease in distance.
18. A 600 W mercury lamp emits monochromatic radiation of S2 : When an electron make transition from higher orbit to
wavelength 331.3 nm. How many photons are emitted from lower orbit, it’s kinetic energy increases.
the lamp per second? S3 : When an electron make transition from lower energy to
(h = 6.626 × 10–34 Js, velocity of light = 3 × 108 ms–1) higher energy state its potential energy increases.
(a) 1 × 1019 (b) 1 × 1020 S4 : 11eV photon can free an electron from the 1st excited
(c) 1 × 10 21 (d) 1 × 1023 state of He+ -ion.
 (a) T T T T (b) F T T F
(c) T F F T (d) F F F F
19. Photoelectric effect can be explained by assuming that light:
(a) Is a form of transverse wave. 
(b) Is a form of longitudinal wave. 26. Energy of Bohr orbit:
(c) Can be polarised. (a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus.
(d) Consists of quanta. (b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus.
 (c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus.
(d) None of the above.
20. When the frequency of light incident on a metallic plate
is doubled of threshold frequency, the K.E. of the emitted 
photoelectrons will be: 27. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then, the radius
(a) Doubled of the first orbit of Li2+ will be:
(b) Halved (a) r/9 (b) r/3
(c) Increased but more than double of the previous K.E. (c) 3r (d) 9r
(d) Unchanged 
 28. According to Bohr theory, the angular momentum for an
21. A photon of 300 nm is absorbed by a gas and then emits electron of 5th orbit is:
two photons. One photon has a wavelength 496 nm then the (a) 5 h/π (b) 2.5 h/π
wavelength of second photon is:
(c) 5 π/h (d) 25 h/π
(a) 759 (b) 857 (c) 957 (d) 657


29. Which of the following electron transitions in hydrogen atom
will require largest amount of energy?
BOHR MODEL (a) from n = 1 to n = 2 (b) from n = 2 to n = 3
22. Which is the correct relationship: (c) from n = ∞ to n = 1 (d) from n = 3 to n = 5
(a) E1 of H = 1/2 E2 of He+ = 1/3 E3 of Li2+ = 1/4 E4 of Be3+ 
 30. En = –313.6/n2 kcal/mol. If the value of E = –34.84 kcal/ (c) 3 (d) 10
mol, to which value does ‘n’ correspond? 
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
39. Suppose that a hypothetical atom gives a red, green, blue
 and violet line spectrum among given transition. Which jump
31. Bohr’s atomic model suggests that according to figure would give off the red spectral line?
(a) Electrons have a particles as well as wave character n=4
(b) Atomic spectrum of atom should contain only five lines
(c) Electron on H-atom can have only certain values of n=3
angular momentum n=2
(d) All of the above
n=1

32. In Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom, let r, v and E represent (a) 3 → 1 (b) 2 → 1
the orbit radius, speed of an electron and the total energy (c) 4 → 1 (d) 3 → 2
of the electron, respectively. Which of following relation is 
proportional to the orbit number n?
40. The difference between the wave number of 1st line of Balmer
(a) v⋅r (b) r/E
series and last line of Paschen series for Li2+ ion is:
(c) r/v (d) r⋅E
R 5R R
 (a) (b) (c) 4R (d)
36 36 4
33. An electron in H-atom in its ground state absorbs 1.50 times
as much as energy as the minimum required for its escape 
(13.6 eV) from the atom. Thus K.E. given to emitted electron is: 41. The spectral lines corresponding to the radiation emitted by an
(a) 13.6 eV (b) 20.4 eV electron jumping from higher orbits to first orbit belong to:
(c) 34.0 eV (d) 6.8 eV (a) Paschen series (b) Balmer series
 (c) Lyman series (d) None of these
34. Bohr’s theory is not valid for the species: 
(a) H atom (b) He+ ion
+ 42. For the Paschen series, the value of n1 and n2 in the expression
(c) Li ion (d) Li2+ ion
1 1
 = ∆E R H × hc  2 − 2  is:
n
 1 n 2 
35. If r1 is the radius of the first orbit of hydrogen atom, then the
(a) n1 = 1, n2 = 2, 3, 4… (b) n1 = 2, n2 = 3, 4, 5…
radii of second, third and fourth orbitals in terms of r1 are:
(c) n1 = 3, n2 = 4, 5, 6… (d) n1 = 4, n2 = 5, 6, 7…
(a) r12, r13, r 41 (b) 8r1, 27r1, 64r1
(c) 4r1, 9r1, 16r1 (d) 2r1, 6r1, 8r1 


