ASSIGNMENT 1
A CONVENTIONAL TYPE OF QUESTIONS
1. A.1. Calculate the total number of electrons present in 18 ml of water.
1. A.2. ‘Atomic weights of most of the elements are fractional’. Why?
1. A.3. Give the nuclear composition of each of the following isotopes of uranium:
Mass numbers 233, 235 and 238; atomic number 92.
1. A.4. How many electrons, protons and neutrons are present in
1. A.5. An oxide of nitrogen has a molecular weight of 30. Find the total number of
electrons in one molecule of the compound.
1. A.6. Which of the following are (1) isotopes (2) isobars and (3) isotones?
1. A.7. The relative abundances of naturally occurring nitrogen are N 14 – 99.64% and
N15 – 0.36%. Calculate the atomic weight of atmospheric nitrogen.
1. A.8. The molar mass of CO2 is 44 g/mol. How many grams and moles are in 2.75
1015 molecules of CO2?
1. A.9. How many moles are there in 75.49 g of sulphur?
1.A.10. How many grams of H2S contain one-half as many molecules of H2S as there
are atoms in 100 gms of iron?
B. OBJECTIVE TYPE OF QUESTIONS
1. B.1. (i) The total number of electrons in one molecule of CO2 is
(a) 22 (b) 44 (c) 66 (d) 88
(ii) Neutrons was discovered by
(a) Bohr (b) Einstein (c) Chadwick (d) Sommerfeld
(iii) The atomic number of Radium is 86 and its mass number is 226. How
many neutrons are present in Radium?
(a) 86 (b) 126 (c) 140 (d) 226
(iv) A neutral atom of sodium has 11 positive charges and is 23 times
heavier than a hydrogen atom. How many neutrons and electrons are
present in sodium atom?
(v) The outermost shell of calcium contains
(a) 8 electrons (b) 6 electrons (c) 4 electrons (d) 2 electrons
(vi) If an atom of an element has 78 electrons and 117 neutrons, its mass
number will be
(a) 78 (b) 117 (c) 195 (d) 39
(vii) The number of moles of nitrogen in 17 gms of ammonia (NH3) is
(a) (1) (b) 0.5 (c) 3 (d) 2
(viii) A proton is the
(a) Ionized hydrogen molecule
(b) Nucleus of helium atom
(c) Nucleus of hydrogen atom
(d) Positive counterpart of the electron
(ix) The maximum number of electrons in the M shell of an atom is
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 32
(x) The electronic configuration of an element is 2, 6. The element is
(a) carbon (b) nitrogen
(c) oxygen (d) sulphur
(xi) In the list given, mark the element with the highest atomic number.
(a) Helium (b) Aluminium
(c) Silicon (d) Calcium
(xii) Rutherford showed that atom has
(a) electrons (b) protons
(c) nucleus (d) neutrons
1. B.2.Fill in the blanks suitably:
(a) All atoms except those of ………….. Contain the three subatomic
particles electrons.
(b) Dalton’s theory says that atom is ……….. .
(c) The number representing the number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus is the …………….. number.
(d) The smallest particle that can take part in a chemical change is the
………. .
(e) 4 gms of helium contain …………… the number of atoms in 2 gms of
hydrogen.
(f) The concept of atomic number was established by …………. .
(g) Isotopes differ in their …………, although they have the same ………… .
(h) 0.1 mole of sulphuric acid is ………. Grams of the acid.
(i) Fractional atomic weight of chlorine is due to the existence of
……………. .
1. B.3.State whether the following statements are true or false:
(a) are isobars.
(b) One gram-atomic weight of any metal contains 1 atom.
(c) The isotope of hydrogen – Tritium contains 1 proton and 1 neutron in its
nucleus.
(d) The electrons moving in fixed circular orbits are associated with a certain
amount of energy.
(e) A molecule of phosphorus is tri-atomic.
(f) The radius of an atom is 105 times that of its nucleus.
(g) In any nucleus the number of protons is equal to the number of neutrons.
(h) 1 mole of electrons contains 12.04 1023 electrons.
(i) Nucleus occupies the major portion of the volume of the atom.
(j) Magnesium atom has equal number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus.
1. B.4 Match each item in column X with the appropriate item in column Y.
X Y
(a) (i) J.J Thomson Nucleus
(ii) Moseley Electron
(iii) Dalton Stationary states
(iv) Rutherford (Atoms
(v) Bohr Atomic number
(b) (i) Liquid metal Carbon
(ii) Liquid non-metal Cuprum
(iii) Solid non-metal Helium
(iv) Solid non-metal Helium
(v) Size of nucleus Trivalent
(vi) Size of atom Elliptic orbits of electron
(vii) Sommerfeld A (10-10m)
(viii) Inert gas Iodine
(ix) Phosphate Hydrargrum
(x) Volatile solid Bromine
