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TS21.C11.CT01 Electronic Configuration and
Periodic Properties 13-06-2021

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1. Which of the following elements bearing the atomic number given is inert ?
C
(A) 34 (B) 55 (C) 36 (D) 26

Solution:

Krypton is atomic number 36 and it is an inert gas. Hence the correct answer is (C).

2. J.J. Thomson’s experiment lead to the discovery of _______.

B
(A) m/e ratio (B) e/m ratio
(C) charge of an electron (D) mass of an electron

Solution:

J.J. Thompson’s experiment led to the discovery of e/m ratio.

3. Which of the following elements has two electron in the valence shell?
D
(A) 26 Fe (B) 21 Sc (C) 28 Ni (D) all of the above

Solution:

Fe –  Ar  3d 6 4s 2
Sc   Ar  3d1 4s 2
Ni   Ar  3d8 4s 2

Since all three elements have 2 electrons in its valence shell, (D) is the correct answer.

4. Identify the incorrect statement?

B
(A) all alkali elements have one unpaired electron in the valency shell
(B) The principal quantum number refers to the number of unpaired electron
(C) The general electronic configuration of halogens is ns 2np5
(D) Iron exhibits variable valency of +2 and +3.
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Solution:

The principal quantum number describes the energy of the electron and most probable distance
from the nucleus. Hence, (B) is the correct answer.

5. The condensed electronic configuration of chlorine is_______.

C
(A)  Ne 2s 2 2p5 (B)  Ar  3s 2 3p5
(C)  Ne 3s 2 3p5 (D) none of these

Solution:

Atomic number of Cl = 17
Condensed electronic configuration  Ne 3s 2 3p5 hence the correct answer is (C).

6. The maximum number of electrons that can be kept in a pre penultimate

shell is_______. A
(A) 32 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) 50

Solution:

The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in pre penultimate shell is 32.
Because a penultimate shell has 18, electrons while an pre-penultimate shell have 32 electrons.

7. Identify the element which has two electrons in the outer most shell. B
(A) 37 Rb (B) 20 Ca (C) 17 Cl (D) 36 Kr

Solution:

Electronic Configuration

Rb –  Kr  5s1
Ca –  Ar  4s 2
Cl –  Ne 3s 2 3p5
Al –  Ne 3s 2 3p1

Hence, (B) is the correct answer.

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8. The maximum number of elements in the fifth period of the Periodic Table
is________. C
(A) 32 (B) 36 (C) 18 (D) 50

Solution:

There are 18 elements present in the fifth period of the periodic table.

9. Which among the following belongs to group 3 in the Periodic Table?

A
(A) Sc (B) Fe (C) Al (D) Si

Solution:

Sc –  Ar  4s 2 3d1

Therefore, the Scandium belongs to the 3rd group.

10. Identify the odd element out among the following: B

(A) Al (B) Ge (C) Ga (D) In

Solution:

Al, Ga and In all belong to the same group,(13th group) and Ge belongs to the 14th group.
Therefore (B) is the correct answer.

11. The number of ‘p’ electrons in Br is_________.

35
C
(A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18

Solution:

Br – 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5

Therefore, Bromine has 17p electrons in it.

12. The oxide ion  O 2   is isoelectronic with --------.

D
(A) Ne (B) Na + (C) N3 (D) all of the above
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Solution:

Ne, Na + and N 3 have 10 electrons each and are isoelectronic with O 2  . Hence, the correct answer
is (D).

13. Which of the following in not an ‘s’-block element?

B
(A) Fr (B) Rn (C) Ra (D) Be

Solution:

Since Radon (Rn) is an inert gas, it belongs to p block (group 18). So, the correct answer is (B).

14. An anion X3- is isoelectronic with argon. The number of protons in the element
‘X’ is_______. A
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 21 (D) none of these

Solution:

If X3 is isoelectronic with Ar. X3 has 18 electrons, which implies that number of electrons in
ground state of atom X is 18.

Therefore, the number of protons present in the element X is also 15.

