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GENERAL CHEMISTRY
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1. General Chemistry 2–7

2. Exercise-1 8 – 13
3. Exercise-2 14 – 17
4. Rank Booster 18 – 19
5. Answer Key 20
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Special Highlights
BRAIN TEASERS: GENERAL MISTAKE:

 TEACHER’S ADVICE:

GENERAL CHEMISTRY
KEY CONCEPTS
Chemistry is the branch of science which deals with the study of matter, its physical & chemical proper-
ties, its chemical composition, the physical and chemical changes which it undergoes and the energy
changes that accompany there process.

BASIC DEFINITIONS (MOLE CONCEPT)

(1) Mole : One mole is a collection of that many entities as there are number of atoms exactly in 12
gm of C-12 isotope.
or 1 mole = collection of 6.02 × 1023 species
6.02 × 1023 = NA = Avogadro's No.

BASIC DEFINITIONS (ATOMIC STRUCTURE)

Atom : An atom is the smallest particle of an element (made up of still smaller particles like electrons,
protons, neutrons, etc.) which can take part in a chemical reaction. It may or may not exist free in nature.
* Discovery details of electron, proton and neturon should not discussed
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Proton's have positive charge but they remain inside the nucleus together.

why?

Representation of atom : ZXA

A  Mass number  give details

Z Atomic number 

Isotope: Atoms of a given element which have same atomic number but different mass number
are called isotopes. e.g. 1H1, 1H2, 1H3 etc.
Isobar: Atoms of different element with the same mass number but different atomic number.
e.g. 18Ar40, 19K40 and 20Ca40.

Iso-electronic species : Species (atoms, molecules or ions) having same number of electrons
are called iso-electronic.e.g. H–,He, Li+ and Be2+ have 2 electron each.
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Orbital : An orbital is defined as that zone in space where electron is most likely to be found. The
orbitals are characterized by a set of 3 quantum numbers (n,l,m).

QUNATUM NUMBER
Prinicipal Quantum number (n) :
(i) Permissible value of n  1 – .
(ii) It represents shell number / energy level.
(iii) The energy states corresponding to different principal quantum numbers are denoted by letters
K,L, M, N etc.
n : 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation of shell : K L M N O P
(iv) It indicates the distance of an electron from the nucleus.
(v) It also determines the energy of the electron. In general higher the value of ‘n’, higher is the
energy of an electron.

In H & hydrogen like species energy of electron increases with increases in 'n'

but energy difference between successive energy level decreases.

(vi) It give an idea of total number of orbitals & electrons (which may) present in a shell & that equals
to n2 & 2n2 respectively.

Azimuthal Quantum number (l) :

(i) The values of l depends upon the value of ‘n’ and possible values are ‘0’ to (n–1).
(ii) It gives the name of subshells associated with the energylevel and number of subshells within an
energylevel.
(iii) The different value of ‘l’ indicates the shape of orbitals and designated as follows:
Value Notation Name Shape
l=0 s Sharp Spherical
l=1 p Principal Dumbell
l=2 d Diffused Double Dumbell
l=3 f Fundamental Complex

Shape of d z 2 orbital is different from other d-orbitals in a d-subshell.

(iv) It also determines the energy of orbital along with n.

For a particular energy level/ shell, energy of subshell is in the following:
Order  s < p < d < f
(v) It gives the total number of orbitals in a subshell & that equals to 2 l + 1 and number of electron
in a subshell = 2 (2l + 1).
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How many electrons are there in a orbital of f-subshell?

l  n 1
Maximum number of orbitals in a shell = n2 or  (2l  1) .
l 0

Magnetic Quantum number (m):

(i) The value of m depends upon the value of l and it may have integral value –l to +l including zero
(ii) Its gives the number of orbitals in a given subshell and orientation of different orbitals in space.
e.g. for n = 4, l = 0 to 3

l 0 1 2 3
m 0  1,0,1  2,1,0,1,2  3,2,1,0,1,2,3
Possible 1 3 5 7
Orientations
d z2 , d x 2  y2
Orbitals s p x , p y , pz Not in syllabus
d xy , d yz , d xz

(iii) The orbital having same value of n and l but different value of m, have same energy in absence of
external electric & magnetic field. These orbitals having same energy of a particular subshell is
known as Degenerate orbitals.

