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Topic: Atomic

1. If elements with principal quantum number n > 4 were not allowed in nature, the number of possible elements
would be:
(a) 60 (b) 32 (c) 4 (d) 64
2. Bohr’s atomic model gained acceptance above all other models because it:
(a) Is based on quantum hypothesis
(b) Explained the constitution of atom
(c) Assumed continuous radiation of energy by orbiting electrons
(d) Explained hydrogen spectrum
3. Pauli’s exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have identical values for:
(a) One of the four quantum numbers (b) Two of the four quantum numbers
(c) Three of the four quantum numbers (d) All four quantum numbers
4. Energy levels A, B and C of a certain atom correspond to increasing values of energy i.e. EA < EB < EC. If
1,  2 , 3 are the wavelengths of radiation corresponding to transition C to B. B to A and C to A respectively,
which of the following statements is correct?

1 1 1
(a) 3  1   2 (b)   (c) 1   2   3  0 (d) 3  12   22
3 1  2
5. When white light (violet to red) is passed through hydrogen gas at room temperature, absorption lines will be
observed in the
(a) Lyman series (b) Balmer series (c) Both (A) and (B) (d) Neither (A) or (B)
6. The difference in angular momentum associated with electron in two successive orbits of hydrogen atom is:
h h nh h
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 2 2 2
7. If radiation of all wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared is passed through hydrogen gas at room temperature
absorption lines will be observed in the
(a) Lyman series (b) Balmer series (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) or (b)
8. Which of the following force is responsible for  -particle scattering?
(a) Gravitational (b) Nuclear (c) Coulomb (d) Magnetic
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9. A Hydrogen atom and Li ion are both in the second excited state. If LH and LLi are their respective angular
momenta, and EH and ELi their respective energies, then:
(a) L H  L Li and | E H |  | E Li | (b) L H  L Li and | E H |  | E Li |

(c) L H  L Li and | E H |  | E Li | (d) L H  LLi and | E H |  | E Li |

10. The minimum kinetic energy of an electron, hydrogen ion, helium ion required for ionization of a hydrogen atom
is E1 in case electron is collided with hydrogen atom. It is E2 if hydrogen ion is collided and E3 when helium ion
is colloided. Then:
(a) E1 = E2 = E3 (b) E1 > E2 > E3 (c) E1 < E2 < E3 (d) E1 > E3 > E2
11. The wavelength of radiation emitted due to transition of electron from energy level E to zero is equal to  . The
3E
wavelength of radiation (1 ) emitted when electron jumps from energy level to zero will be:
2

2 3 4 9
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) 
3 2 y 4
12. A neutron collies head-on with a stationary hydrogen atom in ground state. Which of the following statements
is/are correct?
(a) If kinetic energy of the neutron is less than 13.6 eV, collision must be elastic
(b) If kinetic energy of the neutron is less than 13.6 eV, collision may be inelastic
(c) Inelastic collision may take place on when initial kinetic energy of neutron is greater than 13.6 eV
(d) Perfectly inelastic collision can not take place
13. An electron in hydrogen atom after absorbing an energy photon jumps from energy state n1 to n2. then it retruns to
ground state after emitting six different wavelengths in emission spectrum. The energy of emitted photons is
either equal to, less than or greater than the absorbed photons. Then n1 and n2 are:
(a) n2 = 4, n1 = 3 (b) n2 = 5, n1 = 3 (c) n2 = 4, n1 = 2 (d) n2 = 4, n1 = 1
14. Mark correct statements:
(a) Bohr’s theory is applicable to hydrogen alone because its nucleus is most light
(b) Binding energy of electron (in ground state) of 1H2 is greater than that of 1H in ground state
 (c) All the lines of Balmer series live in visible spectrum
(d) None of these
15. Figure represents transitions of electron from higher to lower state of hydrogen atom. Which transition represents
the line of Balmer series:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3

+ ++
16. Hydrogen H, deuterium D, singly ionized helium He and doubly ionized lithium Li all have one electron
around the nucleus. Consider n = 2 and n = 1 transition. The wavelengths of the emitted radiations are 1,  2 , 3

and  4 respectively. Then approximately:

