Chapter 2

Structure of Atom
1. Calculate the wavelength (in nanometer) associated (c) n = 3, l = 2 (d) n = 3, l = 1
with a proton moving at 1.0 × 103 ms–1
can be placed in order of increasing energy as
(Mass of proton = 1.67 × 10–27 kg and h = 6.63 × [AIEEE-2012]
10–34 Js) [AIEEE-2009] (1) (d) < (b) < (c) < (a)
(1) 0.40 nm (2) 2.5 nm (2) (b) < (d) < (a) < (c)
(3) 14.0 nm (4) 0.032 nm
(3) (a) < (c) < (b) < (d)
2. In an atom, an electron is moving with a speed of (4) (c) < (d) < (b) < (a)
600 m/s with an accuracy of 0.005%. Certainity with
which the position of the electron can be located is 7. Energy of an electron is given by
(h = 6.6 × 10–34 kg m2s–1, mass of electron, em = 9.1
⎛ Z2 ⎞
× 10–31 kg) [AIEEE-2009] E  2.178 1018 J⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟. Wavelength of light
(1) 5.10 × 10–3 m (2) 1.92 × 10–3 m ⎝n ⎠
required to excite an electron in an hydrogen atom
(3) 3.84 × 10–3 m (4) 1.52 × 10–4 m
form level n = 1 to n = 2 will be
3. The energy required to break one mole of Cl – Cl
(h = 6.62 × 10–34 Js and c = 3.0 × 108 ms–1)
bonds in Cl 2 is 242 kJ mol –1 . The longest
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wavelength of light capable of breaking a single
Cl – Cl bond is (1) 1.214 × 10–7 m (2) 2.816 × 10–7 m
(c = 3 × 108 ms–1 and NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1) (3) 6.500 × 10–7 m (4) 8.500 × 10–7 m
[AIEEE-2010] 8. The first ionisation potential of Na is 5.1 eV. The
(1) 494 nm (2) 594 nm value of electron gain enthalpy of Na+ will be
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(3) 640 nm (4) 700 nm
(1) –2.55 eV (2) –5.1 eV
4. Ionisation energy of He+ is 19.6 × 10–18 atom–1.
The energy of the first stationary state (n = 1) of (3) –10.2 eV (4) +2.55 eV
Li2+ is [AIEEE-2010] 9. The correct set of four quantum numbers for the
(1) 8.82 × 10–17 J atom–1 valence electrons of rubidium atom (Z = 37) is
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(2) 4.41 × 10–16 J atom–1
(3) –4.41 × 10–17 J atom–1 1 1
(1) 5, 0, 0,  (2) 5,1, 0, 
(4) –2.2 × 10–15 J atom–1 2 2

5. The frequency of light emitted for the transition 1 1

n = 4 to n = 2 of He + is equal to the transition in (3) 5,1,1,  (4) 5, 0,1, 
2 2
H atom corresponding to which of the following
[AIEEE-2011] 10. Which of the following is the energy of a possible
excited state of hydrogen? [JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) n = 4 to n = 3 (2) n = 3 to n = 1
(1) +13.6 eV
(3) n = 2 to n = 1 (4) n = 3 to n = 2
(2) –6.8 eV
6. The electrons identified by quantum numbers n
and l (3) –3.4 eV
(a) n = 4, l = 1 (b) n = 4, l = 0 (4) +6.8 eV