An additional quantum number is used to characterize an electron present

in the orbital.

Spin Quantum number (s) :

(i) While moving around the nucleus, the electron always spins about its own axis either clockwise
or anticlockwise.The spin quantum number represents the direction of electron spin(rotation)
around its own axis (clockwise or anticlockwise)
1 1
(ii) There are two possible values of ‘s’ are + & – and represented by the two arrows  (spin
2 2
up) and  (spin down).

ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION:-
Electronic configuration of atoms :
The distribution of electrons in various shells, subshells and orbitals, in an atom of an element, is called its
electronic configuration.
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1s 2s
3Li ; 1s2 , 2s1 or [He] 2s1 or or He

Electronic Configuration
e.g. Nitrogen :
2 2 3
7N : 1s , 2s 2p [Orbital notation method]
1s , 2s , 2px 2py1 2pz1
2 2 1

or
1s 2s 2p
[Orbital diagram method]

or
[He] 2s2 2p3 [Condensed form]

RULES FOR ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION :-

AUFBAU PRINCIPLE (Means Building up)
The electrons are added progressively to the various orbitals in the order of increasing energies starting
with the orbital of the lowest energy.

1s
2s 2p
3s 3p 3d
4s 4p 4d 4f
5s 5p 5d 5f
6s 6p 6d 6f
7s 7p ..............

1s < 2s < 2p < 3s < 3p < 4s < 3d < 4p < 5s < 4d < 5p < 6s < 4f < 5d < 6p < 7s < 5f < 6d < 7p.
Alternatively, the order of increase of energy of orbitals can be calculated from (n + l) rule.
(i) The lower the value of (n + l) for an orbital, the lower is its energy.
(ii) If two orbitals have the same (n + l) value, the orbital with lower value of n has the lower energy.

For H and hydrogen like species (n + l) rule is not applicable.

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HUND’S RULE OF MAXIMUM MULTIPLICITY

This rule deals with the filling of electrons into the orbitals belonging to the same subshell i.e. orbitals of
equal energy, called degenerate orbitals.
“Electrons are distributed among the orbitals of a subshell in such a way as to give the maximum number
of unpaired electrons with parallel spins”.

PAULI’S EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE

‘No two electrons in an atom can have same values of all the four quantum numbers.’
An orbital accommodates two electrons with opposite spin. These two electrons have same values of
principal, azimuthal and magnetic quantum number but the fourth, i.e. spin quantum number will be
different.

Can you guess maximum how many quantum numbers may be same for two

electrons in an atom if they are present in different orbitals.

EXTRASTABILITY OFHALF-FILLEDAND FULLY-FILLED ORBITALS.

The electronic configuration of most of the atoms follows theAufbau’s rule. However, in certain elements
such as Cr, Cu etc. where the two subshells (4s and 3d) differ slightly in their energies (4s < 3d), an
electron shifts from a subshell of lower energy (4s) to a subshell of higher energy (3d), provided such a
shift results in all orbitals of the subshell of higher energy getting either completely filled or half-filled.
24Cr  [Ar] 3d , 4s and not [Ar] 3d 4s
5 1 4

29Cu  [Ar] 3d , 4s and not [Ar] 3d 4s

10 1 9 2

It has been found that thereis extra stabilityassociated with these electronic configurations. This stabilization
is due to the following two factors.

(i) Symmetrical distribution of electron : It is well known that symmetry leads to stability. The
completelyfilled or half-filled subshell have symmetrical distribution of electrons in them and are
therefore more stable. This effect is more dominant in d and f-orbitals. This means three or six
electrons in p-subshell, 5 or 10 electrons in d-subshell and 7 or 14 subshell forms a stable
arrangement.

