PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT – CHEMISTRY – ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Illustrative Problems :- (i) Calculate the maximum and minimum wavelength of

lines in this series.
1. Calculate velocity of an electron placed in the third
orbit of the hydrogen atom. Also calculate the number (ii) In what portion of the electromagnetic spectrum will
of revolutions per second that this electron makes this series be found ?
around the nucleus.
9. When light with a wavelength of 400 nm falls on the
2. What electron transition in a hydrogen atom, starting surface of sodium, electron with a kinetic energy of
5 -1
from the orbit n = 7, will produce infrared light of 1.05×10 J mol are emitted.
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wavelength 2170 nm ? (RH = 1.09677×10 m )
(i) What is the minimum energy needed to remove an
3. (i) Estimate the difference in energy between the 1
st electron from sodium ?
and 2nd Bohr orbit for a hydrogen atom.
(ii) What is the maximum wavelength of light that will
(ii) At what minimum atomic number, would a cause a photoelectron to be emitted ?
transition from n = 2 to n = 1 energy level result in the
10. Show that circumference of the Bohr orbit for hydrogen
emission of X-rays with λ = 3.0×10-8 m ?
atom is an integral multiple of the de-Broglie
(iii) Which hydrogen atom like species does this atomic wavelength associated with the electron revolving
number correspond to ? about that orbit.

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RH = (Rydberg constant = 1.09677×10 m )
-1 11. (i) What is highest frequency photon that can be
emitted from hydrogen atom ? What is wavelength of
4. One quantum is absorbed per molecule of gaseous this photon ?
iodine for converting into iodine atoms. If light
absorbed has wavelength of 5000Å, calculate energy (ii) Calculate the longest wavelength transition in the
+
-1
required in kJ mol . Paschen series of He .

5. A near untraviolet photon of 300 nm is absorbed by a (iii) Calculate the ratio of the wavelength of first and the
gas and then reemitted as two photons. One photon is ultimate lines of Balmer series of Li2+ ?
red with wavelength 760 nm. What would be the
12. The kinetic energy of an electron in H like atom is 6.04
wavelength of the second photon ?
eV. Find the area of the third Bohr orbit to which this
6. Find the quantum numbers of excited state of electrons electron belongs. Also report the atom.
+
in He ion which on transition to ground state and first
13. The Lyman series of the hydrogen spectrum can be
excited state emit two photons of wavelengths, 30.4
7 -1 represented by the equation.
nm and 108.5nm respectively. (RH = 1.09678×10 M )
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V = 3.2881×10 S
7. An electron of a H-atom in its ground state absorbs 1.50
times as much as energy as the minimum required for it
to escape (13. 6 eV) from the atom. Calculate the
wavelength of the emitted electron.
(where n = 2, 3, …….)
8. The Lyman series of the hydrogen spectrum can be
represented by the equation in terms of wave number Calculate the maximum and minimum wavelength of
lines in this series.

14. Calculate the accelerating potential that must be

imparted to a proton beam to give it an effective
(where n = 2, 3……….) wavelength 0.005 m.
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Solved Problems :- 2. Among KO2, KAlO2, CaO2 and NO2 , unpaired electron is
present in :
1. The dissociation energy of H2 is 150 kJ mol-1. If H2 is
+
exposed to light energy of wavelength 500 nm, what % (a) NO2 and CaO2 (b) KO2 and KAlO2
of light energy will be converted into kinetic energy ?
(c) KO2 only (d) CaO2 only.
2. With what velocity should an α-particle travel towards 2+
3. Mercurous ion (Hg2 ) has magnetic moment of
the nucleus of a Cu-atom so as to arrive at a distance
10-13 metre from the nucleus of the Cu-atom ? (a) Zero (b) 1.732 BM
-19 -12 -1 2 -1
(Cu = 29, c = 1.6×10 C, ε0 = 8.85×10 J C m , me = (c) 2.89 BM (d) 5.92 BM
-31
9.1×10 kg)
+
4. The velocity of electron in the second orbit of He will
3. Iodine molecule dissociates into atoms after absorbing be
light of 4500Å. If one quantum is absorbed by each
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molecule. Calculate the kinetic energy of iodine atoms. (a) 2.18×10 m/s (b) 1.09×10 m/s
(Bond energy per molecule of I2 = 240 kJ mol-1)
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(c) 4.36×10 m/s (d) None
4. If a 1 g body is travelling along the x-axis with an
uncertainty in velocity of 1 cm/sec. What is theoretical 5. With a certain radiation (exciting) of a particular
uncertainty in its position ? frequency v, to which hydrogen atoms are exposed, the
maximum number of spectral lines obtainable in the
(a) if an electron is travelling with uncertainty in emission is 15. The uppermost energy level to which
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velocity of 1 m/sec. the e is excited is n =

