FOUNDATION BUILDER

CHEMISTRY
CLASS : X
TOPIC : ATOMIC STRUCTURE
DATE :

LEVEL 1- SIMPLE

1. Which of the following is incorrect related to Dalton’s atomic theory

(a) atoms can neither be created nor be destroyed
(b) atoms of same element are identical in all respects
(c) atom is the smallest particle taking part in chemical reactions
(d) atoms can be divided

2. Electrons were discovered by

(a) cathode ray tube experiment (b) anode ray tube experiment
(c) oil drop experiment (d) gold foil experiment

3. Cathode rays move towards

(a) cathode (b) vaccum pump (c) anode (d) none of these

4. Which of following is/are properties of cathode rays

(a) they are deflected by electric field (b) they are deflected by magnetic field
(c) their e/m ratio is constant for all gases (d) all of these

5. According to quantization of charge

(a) q=ne (b) n=qe (c) q=e/n (d) n=q/e

6. Anode rays are also called as

(a) canal rays (b) positive rays (c) negative rays (d) both (a) and (b)

7. Thomson’s model is also known as

(a) water melon model (b) apple pie model
(c) plum pudding model (d) all of these

8. Rutherford atomic model leads to discovery of

(a) electron (b) proton (c) nucleus (d) none of these

9. Maximum height to which the wave oscillates is known as

(a) amplitude (b) wavelength (c) frequency (d) wave number

10. Distance between two consecutive wave crests is known as

(a) amplitude (b) wavelength (c) frequency (d) wave number

11. Which of the following has maximum wavelength

(a) violet (b) yellow (c) red (d) green
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12. Which of the following is most energetic
(a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red

13. Radius of first orbit of H atom is

(a) 0.29 Â (b) 0.53 Â (c) 2.16 Â (d) 0.46 Â

14. Correct relation is

(a) T.E=K.E (b) T.E=P.E (c) T.E=-K.E (d) T.E=-P.E

15. Value of Rydberg’s constant is

(a) 3 * 108 m/s (b) 1.097 * 107 m-1 (c) 109678 m-1 (d) none of these

16. Nucleus is
(a) positive (b) negative (c) neutral (d) both (a) and (b)

17. Lyman series lies in

(a) visible region (b) infra red region (c) ultra-violet region (d) both (b) and (c)

18. Value of n1 for balmer series is

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2

19. Value of n1 and n2 for second line of paschen series is respectively

(a) 3,5 (b) 3,4 (c) 5,3 (d) 4,3

20. Bohr’s theory failed to explain

(a) duel nature of electron (b) stark effect
(c) zeeman effect (d) all of these

21. Which of the following is correct for De-broglie wavelength

(a) wavelength=h/mv (b) wavelength=h/m (c) wavelength=h/v (d) wavelength=h/q

22. Isotopes differ in number of

(a) electrons (b) protons (c) neutrons (d) mesons

23. Isotones have same number of

(a) neutrons (b) electrons (c) protons (d) mesons

24. Number of neutrons can be calculated as

(a) A-2A (b) A-Z (c) A-2Z (d) Z-A

25. Azimuthal quantum number is represented by

(a) l (b) m (c) n (d) s

26. For s-subshell value of l is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

27. Maximum electrons possible in p orbital are

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6

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28. Energy of orbitals is compared by
(a) lowest sum rule (b) n+l rule (c) n+s rule (d) none of these

29. Species having zero unpaired electrons are

(a) paramagnetic (b) diamagnetic (c) ferromagnetic (d) ferrimagnetic

30. Number of unpaired electrons in Fe2+ are

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5

LEVEL 2-MODERATE

31. Number of neutrons in C-12 are

(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9

32. An elementary particle is

(a) An element present in a compound (b) An atom present in an element
(c) A subatomic particle (d) A fragment of an atom

33. The nucleus of helium contains

(a) four protons (b) four neutrons
(c) two neutrons and two protons (d) four protons and two electrons

34. The proton and neutron are collectively called as

(a) deuteron (b) positron (c) meson (d) nucleon

35. Which of the following has same mass as that of an electron

(a) photon (b) neutron (c) positron (d) proton

36. Chlorine atom differs from chloride ion in the number of

(a) proton (b) neutron (c) electrons (d) protons and electrons

37. The mass of an atom is constituted mainly by

(a) neutron and neutrino (b) neutron and electron
(c) neutron and proton (d) proton and electron