(ii) Exchange energy : This stabilizing effect arises whenever two or more electrons with the same
spin are present in the degenerate orbitals of a subshell. These electrons tend to exchange their
positions and the energy released due to this exchange is called exchange energy. The number of
exchanges that can take place is maximum when the subshell is either half-filled or fully filled.As
a result the exchange energy is maximum and so is the stability.
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EXERCISE-1
Q.1 For last electron of La57 , which of the following values of n, l, m, s are not possible according to
Aufbau principle?
1 1 2 1
(A) 5, 2, –2, (B) 5, 2, –1,  (C) 5, 2, 0,  (D) 5, 2, 0 , 
2 2 2 2
Q.2 Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) 11Na23 and 12Mg24 are isotones (B) 18Ar40 and 20Ca40 are isobars
(C) N–3 and P–3 are isoelectronic species (D) 92U235 and 92U238 are isotopes

Q.3 The most stable arrangement of electrons of 2p3 is

(A)    (B)   (C)   (D)  

Q.4 The most stable electronic configuration of carbon is

(A) 1s22s22p13s1 (B) 1s22s12p3 (C) 1s22s22p2 (D) 1s22s22p13s1

Q.5 The Pauli exclusion principle states that

(A) no two electrons in an atom can have the same values for all the four quantum numbers.
(B) electrons with opposite spins are attracted to each other.
(C) Half-filled and full-filled subshells are more stable.
(D) None of these

Q.6 Which of the following distribution of 4 electrons in p-orbitals is most favoured?

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these

Q.7 Select set of quantum numbers which is not possible.

1 1 1
(A) 4, 3, +2,  (B) 6, 0, 0, 0 (C) 5, 3, +2,  (D) 3, 2, –1 
2 2 2

Q.8 Select set(s) of quantum number for 5p electron.

1 1 1
(A) 5, 0, 0,  (B) 5, 1, –1, 0 (C) 5, –1, 0,  (D) 5, 1, 0, 
2 2 2

Q.9 Find the element which have maximum number of unpaired electron.
(A) Na (B) Mg (C)Al (D) Si

Q.10 Find configuration which does not follow Hund's rule of maximum multiplicityfor p-subshell.
(A) 2p1x , 2p1y , 2p1z (B) 2p 2x , 2p 2y , 2p 2z (C) 2p1x , 2p 2y , 2p z (D) 2p 2x , 2p1y , 2p 2z

Q.11 Select the configuration which voilates 'Pauli' exclusion principle.

(A) (B) (C) (D)
s p p d
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Q.12 Which of the following is an impossible set of quantum number?

1 1
(A) n = 3, l = 2, m = 0, s = + (B) n = 3, l = 2, m = –2, s = +
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 3, l = 2, m = –3, s = + (D) n = 3, l = 2, m = –1, s = –
2 2

Q.13 Calculate the spin multiplicityfor H-atom

(A) 10 (B) 2 (C) 5/2 (D) 11

Q.14 Hund's rule of maximum spin multiplicityis not applicable for :

(A) d (B) p (C) f (D) s-orbital

Q.15 Which of the following elements will have the same total number of electrons in 's' as well as 'd' subshells
in the ground state electronic configuration?
(A) Zn (B) Ni (C) Cr (D) Cu

Q.16 Which atomic orbital will not exist according to quantum theory?
(A) 4f (B) 6g (C) 7d (D) 5h

Q.17 The maximum number of unpaired electrons in the ground state is present in :
(A) Cu (Z = 29) (B) Mn (Z = 25) (C) Cr (Z = 24) (D) P (Z = 15)

Q.18 Calculate the total number of electrons for n = 3, l = 2 and m = – 2.

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 18

Q.19 The electronic configuration of carbon is given as :

It violets
(A) Aufbau principle (B) Hund's rule
(C) Pauli's exclusion principle (D)All of these

Q.20 Which of the following electronic configuration is allowed in ground state of an atom:
(A) (B)
1s 2s 2p 1s 2s 2p

(C) (D) [Ar]18

1s 2s 2p
4s 3d
Q.21 In following electronic configuration which of the following rule is violated.