(b) What is the theoretical uncertainty in its position ? (a) 4 (b) 5

5. Calculate the energy required to excite one litre of (c) 6 (d) 7

hydrogen gas at 1 atm and 298 K to the first excited
state of atomic hydrogen. The energy for the 6. The minimum no. of orbitals for a shell containing g-sub
-1
dissociation of H-H bond is 436 kJ mol . Also calculate shell is
the minimum frequency of photon to break this bond.
(a) 25 (b) 9
st nd
6. Estimate the difference in energy between 1 and 2
(c) 36 (d) None of these
Bohr orbit for a H-atom. At what minimum atomic no.,
a transition from n = 2 to n = 1 energy level would result 7. -
An e , a proton and an alpha particle have K.E. of 16 E, 4
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in the emission of X-ray with λ = 3.0×10 m ? Which E and E respectively. What’s the qualitative order of
hydrogen atom like species does this atomic no. their Broglie wavelengths ?
corresponds to ?
(a) λe > λp > λa (b) λp = λa > λe
7. The photoelectric emission requires a threshold
frequency v0. For a certain metal λ1 = 2200Å and λ2 = (c) λp < λe < λa (d) λa < λe = λp
1900 Å produce electrons with a maximum kinetic th rd
8. The ratio of the radius difference between 4 and 3
energy KE1 and KE2 = 2KE1, calculate v0 and
orbit of H atom and that of Li2+ ion is
corresponding λ0.
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 3 : 1
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS :-
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 1 : 3
1. The principal quantum number of an atom is related to
the 9. Pick out the orbital(s) with maximum number of nodal
planes
(a) Size of the orbitals
(a) 3dxy (b) 4dz2
(b) Spin angular momentum
(c) 4dxy (d) 2px.
(c) Orbital angular momentum

(d) Orientation of the orbitals in space

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10. For 1. Rutherford’s experiment, which established 14. Select the correct statement :
model of the atom, which statement is/are false
(a) Spin quantum number was proposed by Uhlenbeck
(a) He used a beam of -particles, which impinged on a and Gold-Smith
metal foil and got absorbed
h
(b) Spin angular momentum is given by ,
S(S  1).
(b) He used a beam of -rays, which impinged on a 2
metal foil and ejected electrons where S stands for absolute value of spin quantum
number i.e., without sign
(c) He used helium atoms, which impinged on a metal
foil and got scattered (c) Each five line of atomic spectrum was found to
consist a doublet pair of lines
(d) He used helium nuclei, which impinged on a metal
foil and got scattered. (d) The five d-orbitals energetically not identical.

11. Which statements concerning Bohr’s model are true ? 15. IE of a H-like ion A is greater than that of another H-like
ion B. Let r, u, E and L represent the radius of orbit,
(a) Predicts that probability of electron near nucleus is speed of electron, energy of atom and orbital angular
more momentum of electron respectively in ground state :

(b) Angular momentum of electron in H-atom = nh/2. (a) rA > rB (b) uA > uB

(c) Introduces the idea of stationary states (c) EA > EB (d) LA > LB.