43. If the series limit of wavelength of the Lyman series for the
hydrogen atoms is 912 Å, then the series limit of wavelength
for the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom is:
SPECTRUM (a) 912 Å (b) 912 × 2 Å
36. In a sample of H-atom electrons make transition from 5th (c) 912 × 4 Å (d) 912/2 Å
excited state upto ground state, producing all possible types

of photons, then number of lines in infrared region are:
44. The shortest λ for the Lyman series of hydrogen atom is …
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
(Given RH = 109678 cm–1)
 (a) 911.7 Å (b) 700 Å
37. Total no. of lines in Lyman series of H-spectrum will be (c) 600 Å (d) 811 Å
(where n = no. of orbits):

(a) n (b) n – 1
45. The frequency of first line of Balmer series in hydrogen atom
(c) n – 2 (d) n (n + 1)
is vo. The frequency of corresponding line emitted by singly
 ionised helium atom is:
38. No. of visible lines when an electron returns from 5th orbit (a) 2vo (b) 4vo
upto ground state in H-spectrum: (c) vo/2 (d) vo/4
(a) 5 (b) 4 
 
46. Which of the following statement is not true? QUANTUM NUMBERS & ELECTRONIC
(a) Lyman spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the CONFIGURATION
ultraviolet region of electromagnetic radiation.
(b) Balmer spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the 57. Spin magnetic moment of Xn+ (Z = 26) is 24 B.M.
visible region of electromagnetic radiation. Hence number of unpaired electrons and value of n
(c) Paschen spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the respectively are:
visible region of electromagnetic radiation.  (a) 4, 2 (b) 2, 4 (c) 3, 1 (d) 0, 2
(d) Brackett spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the 58. Which of the following ions has the maximum number of
infrared region of electromagnetic radiation. unpaired d-electrons?

47. The first emission line of Balmer series in H-spectrum has  (a) Zn2+ (b) Mn2+ (c) Ni3+ (d) Cu+
the wave number equal to:
59. Consider the ground state of Cr atom (Z = 24). The numbers
9R H 7R H 3R H 5R H
(a) cm –1 (b) cm –1 (c) cm –1 (d) cm –1 of electrons with the azimuthal quantum numbers,  = 1 and
 400 144 4 36 2 are, respectively:
48. When an electron de-excites from higher orbit in H-atom, (a) 16 and 5 (b) 12 and 5
only two radiations are emitted out one in Paschen series and (c) 16 and 4 (d) 12 and 4
one in Lyman series. The wavelength of radiation emitted
 60. The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s-orbital is:
out in Lyman series is:
8R 3R 4 9 1 h
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) + (b) Zero
 9 4 3R 8R 2 2π
h h
DE-BROGLIE WAVELENGTH AND (c) (d) 2
2π 2π
HEISENBERG UNCERTAINITY PRINCIPLE
61. The possible value of  and m for the last electron in the
49. The momentum of a photon of wavelength 6626 nm will be
Cl– ion are:

(a) 10–28 kg ms– 1 (b) 10–25 kg ms– 1
–31 – 1
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and + 1 (c) 3 and –1 (d) 1 and –1
(c) 10 kg ms (d) Zero

50. de-Broglie wavelength of electron in second orbit of Li2+ 62. For an electron, subshell with n = 3 has only one radial node.
ion will be equal to de-Broglie wavelength of electron in: The orbital angular momentum of the electron will be:
(a) n = 3 of H-atom (b) n = 4 of C5+ ion h h  h 
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3  