2p 3s
(A)Aufbau Principle (B) Pauli's Exclusion Principle
(C) Hund's Rule of maximum Multiplicity (D) both (B) and (C)
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Q.22 Correct set of quantum number for last electron of La(57) :

1 1
(A) n = 5,  = 2, m = 0, s = + 2 (B) n = 6,  = 2, m = 0, s = + 2
1 1
(C) n = 6,  = 3, m = 1, s = – 2 (D) n = 6,  = 3, m = –2, s = + 2

Q.23 Which of the following is impossible set of quantum numbers :

1 1 1
(A) n = 3,  =2, m=1, s = + (B) n = 4,  =2, m= , s = +
2 2 2
1 1
(C) n = 3,  =1, m=0, s = (D) n = 5,  =1, m=–1, s = –
2 2

Q.24 Which of the following quantum number does not characterise the orbital?
(A) n (B)  (C) m (D) s

Q.25 Correct set of quantum number for last electron of Pd.

1 1
(A) n = 5, l = 2, m = 0, s = + (B) n = 4, l = 2, m = 0, s = –
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 5, l = 0, m = 0, s = – (D) n = 6, l = 0, m = 0, s = +
2 4

Q.26 Which of the following is correct statement about energy of an orbital in multielectronic species?
(A) 4s > 3d (B) 5p < 4d (C) 4f > 6s (D) 4s = 3d

Q.27 Which of the following has maximum number of paired electrons.

(A) Cu+ (B) Fe2+ (C) Zr+ (D) Sc+

Q.28 In following electronic configuration which of the following rule is violated.

3s 3p
(A)Aufbau's principle (B) Hund's rule
(C) Pauli's principle (D) None of these

Q.29 Which of the following represent correct set of quantum numbers for valence electron of Y(39):
1 1
(A) n = 5, l = 0, m = 0 s = + (B) n = 5, l = 2, m = 0 s = +
2 2
1 1
(C) n = 6, l = 0, m = 0 s = + (D) n = 6, l = 2, m = 0 s = +
2 2
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Q.30 Which of the following rule is violated in below mentioned configuration?

2s 2p
(A) Pauli's exclusion principle (B)Aufbau Rule
(C) Hund's Rule (D) None

Q.31 Using s, p, d, f notations, describe the orbitals with the following quantum numbers, n = 4 and l = 3.
(A) 4s (B) 4p (C) 4d (D) 4f

Q.32 Which quantum number determines the energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom?
(A)  (B) n (C) n and  (D) m 

Q.33 Which of the following species is an isodiapher of C14

6 ?

(A) C12
6 (B) N14
7 (C) O16
8 (D) O18
8

Q.34 Which among the following is an isoelectronic pair ?

(A) NO2 & NOCl (B) CO2 & NO2
(C) CO22– & NO2¯ (D) NO2¯ & NOCl

Q.35 Which of the following is not isoelectronic species?

(A) Cl– , P3–, Ar (B) N3– , Ne, Mg2+ (C) B3+, He, Li+ (D) N3–, S2–, Cl–

Q.36 Which one of the following groups represent a collection of isoelectronic species ?
(At. no. Cs = 55, Br = 35)
(A) N3–, F–, Na+ (B) Be, Al3+, Cl– (C) Ca2+, Cs+, Br (D) Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+

Q.37 The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is :

(A) CN¯ (B) O2+ (C) O2¯ (D) N2+

Q.38 Which of the following species is/are isoelectronic to each other?


(I) BH3  C  N (II) CH3 – C  CH (III) N2O (IV) CN 22 
(A) I and II only (B) II and III only (C) I, II and III only (D)All four

Q.39 The compound of vanadium has magnetic moment of 1.73 B.M. The vanadium chloride has the formula:
(A) VCl2 (B) VCl3 (C) VCl4 (D) VCl5

Q.40 Find the paramagnetic species among the following molecules/species.

(I) F¯ (II) O (III) Cr3+ (IV) Sr2+
(A) I & II (B) I & III (C) II & IV (D) II & III

Q.41 The magnetic moment for isolated gaseous ionAu+3 is [Atomic numberAu = 79]
(A) 0 and diamagnetic (B) 1.82 BM and paramagnetic
(C) 2.82 BM and paramagnetic (D) 1.73 BM and paramagnetic
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Q.42 The magnetic moment for isolated gaseous ion A u3+ is

(A) ‘0’ and diamagnetic (B) 2.82 BM and diamagnetic
(C) 2.82 BM and paramagnetic (D) None of these