(d) Explains line spectrum of hydrogen Comprehension Type Questions – 1

12. Choose the correct relations on the basis of Bohr’s In the Rutherford’s experiment, α-particles bombarded
theory towards the copper atoms so as to arrive at a distance
of 10-11 metre form the nucleus of copper and then
(a) Velocity of electron 
getting either deflected or traversing back. The α-
particles did not move further closer.
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(b) Frequency of revolution 
n3 1. The velocity of the α-particles must be
2
(c) Radius of orbit  n Z (a) 8.32×108 cm/sec (b) 6.32×108 cm/sec

1 (c) 6.32×108 m/sec (d) 6.32×108 km/sec.

(d) Force of electron  4
n
2. From Rutherford’s α-particle scattering, it can be
13. Which of the following are the limitation of Bohr’s concluded that
model ?
 1
(a) NSin4 (b) N
(i) It could not explain the intensities or the fine 2 Sin4 
spectrum of the spectral lines
1 
(c) N (d) N  sin
(ii) No justification was given for the principle of Sin 4  / 2 2
quantisation of angular momentum
3. It can also be concluded that the electrostatic potential
(iii) It could not explain why atoms should combine to energy is equal to
form bond.
1 q1q2 1 5ze 2
(iv) It could not successfully applied to single electron (a) (b)
4 0 r 4  0 mv 2
atoms.

(a) i, ii, iv (b) ii, iii ze2

(c) (d) mv2.
r
(c) i, iii, iv (d) i, ii, iii

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COMPREHENSION 2 orientation of quantum number
hydrogen-like atomic
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below : orbitals
(d) Probability density (s) Electron spin
Subshells are filled in increasing order of their energy. Lower is the (n + of electron at the quantum number
l) value of sub shell, lower will be energy of that sub shells and hence nucleus in hydrogen-
electron will first enters in that subshells. like atom

During the filling of electrons in the orbitals of same energy level, first
Answer 3, 4 and 5 by appropriately matching the information given in
the spin becomes maximum so that repulsion between electrons will be
lesser and then pairing becomes easier. the columns of the following table.

It is not possible that two electrons of same atom will have the same Column-I-Acid Column-2-pKa Column-3-
O,S
sets of all four quantum numbers.
(I) 1s (i) 0 (P) 5
(II) 4dxy (ii) 2 (Q) 4
1. The numbers of elements in second period, if spin quantum
(III) 6f (iii) 1 (R) 3
number could have value of -1/2, 0, 1/2 are
(IV) 5p (iv) 3 (S) 0
(a) 8 (b) 10
3. Which of the following combination is correct ?
(c) 12 (d) 18
(a) (I) (iii) (S) (b) (II) (ii) (Q)
2. Which of the following ions are coloured and paramagnetic in
aqueous medium ? (c) (III) (ii) (P) (d) (IV) (i) (S)
3+ 3+ 3+ + 4+ 3+
(a) Fe , Ti , Co (b) Cu , Ti , Sc 4. Which of the following combination is incorrect ?
3+ 2+ 5+ + 2+ 2+
(c) Fe , Ni , V (d) Cu , Cu , Fe . (a) (I) (i) (S) (b) (II) (iii) (Q)