15. Molecular formula of a compound is E 3 Y2 . The cation is isoelectronic with

krypton. The atomic number of the element, E is________.
C

(A) 39 (B) 33 (C) 38 (D) 34

Solution:

From the compound, E 3 Y2 we know that the valency of E is 2.

Since the Cation E2+ is isoelectronic with Krypton. The atomic number of the element ‘E’ is 38.

16. The total number of unpaired electrons in X 2+ of an element, 27 X is________.

B
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 4
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Solution:

X   Ar  3d 7 4s 2

X 2+   Ar  3d 7 4s 0

Therefore, the ion X 2+ contains 3 unpaired electrons. Hence, the correct option is (B).

17. Which of the following statements is incorrect? D

(A) All the elements in a given group of the Periodic Table has the same
number of valence electrons.
(B) An ion M2+ is isoelectronic with Xe. Therefore the element M belongs to an
alkaline earth metal.
(C) The total number of unpaired electrons in chromium  24 Cr  is six.
(D) Half-filled orbital electronic configuration is more stable than completely-filled orbital.

Solution:

Completely filled orbital is more stable than half-filled orbital. Hence, the correct answer is (D).

18. For the element, 29 Cu , the values of ‘n’ and ‘l’ for the 29th electron are
A
_______ and ______. (n and l are the quantum numbers).

(A) 4, 0 (B) 3, 0 (C) 4, 1 (D) 4, 3

Solution:

Cu –  Ar  3d10 4s1 Hence n = 4 and l = 0

19. Molecular formula of a compound is E  PO 4  . The cation is isoelectronic with

D
Kr. The total number of ‘d’ electrons in E3+ is________.

(A) 11 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 10

Solution:

We know that the cation E3+ is isoelectronic with Krypton.

Therefore the electronic configuration of E3+ is  Ar  4s 2 3d10 4p6 . Hence the correct answer is (D).
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20. The values of the quantum numbers, n and l for the 21st electron of 26 Fe B
is ______and_______.

(A) 3, 0 (B) 3, 2 (C) 4, 1 (D) 4, 2

Solution:

Fe –  Ar  3d 6 4s1 Since the 21st electron enters the 3 d orbital.

n = 3 and l = 2

21. Identify the set of incorrect quantum numbers allotted to an element.

C
(A) 4,3,2, +1/2 (B) 3,0,0,-1/2
(C) 2,2,0,+1/2 (D) 1,0,0,-1/2

Solution:

2, 3, 0, +1/2 is not possible as l > n. Therefore, (C) is the correct answer.

22. The number of electrons in 4s orbital of Cr + is________.  24 Cr 

D
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) 0

Solution:

Cr –  Ar  3d5 4s1
Cr +   Ar  3d 5 4s0

23. The total number of unpaired electrons in the excited state of boron,
B* is ________. A

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0

Solution:

The total number of unpaired electron in excited state of B* is 3.

24. Identify the ion which is isoelectronic with chloride ion is ______.
B
(A) Ar (B) S2  (C) S2+ (D) N3
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Solution:

Element/Ion Number of Electrons

Ar 18
S 2
18
S2+ 14
N 3 10
Cl 18

Since Argon is not an ion. S2  is the only ion which is isoelectronic with the chloride ion.

25. For which of the following the variable valencies do not match.
C
(A) Au = 1, 3 (B) Cu = 1, 2
(C) P = 1, 3 (D) Hg = 1, 2

Solution:

The variable valency of P is 3 and 5. Hence, the correct answer is (C).

26. Which of the alkali metals have 18 electrons in the pre-penultimate shell?
A
[At no of the alkali metals are 3,11,19,37, 55 and 87]

(A) Rb & Cs (B) Rb, Cs & Fr

(C) Rb only (D) Cs only

Solution:

Rb –  Ne 3s 2 3p6 4s 2 3d10 4p 6 5s1

Cs –  Ar  4s 2 3d10 4p6 5s 2 4d10 5p6 6s1
Fr –  Kr  5s 2 4d10 5p 6 6s 2 4f 14 5d10 6p 6 7s1

Therefore, only Rb and Cs has 18 electrons in their pre-penultimate shell. So, the correct answer
is (A).