(a) 1  22  2 23  3 2 4 (b) 1   2  23  3 4

(c) 1   2  43 – 9 4 (d) 41  2 2  2 3   4

17. Which of the following curves may represents the energy of electron in hydrogen atom as a function of principal
quantum number n:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
18. A hydrogen atom in ground state absorbs 12.1 eV energy. The orbital angular momentum of electron is increased
by:
h h 3h
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
2  2
19. Magnetic moment due to the motion of the electron in nth energy state of hydrogen atom is proportional to:
(a) n (b) n0 (c) n5 (d) n3
20. The energy required to excite a hydrogen atom from n = 1 to n = 2 energy state 10.2 eV. What is the wavelength
of the radiation emitted by the atom when it goes back to its ground state?
(a) 1024 Å (b) 1122 Å (c) 1218 Å (d) 1324 Å
21. Consider Bohr’s theory for hydrogen atom. The magnitude of angular momentum, orbit radius and frequency of
the electron in nth energy state in a hydrogen atom are L, r & f respectively. Find out the value of ‘x’, if the
product f r L is directly proportional to nr:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
22. For the first member of Balmer series of hydrogen spectrum, the wavelength  . What is the wavelength of the
second member?
5 3 4 20
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) 
30 16 9 27
23. In a new system of units the fundamental quantities are planks constant (h), speed of light (c) and time (T). Then
the dimensions of Rydberg’s constant will be:

(a) h1c1T1 (b) h 0c – 1T – 1 (c) h1c0 T – 1 (d) h – 1cT0

24. Ina hypothetical atom, if transition from n = 4 to n = 3 produces visible light then the possible transition to obtain
infrared radiation is:
(a) n = 5 to n = 3 (b) n = 4 to n = 2 (c) n = 3 to n = 1 (d) None of these
25. If first excitation potential of a hydrogen like atom is V electron volt, then the ionization energy of this atom will
be:
3V
(a) V electron volt (b) electron volt
4
4V
(c) electron volt (d) cannot be calculated by given information
3
26. Ionisation energy for hydrogen atom in the ground state is E. What is the ionization energy of Li++ atom in the 2nd
excited state?
(a) E (b) 3E (c) 6E (d) 9E
27. The different lines in the Lyman series have their wavelengths laying between:
(a) Zero to infinite (b) 900 Å to 1200 Å (c) 1000 Å to 1500 Å (d) 500 Å to 1000 Å
28. The orbital electron of the hydrogen atom jumps from the ground state to a higher energy state and its orbital
velocity is reduced to one third of its initial value. If the radius of the orbit in the ground state is r, then what is
the radius of the new orbit?
(a) 2r (b) 3r (c) 4r (d) 9r
29. If we assume that penetrating power of any radiation/particle is inversely proportional to its de-Broglie
wavelength of the particle then:
(a) a proton and an  -particle after getting accelerated through same potential difference will have equal
penetrating power.
(b) penetrating power of  -particle will be greater than that of proton which have been accelerated by same
potential difference
(c) proton’s penetrating power will be less than penetrating power of an electron which has been accelerated
by the same potential difference
(d) penetrating powers can not be compared as all these are particles having to wavelength or wave nature
30. According to Bohr’s theory the ratio of time taken by electron to complete one revolution in first excited and
second excited states of hydrogen will be:
(a) 1:8 (b) 8 : 27 (c) 82 : 27 2 (d) 4:9
31. The area of the electron orbit for the ground state of hydrogen atom is A. What will be the area of the electron
orbit corresponding to the first excited state?
(a) 4A (b) 8A (c) 16A (d) 32A
9
32. If the wave-number of a spectral line of Brackett series of hydrogen is times the Rydberg constant. What is
400
the state from which the transition has taken place?
(a) n=4 (b) n=5 (c) n=6 (d) n=7
33. Ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 V. Hydrogen atom in the ground state is excited by monochromatic
radiation of photons of energy 12.09 eV. The number of spectral lines emitted by the hydrogen atom, according to
Bohr’s theory, will be:
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
34. An electron jumps from the first excited state to the ground stage of hydrogen atom. What will be the percentage
change in the speed of electron?
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 100% (d) 200%
35. An energy of 24.6 eV is required to remove one of the electron from the neutral helium atom. The energy (in eV)
required to remove both the electron from a neutral helium atom is:
(a) 38.2 (b) 49.2 (c) 51.8 (d) 79.0
36. A neutron beam, in which each neutron has same kinetic energy, is passed through a sample of hydrogen like gas
(but not hydrogen) in ground state and at rest. Due to collision of neutrons with the ions of the gas, ions are
excited and then they emit photons. Six spectral lines are obtained in which one of the lines is of wavelength
(6200/51) nm. Which gas is this?
(a) H (b) He+ (c) Li+2 (d) Bi+3
37. In previous question what is the minimum possible value of kinetic energy of the neutrons for this to be possible.
The mass of neutron and proton can be assumed to be nearly same. Use hc = 12400 eVÅ.
(a) 31.875 eV (b) 63.75 eV (c) 127.5 eV (d) 182.5 eV
38. In Millikan’s oil drop experiment, a charged oil drop of mass 3.2 × 10–14 kg is held stationary between two
parallel plates 6 mm apart by applying a potential difference of 1200 V between them. How many excess
electrons does the oil drop carry? Take g = 10 ms–2.
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
39. In a hydrogen like atom the energy required to excite the electron from 2nd to 3rd orbit is 47.2 eV. What is the
atomic number of the atom?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
40. Two hydrogen atoms are in excited state with electrons in n = 2 state. First one is moving towards left and emits
a photon of energy E1 towards right. Second one is moving towards right with same speed and emits a photon of
energy E 2 towards right. Taking recoil of nucleus into account during emission process:
(a) E1 > E2 (b) E1 < E2
(c) E1 = E2 (d) information insufficient
41. In a hydrogen atom following the Bohr’s postulates the product of linear momentum and angular momentum is
proportional to nr where ‘n’ is the orbit number. Then ‘x’ is:
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) –2 (d) 1
42. The velocity of an electron in second orbit of tenly ionized sodium atom (atomic number Z = 11) is v. The
velocity of an electron in its fifth orbit will be:
5 2 22
(a) v (b) v (c) v (d) v
2 5 5
43. A positronium consists of an electron and a positron revolving about their common centre of mass. Calculate the
separation between the electron and positron in their first excited state:
(a) 0.529 A (b) 1.058 A (c) 2.116 A (d) 4.232 A
44. A positronium consists of an electron and a positron revolving about their common centre of mass. Calculate the
kinetic energy of the electron in ground state:
(a) 1.51 eV (b) 3.4 eV (c) 6.8 eV (d) 13.6 eV
45. A hydrogen atom is in an excited state of principle quantum number n. It emits a photon of wavelength  when
returns to the ground state. The value of n is:
( R – 1) R
(a) R(R – 1) (b) (c) (d)  (R – 1)
R R – 1
46. The ratio of magnitude of energies of electron in hydrogen atom in first to second excited states is:
(a) 1:4 (b) 4:9 (c) 9:4 (d) 4:1
47. Monochromatic radiation of wavelength  is incident on a hydrogen sample in ground state. Hydrogen atoms
absorb a fraction of light and subsequently emit radiations of six different wavelengths. Find the wavelength 
(a) 975 A (b) 1218 A (c) 2248 A (d) 4316 A
48. Out of the following transitions, the frequency of emitted photon, will be maximum for:
(a) n = 5 to n = 3 (b) n = 6 to n = 2 (c) n = 2 to n = 1 (d) n = 4 to n = 2
49. Imagine a neutral particle of same mass m as electron revolving around a proton of mass Mp only under newton’s
gravitational force. Assuming Bohr’s quantum condition, the radius of electron orbit is given by:

n2h2 n2h 2 GM p n 2 h 2 nhGM p

(a) 2
(b) 2 2
(c) 2 2
(d)
m GM p 4  m GM p 4 m 4m

50. Determine the ratio of perimeters in 2nd and 3rd Bohr orbit the He+ atom:
9 9 4 16
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 16 9 9
51. The photon radiated from hydrogen corresponding to 2nd line of Lyman series is absorbed by a hydrogen like
atom ‘X’ in 2nd excited state. As a result the hydrogen like atom ‘X’ makes a transition to nth orbit. Then,
(a) X = He+, n = 4 (b) X = Li++, n = 6 (c) X = He–, n = 6 (d) X = Li++, n = 9
52. An  particle with a kinetic energy of 2.1 eV makes a head on collision with a hydrogen atom moving towards it
with a kinetic energy of 8.4 eV. The collision:
(a) must be perfectly elastic (b) may be perfectly inelastic
(c) may be inelastic (d) must be perfectly inelastic
53. A hydrogen atom is initially at rest and free to move is in the second excited state. It comes to ground state by
emitting a photon, then the momentum of hydrogen atom will be approximately: (in kg-m/s)
(a) 12.1 × 0–27 (b) 6.45 × 10 –27 (c) 3 × 10 –27 (d) 1.5 × 027
54. An gas of H-atoms in excited state n2 absorbs a photon of some energy and jump in higher energy state n1. Then it
returns to ground state after emitting six different wavelengths in emission spectrum. The energy of emitted
photons is equal, less or greater than the energy of absorbed photon then n1 and n2 will be:
(a) n1 = 5, n2 = 3 (b) n1 = 5, n2 = 2 (c) n1 = 4, n2 = 3 (d) n1 = 4, n2 = 2
55. Imagine an atom made of a nucleus of charge (Ze) and a hypothetical particle same mass but double the charge of
the electron. Apply the Bohr atom model and consider all possible transitions of this hypothetical particle to the
ground state. The longest wavelength of photon that will be emitted has wavelength  (given in terms of Rydherg
constant R of hydrogen atom equal to:

Z2 1 4 16
(a) (b) 2
(c) 2
(d)
3R 3Z R 3Z R 3Z2 , R
56. One of the lines in the emission spectrum of Li2+ has the same wavelength as that of the 2nd line of Balmer series
in the hydrogen spectrum. The electronic transition corresponding to this line is:
(a) n=4  n=2 (b) n=8  n=2 (c) n=8  n=4 (d) n = 12  n = 6

Kr 2
57. In Bohr’s theory the potential energy of an electron at a position is (where K is a positive constant); then the
2
quantized energy of the electron in nth orbit is:
1/ 2 1/ 2
nh  K  nh  K  K nh  m 
(a) (b)   (c) nh   (d)  
2  m  2  m  m 2  K 
58. If first and second frequencies in transition to ‘k’ orbital are related by the relation v1 = kv2, then the first
frequency in the transition to second orbital will not be equal to
1 
(a) v1  – 1  (b) (1 – k)v 2 (c) v 2 – v1 (d) k 2v2
 k 
59. The ratio of de-Broglie wave length of a photon and an electron of mass ‘m’ having the same kinetic energy E is:
(Speed of light = c)

2mc2 mc2 2mc 2 mc 2

(a) (b) (c) (d)
E E E E
60. A monochromatic radiation of wavelength  is incident on a sample containing He+. As a result the 1 lelium
sample starts radiating. A part of this radiation is allowed to pass through a sample of atomic hydrogen gas in
ground state. It is noticed that the hydrogen sample has started emitting electrons whose maximum kinetic energy
is 37.4 eV. (hc = 12400 eV Å) Then  is:
(a) 275 Å (b) 243 Å (c) 656 Å (d) 386 Å
61. Of the following transitions in hydrogen atom, the one which gives an absorption line of highest frequency is:
(a) n = 1 to n = 2 (b) n = 3 to n = 8 (c) n = 2 to n = 1 (d) n = 8 to n = 3
62. An electron of the kinetic energy 10 eV collides with a hydrogen atom in 1st excited state. Assuming loss of
kinetic energy in the collision to be quantized which of the following statements is INCORRECT.
(a) The collisions may be perfectly inelastic (b) The collision may be inelastic
(c) The collision may be elastic (d) The collision must be inelastic
63. If in the first orbit of a hydrogen atom the total energy of the electrons is –21.76 × 10 –19 J, then its electric
potential energy will be:
(a) –43.52 × 10–19 J (b) –21.76 × 10–19 J (c) –10.88 × 10–19 J (d) –13.6 × 10–19 J
64. In the figure six lines of emission spectrum are shown. Which of them will be absent in the absorption spectrum.