38. An atom which has lost one electron would be

(a) negatively charged (b) positively charged
(c) electrically neutral (d) carry double positive charge

39. Neutrons are found in atoms of all elements except in

(a) Chlorine (b) Oxygen (c) Argon (d) Hydrogen

40. The charge on the atom containing 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 18 electrons is
(a) +1 (b) -2 (c) -1 (d) zero

41. The number of neutron in tritium is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

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42. The nucleus of an element contains 9 protons. Its valency would be
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5

43. Rutherford’s scattering experiment is related to the size of the

(a) nucleus (b) atom (c) electron (d) neutron

44. When an electron jumps from L to K shell

(a) energy is absorbed
(b) energy is released
(c) energy is sometimes absorbed and sometimes released
(d) energy is neither absorbed nor released

45. Energy of orbit

(a) increases as we move away from nucleus
(b) decreases as we move away from nucleus
(c) remains same as we move away from nucleus
(d) none of these

46. When an electron revolves In a stationary orbit then

(a) it absorbs energy (b) it gains kinetic energy
(c) it emits radiation (d) its energy remains constant

47. In hydrogen spectrum the different lines of Lyman series are present in
(a) UV field (b) IR field (c) Visible field (d) Far IR field

48. Ratio of radii of second and first Bohr orbits of H atom

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5

49. De Broglie equation describes the relationship of wavelength associated with the motion of an
electron and its
(a) mass (b) energy (c) momentum (d) charge

50. The de-broglie wavelength associated with a material particle is

(a) directly proportional to energy (b) directly proportional to momentum
(c) inversely proportional to energy (d) inversely proportional to momentum

51. The shape of an orbital is given by the quantum number

(a) n (b) l (c) m (d) s

52. In a given atom no two electrons can have the same values for all the four quantum numbers. This is
called
(a) Hund’s rule (b) Aufbau’s principle
(c) Uncertainty principle (d) Pauli’s exclusion principle

53. Correct set of four quantum numbers for valence electron of rubidium(Z=37) is
(a) 5, 0, 0, +1/2 (b) 5, 1, 0, +1/2 (c) 5, 1, 1, +1/2 (d) 6, 0, 0, +1/2

54. For n=3, then the values of l which is incorrect

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
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55. Which orbital is dumb-bell shaped
(a) s-orbital (b) p-orbital (c) d-orbital (d) f-orbital

56. The total number of unpaired electrons in d-orbitals of atom of element of atomic number 29 is
(a) 10 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 5

57. The number of orbitals in the fourth principal quantum number will be
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16

58. Which set of quantum numbers are not possible from the following
(a) n=3, l=2, m=0, s=-1/2 (b) n=3, l=2, m=-2, s=-1/2
(c) n=3, l=3, m=-3, s=-1/2 (d) n=3, l=0, m=0, s=-1/2

59. The number of orbitals in d sub-shell is

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

60. A sub-shell l=2 can take how many electrons

(a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 6

61. When 3d orbital is complete, the new electron will enter

(a) 4p orbital (b) 4f orbital (c) 4s orbital (d) 4d orbital

62. Azimuthal quantum number for last electron of Na atom is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

63. The shape of s-orbital is

(a) pyramidal (b) spherical (c) tetrahedral (d) dumb-bell shaped

64. The type of orbitals present in Fe are

(a) s (b) s and p (c) s, p and d (d) s, p, d and f

65. In any atom which sub shell will have highest energy in the following
(a) 3p (b) 3d (c) 4s (d) 3s

66. What is packet of energy called

(a) electron (b) photon (c) positron (d) proton

67. When an electron jumps from lower to higher orbit, its energy
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) none of these

68. Isoelectronic species have

(a) same number of protons (b) same number of electrons
(c) same number of mesons (d) both (a) and (b)

69. Number of unpaired electron in inert gas is

(a) zero (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 2

70. Isotones are having same number of

(a) electrons (b) protons (c) neutrons (d) both (b) and (c)
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LEVEL 3-DIFFICULT

71. The ratio of the energy of photon of 2000Â wavelength radiation to that of 4000Â radiation is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 4

72. What is the potential energy of an electron present in N-shell of the Be3+ ion ?
(a) -3.4 eV (b) -6.8 eV (c) -13.6 eV (d) -27.2 eV