27. The number of unpaired electrons in the ground state electronic configuration
of carbon is ________. C

(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

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Solution:

Electronic configuration of Carbon in ground state is  1s2 2s2 2p2 Hence the number of unpaired
electrons in Carbon is 2.

28. The atomic number of an element present in group 3 and period 4 of the
Periodic Table is __________. B

(A) 20 (B) 21 (C) 19 (D) 22

Solution:

Scandium: atomic number is 21 and it is in 3 group and 4 period of the periodic table. Hence, the
correct answer is (B).

29. The orbital electronic configuration of an element present in the 4th period and
15th group is__________. A

(A) 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d10 4p 3 (B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d10 4p 5

(C) 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d10 4p 6 (D) 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p6 4s 2 3d8 4p2

Solution:

Since, element belongs to fourth period, n = 4 and fifteenth group (general outer electronic
configuration is ns 2 np3 . So the electronic configuration of element can be written as
1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p6 3d10 4s 2 4p3

30. The orbital with the same energy levels are known as________ orbital.
C
(A) rotating (B) generate
(C) degenerate (D) displacement

Solution:

The orbital with the same energy levels are known as degenerate orbital.

31. Among s, p and d the one which has the maximum exchange energy is ______.
B
(A) p (B) d
(C) s (D) all the above
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Solution:

Among s, p, and d, the d orbital has the maximum exchange energy because more no. of
exchanges
are possible.

32. The last electron of an element, X (atomic no 33) enters ________ orbital.
A
(A) p (B) d (C) s (D) f

Solution:

Electronic Configuration of Atomic number 33 is 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p6 4s 2 3d10 4p3 . So, the last electron
enters in p-orbital, it is a p-block element.

33. The element with electronic configuration  Ar  4s 2 3d1 , belongs to :

C
(A) 11th group, 4th period (B) 2nd group, 3rd period
(C) 3rd group, 4th period (D) 4th group, 3rd period

Solution:

The atomic number of given electronic configuration =  Ar  4s 2 3d1 , Atomic no. = 21.

To identify group, the closest noble gas element is Argon with atomic number 18.
The group is 21 – 18 = 3, So the element belongs to 3rd group.
As Argon belongs to 3rd period, so the element belongs to 4th period.
Hence, the answer is option C.

34. Neon is an example of monoatomic, non-metallic molecule present in the D

_______ period and ______ group of the periodic table.

(A) 2 and 15 (B) 2 and 14

(C) 4 and 16 (D) 2 and 18
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Solution:

The electronic configuration of Ne = 1s 2 2s 2 2p6

The element belongs to 2nd period, n = 2 and 18th group (the general outer electronic
configuration ns 2np 6 )

35. The most unreactive element of the periodic table has _____ electrons in the last
shell. A

(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 1

Solution:

Helium is the most unreactive element of the periodic table.

Atomic no. = 2, Electronic configuration = 1s 2 , no. of electrons in last shell = 2.

36. The number of ‘p’ electrons present in sulphur is_______. (group16)

C
(A) 16 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D)4

Solution:

Atomic no. of sulphur = 16

The electronic configuration of Sulphur = 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 4
The number of ‘p’ electrons present in sulphur = 6 + 4 = 10

37. The 71st electron of an element X (atomic number=71) enters into _________
orbital C

(A) 6p (B) 4f (C) 5d (D) 6s

Solution:

Electronic configuration of Element X with atomic number 71 is [Xe]4f 14 6s 2 5d1 .

The last electron will enter in 5d orbital.
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38. General electronic configuration of lanthanides is :

A
(A)  n  2  f 114 ,  n  1 s 2 p6d 01 , ns 2 (B)  n  2  f 114 ,  n  1 d 01 , ns 2

(C)  n  2  f 01 ,  n  1 d10 , ns 2 (D)  n  2  d 01 ,  n  1 f 114 , ns 2

Solution:

In lanthanides, the electrons enter the penultimate (n-1) d subshell and pre-penultimate (n-2) f
subshell. . The general electronic configuration of lanthanides is (n  2)f 114 (n  1) d 01ns 2 . But the
penultimate subshell also contains (n  1)s 2 and (n  1)p6 electrons. Hence, the general electronic
configuration of lanthanides will be  n  2  f 114 ,  n  1 s 2 p6d 01 , ns 2 .