3+
(c) n = 6 of Be ion (d) n = 3 of He+ ion 2π 2π  2π 
51. de-Broglie equation describes the relationship of wavelength QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL OF ATOM,
associated with the motion of an electron and its: SCHRODINGER WAVE EQUATION AND
(a) Mass (b) Energy
ORBITAL CONCEPT
 (c) Momentum (d) Charge
63. The maximum radial probability in 1s-orbital occurs at a
52. A body of mass ‘x’ kg is moving with velocity of 100 m sec–1. distance when: [r0 = Bohr radius]
It’s de-Broglie wavelength is 6.62 × 10–35 m. Hence ‘x’ is r r
(a) r = r0 (b) r = 2r0 (c) r = 0 (d) 2r = 0
(h = 6.62 × 10–34 J sec): 2 2
(a) 0.25 kg (b) 0.15 kg 64. The maximum probability of finding an electron in the dxy
(c) 0.2 kg (d) 0.1 kg orbital is :
 53. The wavelengths of electron waves in two orbits is 3 : 5. The (a) Along the x-axis. (b) Along the y-axis.
ratio of kinetic energy of electrons will be: (c) At an angle of 45º from the x and y axis.
 (a) 25 : 9 (b) 5 : 3 (c) 9 : 25 (d) 3 : 5 (d) At an angle of 90º from the x and y axis.
54. A ball of mass 200 g is moving with a velocity of 10 m sec–1. 65. 3py orbital has..........nodal plane :
If the error in measurement of velocity is 0.1%, the (a) XY (b) YZ
uncertainty in its position is: (c) ZX (d) All of these
(a) 3.3 × 10–31 m (b) 3.3 × 10–27 m
–25 66. A 3p-orbital has:
(c) 5.3× 10 m (d) 2.64 × 10–32 m
(a) Two non-spherical nodes.
 55. If the radius of first Bohr orbit is x, then de-Broglie (b) Two spherical nodes.
wavelength of electron in 3rd orbit is nearly:
(c) One spherical and one non spherical nodes.
 (a) 2πx (b) 6πx (c) 9x (d) x/3
(d) One spherical and two non spherical nodes.
56. Which of the following particles moving with same
velocity would be associated with smallest de-Broglie
wavelength?
(a) Dihydrogen molecule (b) Dioxygen molecule
(c) Helium molecule (d) Dinitrogen molecule
 67. According to Schrodinger model nature of electron in an 5. Let u1 be the frequency of the series limit of the Lyman series,
atom is as: u2 be the frequency of the first line of the Lyman series,
(a) Particle only. and u3 be the frequency of the series limit of the Balmer
(b) Wave only. series:
(c) Particle and wave nature simultaneous. (a) u1 – u2 = u3
(d) Sometimes waves and sometimes particle. (b) u2 – u1 = u3
68. Consider the following statements: (c) u3 = 1/2 (u1 – u3)

(A) Electron density in the XY plane in 3dx2–y2 orbital is zero. (d) u1 + u2 = u3
(B) Electron density in the XY plane in 3dz2 orbital is zero. 6. In a sample of H-atoms, electrons de-excite from a level ‘n’
(C) 2s orbital has one spherical nodal. to 1. The total number of lines belonging to Balmer series
(D) For 2pz orbital, XY is the nodal plane. are two. If the electrons are ionised from level ‘n’ by photons
Which of these are incorrect statements? of energy 13 eV. Then the kinetic energy of the ejected
(a) A & C (b) D & C photoelectrons will be :
(c) Only B (d) A, B (a) 12.15 eV (b) 11.49 eV
69. Which of the following d-orbitals has dough-nut shape ?  (c) 12.46 eV (d) 12.63 eV
(a) dxy (b) dyz 7. A particle X moving with a certain velocity has a de-Broglie
wave length of 1Å. If particle Y has a mass of 25% that of
(c) d x 2 − y2 (d) d z 2 X and velocity 75% that of X, de-Broglie wave length of Y
70. The permissible solution to the Schrodinger wave equation will be:
gave an idea of only ........... quantum numbers. (a) 3 Å (b) 5.33 Å
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6.88 Å (d) 48 Å
(c) 2 (d) 1 
8. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelength of a proton and
1. A light source of wavelength (λ) illuminates a metal and α-particles will be 1 : 2 if their:
ejects photo-electrons with (K.E.)max = 1 eV.
(a) Velocity are in the ratio 1 : 8.
Another light source of wavelength λ/3, ejects photo-
electrons from same metal with (K.E.)max = 5eV. (b) Velocity are in the ratio 8 : 1.
Find the value of work function? (c) Kinetic energy are in the ratio 1 : 64.
(a) 1 eV (b) 2 eV  (d) Kinetic energy are in the ratio 1 : 256.
 (c) 0.5 eV (d) None of these
9. Consider an electron in the nth orbit of a hydrogen atom
2. A single electron species in energy level (orbit number n)
with energy X was provided with excess of energy so that in the Bohr model. The circumference of the orbit can be
it jumps to higher energy level with energy Y. If it can emit expressed in terms of the de-Broglie wavelength (λ) of the
radiations of six different wavelengths on de-excitement electron as:
between these two energy levels, then the correct relation is (a) (0.529) nλ (b) nλ
X X 3 (c) (13.6) λ (d) nλ
(a) = (n − 1) 2 (b) = 1+
Y Y n  10. In case of d 2 2 orbital:
x –y
X 3 X n (a) Probability of finding the electron along x-axis is zero.
(c) = 1+ (d) = 1+
 Y n Y 3
(b) Probability of finding the electron along y-axis is zero.
3. The potential energy of the electron present in the ground
(c) Probability of finding the electron is maximum along x
state of Be3+ ion is represented by:
and y-axis.
e2 e (d) Probability of finding the electron is zero in x-y plane.
(a) + (b) − π ∈ r 
π ∈0 r 0
11. The value of the spin magnetic moment of a particular ion
e2 e2 is 2.83 Bohr magneton. The ion is:
(c) − π ∈ r 2 (d) −
 0 π ∈0 r (a) Fe2+ (b) Ni2+ (c) Mn2+ (d) Co3+
4. Which transition in Li2+ would have the same wavelength  12. If n and  are respectively the principal and azimuthal
as the 2 → 4 transition in He+ ion? quantum numbers, then the expression for calculating the
(a) 4 → 2 (b) 1 → 2 total number of electrons in any orbit is:
 (c) 3 → 6 (d) 6 → 2
 =n = n −1 (c) Must have l = 0, 1 or 2
(a) ∑ 2(2 + 1) (b) ∑ 2(2 + 1) (d) Must have l = 2
 =1  =1