(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 4, 6 (c) 4, 5, 6 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

65. An orbital electron in the ground state of hydrogen has an angular momentum L1, and an orbital electron in the
first orbit in the ground state of lithium (double ionized positively) has an angular momentum L2. Then:
(a) L1 = L2 (b) L1 = 3L2 (c) L2 = 3L1 (d) L2 = 9L1
66. The ratio of the maximum wavelength of the Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum to the maximum wavelength in
the Paschen series is:
3 6 52 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
105 15 7 108
67. Consider atoms H, He+, Li++ in their ground states. Suppose E1, E2 and E3 are minimum energies required so that
the atoms H, He+, Li++ can achieve their first excited states respectively, then:
(a) E1 = E2 = E3 (b) E1 > E2 > E3 (c) E1 < E2 < E3 (d) E1 = E2 = E3
68. The radius of first orbit of hydrogen atom is 0.53 Å. Then the radius of first Bohr-orbit of mesonic atom (negative
meson has mass 207 times that of electron but same charge) is:
(a) 2.85 × 10–13 m (b) 1.06 × 10 –13 m (c) 0.53 × 10–10 m (d) 7.0 × 10 –12 m
69. According to Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, the total energy of the hydrogen atom with its electron
revolving in the nth stationary orbit is
(a) Proportional to n (b) Proportional to n2
(c) Inversely proportional to n (d) Inversely proportional to n2
70. According to Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, the radii rn of stationary electron orbits are related to the
principal quantum number n as:

(a) rn  1 / n 2 (b) rn  1 / n (c) rn  n (d) rn  n 2

71. The wavelengths involved in the spectrum of deuterium ( 12 D ) are slightly different from that of hydrogen
spectrum, because:
(a) Size of the two nuclei are different
(b) Nuclear forces are different in the two cases
(c) Masses of the two nuclei are different
(d) Altraction between the electron and the nucleus is different in the two cases
72. The energy of the electron of hydrogen orbiting in a stationary orbit of radius rn is proportional to:

(a) rn (b) 1/rn (c) rn2 (d) 1 / rn2

73. The shortest wavelength of the spectrum for transition of an electron to n = 4 energy level of a hydrogen like atom
(atomic number = Z) is the same as the shortest wavelength of the Balmer series of hydrogen atom. The value of
Z is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
74. Which of the following series in the spectrum of the hydrogen atom lies in the visible region of the
electromagnetic spectrum?
(a) Paschen series (b) Balmer series (c) Lymann series (d) Brackett series
75. The angular momentum of an electron in an orbit is quantized because it is a necessary condition for the
compatibility with:
(a) The wave nature of electron (b) Particle nature of electron
(c) Paulli’s exclusion behaviour (d) None of these
76. In the following figure the energy levels of hydrogen atom have been shown along with some transitions marked
A, B, C, D and E. The transitions A, B and C respectively represent:

(a) The first member of Lyman series, third member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series
(b) The ionization potential of hydrogen, second member of Balmer series and third member of Paschen
series
(c) The series limit of Lyman series, second member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series
(d) The series limit of Lyman series, third member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series
77. The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from an excited state to the ground state. Which of the
following statements is true?
(a) It kinetic energy increases and its potential and total energies decreases
(b) Its kinetic energy decreases, potential energy increases and its total energy remains the same
(c) Its kinetic and total energies decrease and its potential energy increases
(d) Its kinetic, potential and total energies decrease
78. In the Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom, the ratio of the kinetic energy to the total energy of the electron in nth
quantum state is:
(a) –1 (b) +1 (c) –2 (d) 2
79. According to Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, the speed vn of the electron in a stable orbit is related to the
principal quantum number n as (C is a constant):

(a) vn  C / n 2 (b) vn  C / n (c) vn  C  n (d) vn  C  n 2

ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b)
16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (c)
26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (b)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (d)
36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (d) 40. (b)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (c)
46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (c)
51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (d) 55. (b)
56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (a) 62. (d) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (a)
66. (d) 67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (d)
71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (a)
76. (d) 77. (a) 78. (a) 79. (b)