3. A vanadium compound has magnetic moment of 1.73 BM. (c) (III) (ii) (P) (d) (IV) (ii) (Q)
Electronic configuration of Vanadium ion is
5. Which of the following combination is correct for 5p ?
0 1 2 3
(a) [Ar]4s 3d (b) [Ar]4s 3d
1 0 0 5
(a) (IV) (iv) (Q) (b) (IV) (i) (P)
(c) [Ar]4s 3d (d) [Ar]4s 3d .
(c) (IV) (iii) (R) (d) (IV) (iv) (S)
MATRIX-MATCH TYPE QUESTIONS :-
REASONING TYPE QUESTIONS :-
1. Match Column I with Column II.
This section contains reasoning type Questions. Each question has 4
Column-I- Column-II-Relation
choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Quantum
numbers
1. Statement 1 : The plot of atomic number (y-axis) versus
(A) n (p) Stark effect
number of neutrons (x-axis) for stable nuclei shows a
(B)  (q) Schrodinger’s equation 0
curvature towards x-axis from the line of 45 slope as the
(C) m (r) Bohr’s Atomic model
(D) s (s) Pauli’s exclusivity atomic number is increased.
(t) Afbau sequencing
Statement 2 : Proton-proton electrostatic repulsion begin to
overcome attractive forces involving protons and neutrons in
2. Match the entries in Column I with the correctly related heavier nuclides.
quantum number(s) in Column II. Indicate your answer by
darkening the appropriate bubbles of the 4×4 matrix given in (a) Statement 1 is Tue, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is
the ORS. correct explanation for statement 1

(b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is

Column I Column II
(a) Orbital angular (p) Principal NOT a correct explanation for statement 1
momentum of the quantum number
electron in a hydrogen- (c) statement 2 is true, statement is false
like atomic orbital
(b) A hydrogen-like (q) Azimuthal (d) statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
one-electron wave quantum number
function obeying Pauli
principle
(c) Shape, size and (r) Magnetic

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2. Statement 1 : Spectral lines would not be seen for 2px-2pz Numerical Value Answer Type Questions :-
transition.
1. If x is the total number of radial and angular nodes present in
Statement 2 : p-orbitals are degenerate orbitals. of orbital. Then find the value of x/5.

(a) Statement 1 is Tue, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is E1,2

correct explanation for statement 1 2. Calculate the value of A if A   1.9
2E2,1
(b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is
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NOT a correct explanation for statement 1 If En, 2 = energy of e in nth orbit

(c) statement 2 is true, statement is false z = atomic number of hydrogen like species.

(d) statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true. 3. If y is the difference in the number of angular node and
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number of radial nodes in the orbital to which last e of Cr is
3. Statement 1 : All s-orbital in H-atom corresponds to a non- present. Then x/3 = ?
zero probability density at nucleus and
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4. If If y×10 k is the temperature at which translation kinetic
 Zr energy of H atom equal to that for H-atom for then the first
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Statement 2 : The probability density is given by :   e 2 a0 line Lyman transition (NA = 6×10 ). Then y = ?

(a) Statement 1 is Tue, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is ANSWER KEY

correct explanation for statement 1
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS :-
(b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is
NOT a correct explanation for statement 1 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a)

(c) statement 2 is true, statement is false 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b)

(d) statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true. 9. (a, b, c) 10. (a, b, c) 11. (b, c, d) 12. (a, b, d)

13. (d) 14. (a, b, c) 15. (b, c)

SINGLE INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS :-
Comprehension Type Questions :-
1. Find the quantum no. ‘n’ corresponding to the excited
+
state of He ion if on transition to the ground state that Comprehension - 1
ion emits two photons in succession with wavelength
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a)
108.5 and 30.4 nm.
Comprehension - 2
2. The velocity of electron in a certain Bohr’s orbit of H-atom
bears the ratio 1 : 275 to the velocity of light. What is the 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a)
number of orbit ?
Matrix – Match Type Questions :-
3. The wave function of atomic orbital of H like species is given
by : 1. A-qrst, B-qst, C-pqs, D-s

1 2. A-qr, B-pqrs, C-pqr, D-pq

 2s  Z 1 / 2 (2  zr)e   / 2
4 2
3. C
+
The radius for nodal surface of He ion in Å is ………….
4. B
-1
4. 1 mole of photons, each of frequency 250 sec would have
5. A
approximately a total energy (in erg).
Reasoning Type Questions :-

1. a 2. a 3. a

Single Integer Type Questions :-

1. 5 2. 2 3. 1 4. 1

Numerical Value Answer Type Questions :-

1. 0.8 2. 15.2 3. 0.66 4. 7.84

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