= n + 1 = n −1
21. Electronic configuration of an element is 1s2, 2s1, 2p2.
(c) ∑ 2(2 + 1) (d) ∑ 2(2 + 1)
It is:
=0 =0
(a) Ground state configuration of B (Z = 5).
 (b) Excited state configuration of B.
13. The difference in Bohr’s radius of H atom for (n + 1) and nth (c) Ground state configuration of C+ ion (Z = 6).
radius is equal to (n – 1)th Bohr radius. The value of n is:
(d) Impossible configuration.
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5


14. An electron, a proton and an alpha particle have kinetic 22. What is the most probable distance of a 1s-electron in
energies of 16E, 4E and E respectively. What is the a He+ ion? The wave function for 1s-orbital is given by
qualitative order of their de-Broglie wavelengths?  Z3  –Zr/a 0
(a) λe > λp = λa (b) λp = λa > λe ψ =  3 
e , where ao = radius of first Bohr’s orbit
 π a0 
(c) λp > λe > λa (d) λa> λe >> λp in H-atom = 52.9 pm.
 (a) 52.9 pm (b) 13.25 pm
15. In an atom, two electrons move around the nucleus in circular (c) 6.61 pm (d) 26.45 pm
orbits of radii R and 4R respectively. The ratio of the time

taken by them to complete one revolution is:
23. The dissociation energy of H2 is 429.0 kJ/mol. If H2 is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1
dissociated by illumination with radiation of wavelength
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 8 : 7 270.0 nm, then what percentage of radiant energy will be
 converted into kinetic energy? (h = 6.6×10−34 Js, NA = 6×1023)
16. An electron is continuously accelerated in vacuum tube under (a) 1.25% (b) 3.26%
applied potential difference. Calculate the change in kinetic (c) 2.46% (d) 7.5%
energy if de-Broglie wavelength is decreased by 2% 
(a) 1% (b) 2%
24. The magnitude of the orbital angular momentum of an
(c) 3% (d) 4%
electron is given by= L 5 h/π . How many orbitals of
 this kind are possible, belonging to an orbit?
17. The difference in angular momentum associated with the (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 9
electron in two successive orbits of hydrogen atom is: 
(a) h/p (b) h/2p
25. How many electrons can fit into the orbitals that comprise
(c) h/2 (d) (n – 1) h/2p the 3rd quantum shell, n = 3?
 (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 32
18. An α–particle is accelerated from rest through a potential 
difference of 6.0 V. It’s de-Broglie wavelength is:
26. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is correct
(a) 5 Å (b) 4.15 pm for an electron in 4f-orbital?
(c) 414.6 Å (d) 5 nm (a) n = 4, l = 3, m = +4; s = +1/2
 (b) n = 4, l = 4, m = –4, s = –1/2
19. A photon of 2.55 eV is emitted out by an electronic transition (c) n = 4, l = 3, m = +1, s = +1/2
in hydrogen atom. The change in de-Broglie wavelength of (d) n = 3, l = 2, m = –2, s = +1/2
the electron is:

(a) 3.32 Å (b) 4.13 Å
27. In any subshell, the maximum number of electrons having
(c) 6.64 Å (d) 9.96 Å
same values of spin quantum number is:

(a) l (+ 1) (b) l + 2
20. An electron that has the quantum numbers n = 3 and m = 2: (c) 2l + 1 (d) 4l + 2
(a) Must have l = 3, 4 or 5

(b) Must have l = 2, 3 or 4