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SANKALP SHEET – 6
Lectures – 8, 9 & 10: ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Aufbau Principle, Pauli’s Exclusion Principle, Hund’s Rule, Electronic Configuration, Nodes
LEVEL – 1
1. Point out the followings:
a) How many energy sub-shells are possible in n = 3 level?
b) How many orbitals of all kinds are possible in n = 3 level?

2. A compound of Vanadium has a magnetic moment of 1.73 BM. Work out the electronic configuration of the
Vandium ion in the compound.

3. From the following sets of quantum numbers, state which are possible. Explain why the others are not
permited?
a) n = 0, l = 0, m = 0, s = +1/2 b) n = 0, l = 0, m = 0, s = –1/2
c) n = 1, l = 1, m = 0, s = +1/2 d) n = 1, l = 1, m = +1, s = +1/2
e) n = 0, l = 1, m = –1, s = –1/2 f) n = 2, l = 2, m = 0, s = –1/2
g) n = 2, l = 1, m = 0, s = –1/2

4. Calculate the angular momentum of the following:

(a) 3rd orbit, (b) 4p orbital (c) 3d orbital

5. Calculate the magnitude of spin angular momentum of an electron.

6. How many unpaired electrons are there in Ni+2 ion if the atomic number of Ni is 28.

7. What are the numbers of nodes present in:

(a) 1s (b) 2s (c) 2p (d) 3p orbitals?

9. Given below are the sets of quantum numbers for given orbitals. Name these orbitals.
(a) n = 3 (b) n = 5 (c) n = 4 (d) n = 2 (e) n = 4
l=1 l=2 l=1 l=0 l=2
m = –1 m=0 m=1 m=0 m=2

10. If there were three possible values (–1/2, 0, +1/2) for the spin magnetic quantum number, ms how many
elements would there be in the 4th period of periodic table in 4s, 4p, 3d respectively?

LEVEL - 2

11. The orientation of an atomic orbital is governed by:

(a) Magnetic quantum number (b) Principal quantum number
(c) Azimuthal quantum number (d) Spin quantum number

12. Magnetic moments of V (Z = 23), Cr(Z = 24), Mn (Z = 25) are x, y, z respectively. Hence
(A) x = y = z (B) x  y  z (C) x  z  y (D) z  y  x

13. Write the electronic configuration of the following and report the number of unpaired electrons in each.
(a) Mn4+ (b) Cr2+ (c) Fe3+ (d) Ni2+
– 2+ 2+
(e) Cl (f) Zn (g) Fe (h) Na
(i) Mg (j) Cr3+

14. Write the electronic configuration of following species. Also find the number of unpaired electrons in each.
2+ 3+
(a) Fe, Fe , Fe (Z of Fe = 26)
–
(b) Br, Br (Z of Br = 35)
(c) V, V3+ (Z of V = 23)

15. The quantum numbers of the last electron of an element are given below. Predict the atomic number and
name of the element from the following quantum numbers:
1
n = 3, l = 2, m = 0, s = –
2
(A) 23, V (B) 21, Sc (C) 29, Cu (D) 28, Ni

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16. Predict the atomic number and element from the following quantum numbers: n = 2, l = 1, m = –1, s = – .
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(A) 5, B (B) 8, O (C) 6, C (D) 7, N

17. The electrons, identified by quantum numbers n and 1, (i) n = 4, l = 1 (ii) n = 4, l = 0 (iii) n = 3, l = 2 (iv) n = 3, l
= 1 can be placed inorder of increasing energy, from the lowest to highest, as
(A) iv < ii < iii < I (B) ii < iv < i < iii
(C) I < iii < ii < iv (D) iii < I < iv < ii.

18. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers represents as impossible arrangements?
n l ml ms
(A) 3 2 –2 ½
(B) 4 0 0 ½
(C) 3 2 –3 ½
(D) 5 3 0 –1/2.

19. Correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence (outermost) electron of rubidium (Z = 37) is
1 1
(A) 5, 0, 0, + (B) 5, 1, 0, +
2 2
1 1
(C) 5, 1, 1, + (D) 6, 0, 0, +
2 2

20. Write electronic configuration of the following elements.

Cr , Cu , Ag , Pd , Fe , La , Ac
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ANSWER KEY – SHEET - 6

1. (a) 3 (b) 9
4+
2. 23V = 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p6 3d1
3. a) is not possible because n = 0 is wrong.
b) is possible
c) is not possible because l = n is wrong
d) is not possible because m = + 1 is wrong
e) is not possible
f) is not possible because l = 2 is wrong
g) is possible
3h h 3h
4. (a) (b) (c)
2 2 2
3  h 
5. .   
2  2 
6. 2
7. (a) zero
(b) one spherical node,
(c) one angular node
(d) two angular node
8. (a)  n = 3 and l = 1  3p
Also m = –1  3px or 3py
(b) 5dz2 (c) 4px or 4py (d) 2s (e) 4dx2  y2 or 4dxy
3 9 15 th
9. 4s , 4p and 3d i.e., in all 27 elements would have been in 4 period.

10. 27
11. A
12. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. A
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