73. What is the atomic number correspond to which 4th orbit would fit inside the 1st Bohr orbit of H atom
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 25

74. Transition of an electron from n=2 to n=1 level results in

(a) IR spectrum (b) UV spectrum (c) Visible spectrum (d) X-ray spectrum

75. That is the shortest wavelength line in the paschen series of Li2+ ion ?
(a) R/9 (b) 9/R (c) 1/R (d) 9R/4

76. What is the longest wavelength line in the Lyman series of He2+ ion ?
(a) 3R (b) 1/3R (c) 1/4R (d) none of these

77. The number of nodal planes in a px orbital is

(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) zero

78. Which subshell doesn’t exist ?

(a) 7s (b) 3d (c) 3f (d) 5d

79. Radial nodes are maximum in

(a) 4s (b) 4p (c) 3d (d) 5f

80. Which series of subshells is arranged in the order of increasing energy ?

(a) 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p (b) 4f, 6s, 5d, 6p (c) 5d, 4f, 6s, 6p (d) 4f, 5d, 6s, 6p

81. The subshell that arises after f is called g subshell. How many electron may occupy the g subshell ?
(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 18

82. Which of the following electronic configuration is correct for iron (Z=26)
(a) [Kr]4s13d6 (b) [Kr]4s13d7 (c) [Ar]4s23d6 (d) [Kr]4s23d6

83. The magnetic moment of Fe2+ ion is

(a) 1.73 BM (b) 2.84 BM (c) 3.87 BM (d) 4.90 BM

84. Which of the following is having maximum number of unpaired electrons ?

(a) Mg2+ (b) Ti3+ (c) V3+ (d) Fe2+

85. In which of the following sets of orbits, electrons have equal orbital angular momentum ?
(a) 1s and 2s (b) 3d and 4d (c) 2p and 5p (d) all of the above

86. Splitting of spectral lines when atoms are subjected to strong electric field is called
(a) Zeeman effect (b) Stark effect (c) Decay (d) Disintegration
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87. The momentum of a particle which has a de Broglie wavelength of 0.1 nm (in Kgms-1)
(a) 7.08 * 10-21 (b) 6.64 * 10-24 (c) 6.58 * 10-14 (d) 5.89 * 10-9

88. The difference in angular momentum associated with the electron in two successive orbits of
hydrogen atom is
(a) h/pi (b) h/2pi (c) h/2 (d) (n-1)h/2pi

89. Non directional orbital is

(a) 3s (b) 4f (c) 4d (d) 4p

90. The radius of 2nd Bohr orbit for H atom is

(a) 0.529 nm (b) 0.0529 * 2 nm (c) 0.0529 * 22 nm (d) 0.0529 * 2-2 nm

91. Which electronic configuration is most stable ?

(a) 3d24s0 (b) 3d04s1 (c) 3d54s1 (d) 3d14s2

92. Angle between p orbitals is

(a) 900 (b) 1200 (c) 1800 (d) 1090

93. If kinetic energy of an electron is 13.6 eV then its total energy is

(a) -13.6 eV (b) -6.8 eV (c) 27.2 eV (d) 6.8 eV

94. n=3, l=1, m=0 represent

(a) 3p orbital (b) 3s orbital (c) 3d orbital (d) 4s orbital

95. wave length of some radiation is 500 nm. What is the wave number ?
(a) 2 * 106 m-1 (b) 5 * 106 m-1 (c) 2 * 10-3 m-1 (d) 2 * 10-6 m-1

96. In Bohr atomic model radius of 1st orbit of hydrogen atom is 0.053 nm then radius of 3rd orbit of Li2+
is
(a) 0.159 (b) 0.053 (c) 0.023 (d) 0.026

97. In a hydrogen atom if energy of an electron in ground state is -13.6 eV then energy in the 2nd excited
state is
(a) -1.51 eV (b) -3.4 eV (c) -6.04 eV (d) -13.6 eV

98. The maximum number of electron that can be accommodated in dz2 orbital is
(a) 10 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2

99. The radius of shell for H atom is 4.761Â. The value of n is

(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) 4

100. Possible value of m for l=1 is

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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Answer Key

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (b)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (d)
51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (b) 56. (c) 57. (d) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (b)
61. (a) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (c)
71. (c) 72. (d) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (c) 79. (a) 80. (a)
81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (d) 86. (b) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (c)
91. (c) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (a) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (a)

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