39. Which of the following is the least stable ion ?

A
(A) Be  (B) Na  (C) O  (D) Cl 

Solution:

Be  is the least stable ion, Be = 1s 2 2 s 2 has stable electronic configuration, addition of electron
decreases stability.

40. Which of the following has the maximum number of unpaired electrons?
C
(At.no: Cu = 29; Fe = 26; Cr = 24; Be = 4)

(A) Cu (B) Fe 3+ (C) Cr (D) Be 2+

Solution:

The electronic configuration of

Cu = [Ar]3d10 4s1 , no. of unpaired electron = 1

Fe 3+ = [Ar]3d 5 , no. of unpaired electron = 5
Cr = [Ar]3d 5 4s1 , no. of unpaired electron = 6
Be 2+ = 1s 2 , no. of unpaired electron = 0

Hence, Cr has the maximum number of unpaired electrons.

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41. What is the ratio of s electrons between Ni and Ni 2+ ?

C
(A) 1:1 (B) 6:4 (C) 8:6 (D) 4:2

Solution:

The electronic Configuration of, Ni = 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p6 3d8 4s 2

Ni 2+ =1s 2 2s 2 2p6 3s 2 3p6 3d8 4s 0
The ration of s electrons between Ni and Ni 2+ = 8:6

42. Which of the following sets of atomic numbers corresponds to elements C

of group 16?

(A) 8, 16, 32, 54 (B) 16, 34, 54, 86

(C) 8, 16, 34, 52 (D) 10, 16, 32, 50

Solution:

The group 16 belongs to oxygen family

Oxygen Atomic no. = 8
8 + 8 = 16
16 + 18 = 34
34 + 18 = 52

43. The ground state electronic configuration of Mn 2+ is ________.

(At. No of Mn = 25)
D

(A) S [Ar] 3d 6 (B) [Ne] 3d5

(C) [Kr] 3d 6 (D) [Ar] 3d5

Solution:

The ground state electronic configuration of Mn = [Ar]3d 5 4s 2

Mn 2+ = [Ar]3d 5 4s0

44. Which of the following is violation of Pauli’s exclusion principle ?

B
(A)     (B)    

(C)     (D)    

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Solution:

Pauli’s exclusion principle states that two electrons in the same orbital must
have opposite spins.

45. Which of the following subshell can accommodate as many as 10 electrons

B
(A) 2p (B) 3d (C) 5p (D) 4p

Solution:

3d orbital has 5 orbitals and each orbital occupies 2 electrons each with
opposite spin. Hence 5  2 electrons = 10 electrons

46. Which pair has elements containing same number of electrons in the
outermost orbit? C

(A) N, O (B) Na, Ca (C) C, Si (D) O, P

Solution:

C and Si; both contains same number of electrons in outermost orbital since
they belong to same group (i.e. group 14).

47. An element having the electronic configuration of its atom ns2 np2 should have
similar properties to that of:
B

(A) sodium (B) carbon

(C) magnesium (D) oxygen

Solution:

An element with electronic configuration of ns2 np2 belongs to 14th group. Therefore, it should
have similar properties of Carbon.
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48. Which of the following element will have same number of unpaired electron
present in Sodium atom?
D

(A) Neon (B) Magnesium

(C) Oxygen (D) Aluminium

Solution:

Both Aluminium and Sodium has 1 unpaired electron. Hence the correct answer is (D).

49. The number of unpaired electron present in Cu + is: A

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

Solution:

The electronic configuration of Cu +is  Ar  4s0 3d10 . Hence the number of unpaired electrons is zero.

50. The energy of an electron of 2py orbital is______________.

D
(A) greater than 2px orbital (B) less than 2pz orbital
(C) equal to 2s orbital (D) same as that of 2px and 2pz orbitals

Solution:

Since 2px, 2py and 2pz are degenerate orbitals, they have the same energy. Hence, the correct
answer is (D)