D P T

DAILY PRACTICE TEST

TARGET IIT 2023
SRG/FL/KOHINOOR

QUANTUM NUMBERS Maximum Marks-82

Only One correct :

Q.1 Principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers are respectively related to [3]
(A) size, shape and orientation (B) shape, size and orientation
(C) size, orientation and shape (D) none of these

Q.2 Consider the ground state of Cr (Z = 24). The numbers of electrons with the azimuthal quantum numbers
l = 1 and 2 respectively are [3]
(A) 16 and 4 (B) 12 and 5 (C) 12 and 4 (D) 16 and 5

Q.3 Degenerate atomic orbitals have [3]

(A) equal energy (B) same orientation
(C) different energy (D) different orientation

Q.4 What is a possible set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron in the orbital box diagram below ?

[3]

(A) n = 1,  = 1, m = –1, ms = +1/2 (B) n = 4,  = 1, m = –1, ms = +1/2

(C) n = 4,  = 2, m = –2, ms = +1/2 (D) n = 4,  = 0, m = 0, ms = +1/2

Q.5 Which element has the following ground state electron configuration ? [3]

(A) Se (B) As (C) S (D) Ge

Q.6 Hund’s rule states that the most stable arrangement of electrons (for a ground state electron configuration)
(A) has three electrons per orbital, each with identical spins [3]
(B) has m values greater than or equal to +1
(C) has the maximum number of unpaired electrons, all with the same spin
(D) has two electrons per orbital, each with opposing spins

Q.7 How many maximum electrons can be described by the quantum numbers n = 5,  = 2 in a particular
atom? [3]
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 14

Q.8 The total number of electrons in Cr atom for which m = 0 [3]

(A) 1 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

Q.9 The Pauli exclusion principle states that [3]

(A) no two electrons in an atom can have the same four quantum numbers
(B) electrons can have either ±1/2 spins
(C) electrons with opposing spins are attracted to each other
(D) no two electrons in an atom can have the same spin

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 Assertion and Reasoning type question:
Q.10 Questions below consist of an “Assertion” in column I and “Reason” in column II. Use the following
key to choose the appropriate answer
(A) If both “Assertion” and “Reason” are correct and “Reason” is the correct explanation of the “Assertion”.
(B) If “Assertion” and “Reason” are correct, but “Reason” is not the correct explanation of the “Assertion”.
(C) If “Assertion” is correct, but “Reason” is incorrect.
(D) If “Assertion” is incorrect, but “Reason” is correct.
Assertion : For n = 2 the values of  may be 0, 1 and m may be 0, ±1. [3]
Reason : For each value of n, possible values of  are 0 to n–1 & for each value of .Possible
values of m are integral values from –  to +  including 0.
1
Q.11 If an electron has spin quantum number of + and magnetic quantum number of –1 it cannot be present in
2
[3]
(A) f-orbital (B) d-orbital (C) p-orbital (D) s-orbital

Q.12 When the quantum number n,l,m,s are represented by 3,3,2,+1/2, the correct representation is [3]
(A) 3s (B) 3d
(C) 3f (D) impossible set of quantum number

Q.13 For a 6s electron the values of n,l,m,s respectively could be: [3]
(A) 6,4,4,+1/2 (B) 1,0,0,+1/2 (C) 6,1,0,+1/2 (D) 6,0,0, +1/2

Q.14 Any p-orbital can accomodate up to [3]

(A) four electrons (B) Two electrons in parallel spin
(C) Six electrons (D) Two electrons with opposite spin

Q.15 Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers (n,l,m,s) represents an impossible arrangement?[3]
(A) 3,2,–2,+1/2 (B) 4,0,0,+1/2 (C) 3,2,–3,+1/2 (D) 5,3,0,–1/2

Q.16 Which of the following statements regarding subshell filling order for a neutral atom is/are correct ?
(I) Electrons are assigned to the 4s subshell before they are assigned to the 3d subshell [3]
(II) Electrons are assigned to the 4f subshell before they are assigned to the 6s subshell
(III) Electrons are assigned to the 4d subshell before they are assigned to the 5p subshell
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and III (D) I, II and III

Q.17 What type of orbital is designated n = 2,  = 3, m = –2 ? [3]

(A) 4p (B) 4d (C) 4f (D) None

Q.18 Suppose a particle has four quantum number such that the permitted values are : [3]
n = 1,2,3.......
l = (n–1 , (n–3), (n–5)....... but no negative value
1 1
j or , the later is not negative
2 2
m = – j in integer step to +j ; what are the other permitted values for n = 2?
3 3 1 1 1 3
(A) 1, j ,m (B) 0, j ;m (C) 1, j ;m (D)
D) All of these
2 2 2 2 2 2

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 Match the column: [8]
Q.19 (‘l’ and ‘m’ are respectively the azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers)
Column I Column II
(A) Total number of values 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

Q.20 Column-I Column-II [6]

(A) No. of electrons in Na(11) having m = 0 (P) 7

(B) No. of electrons in S(16) having (n + ) = 3 (Q) 15

(C) No. of maximum possible electrons having S = +1/2 spin in Cr(24) (R) 8

(S) 12
Paragraph for Ques. no. 21 to 23
Information-1 : Principal quantum number 'n' is defined as 1,2,3,......
Information-2 : Azimuthal quantum number ' l ' is defined as 1 to (n + 2) in integral steps
Information-3 : Magnetic quantum number 'm' is defined as –l / 2 to + l / 2 [9]
(including zero, if any in integral steps.)

1 1
Information-4 : Spin quantumnumber 's' has six possible values 2, 1, , , 1, 2
2 2

Information-5 : The sub-shell corresponding to l = 1,2,3,4,5....designated as F,G,H,I,J,K....respectively.

Information-6 : The values of m for a given value of l give the number of orbitals in a sub-shell.
Information-7 : The principles for filling electrons inthe shells remain unchanged.
On the basis of above informations, answer the following questions.

Q.21 The second period would begin with

(A) Gallium (B) Arsenic (C) Cesium (D) Scandium

Q.22 For the element having atomic number 43 last electron enters in
(A) 1G (B) 2G (C) 2F (D) 1H

Q.23. The number of orbitals & the maximum number of electrons that can be filled in a J subshell are
(A) 6, 36 (B) 5, 30 (C) 4, 24 (D) 7,42

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 Subjective:
Q.24 Imagine a universe in which the four quantum no. can have the same possible values as in our universe
except that angular quantum no. (l) can have integral values from 0, 1, 2 .... n + 1. [5]
(a) Find the no. of electron n = 1 & 2 shell.
(b) Predict the electronic configuration for elements with atomic no. 15 & 25 using aufbau (n + l) rule.

ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A

6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. A

11. D 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C

16. C 17. D 18. A

19. (A) S (B) P (C) R (D) Q 20. (A) P (B) R (C) Q

21. A 22. D 23. A

24. (a) 18,32 (b) 1d5 2p5

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