Q.43 Find the species having highest value of magnetic moment in their ground state.
(A) Cu+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Mn2+ (D) Ni2+

Q.44 The compound of vanadium has magnetic moment of 1.73 BM. The vanadium chloride has the formula-
(A) VCl2 (B) VCl3 (C) VCl4 (D) VCl5

Q.45 The compound of Vanadium has magnetic moment of 1.73 BM.The vanadium chloride has the formula:
(A) VCl2 (B) VCl3 (C) VCl4 (D) VCl5

Q.46 Which of following species is having the magnetic moment value of 3.87 B.M.
(A) Fe3+ (B) Cr2+ (C) Co2+ (D) Au3+

Q.47 The correct set of quantum numbers (n,l,m,s) for last electron entering present in Lanthanum
(Z = 57) is
1 1 1 1
(A) 5, 0, 0, + (B) 4, 3, 0, + (C) 5, 2, 0, + (D) 6, 0, 0, +
2 2 2 2

Q.48 Which of the following quantum number is not required to represent an orbital.
(A) Principal quantum number (n)
(B)Azimuthal quantum number (l)
(C) Magnetic quantum number (m)
(D) Spin quantum number (s)

Q.49 The ground state electronic configuration of Zinc (Z = 30) is 2, 8, 18, 2. The ground state electronic
configuration of Gallium (Z = 31) is :
(A) 2, 8, 18, 2, 1 (B) 2, 8, 19, 2 (C) 2, 8, 18, 3 (D) 2, 8, 10, 8, 3

Q.50 For the total number of electron inArgon, where the value of l + m = 0
(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 6

Q.51 How many electrons can be described by the quantum numbers n = 5, l = 2 in a particular atom?
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 14

Q.52 Select incorrect statement(s):

(A) Maximum value of l for n = 5 is '5'
(B) Possible number of values of ml for l = 1 are 3
1
(C) If value of mS is  1 for first three electron in p-subshell then value for 4th electron is 
2 2
(D) For electrons in 3d subshell maximum number of different sets of n,l, ml, mS are 10.
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Q.53 For oxygen, out of following, which configuration represents ground state.
2s 2p 3s
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(A) b,c & d (B) a & d (C) b only (D) b & d

Q.54 Which of the following quantum number does not characterise the orbital?
(A) n (B)  (C) m (D) s

Q.55 Maximum number of electron that can exist in completely filled n = 4 energy level.
(A) 18 (B) 32 (C) 50 (D) 8

Q.56 Which of the following has maximum number of unpaired electrons :

(A) Fe2+ (B) Fe3+ (C) Sc3+ (D) Cu2+

Q.57 Calculate total number of electrons present in p-orbital in Mn.

(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 12 (D) 5

Q.58 What is the maximum number of electrons that may be present in all the atomic orbitals with principal
quantum number 3 and azimuthal quantum number 1?
(A) 10 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 6
1
Q.59 How many total number of electrons are present in d-orbital which has s = +
2
(A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.60 How many number of electrons have m = 0 value in chromium.

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 9

Q.61 Calculate total number of electron present in Cr having n + l + m = 6.

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.62 The number of unpaired electrons present in Fe+3 are :

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 0

Q.63 The orbital that has following set of quantum number is:
n = 4 ; l = 2; m = 0
(A) 4s (B) 4p (C) 4d (D) 4f

Q.64 The total number of electrons having (n + l ) value equal to 4 in copper atom are :
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 17

Q.65 The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired electron of Xenon (single positive) ion is
n l m n l m
(A) 6 1 0 (B) 4 1 1
(C) 5 1 1 (D) 3 0 0
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EXERCISE-2
Single correct:
Q.1 Which of the following orbital is non-directional in nature?
(A) s (B) p (C) d (D) f
Q.2 Find the species having highest value of magnetic moment in their ground state.
(A) Cu+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Mn2+ (D) Ni2+
Q.3 Which species has highest magnetic moment?
(A) Fe2+ (B) Sc (C) Ni2+ (D) Cu+

Q.4 Which of following statement is true.

(A) Lanthanum is the first element of lanthanides
(B)Actinium violates theAufbau's principle.
(C) Chromium violates the Pauli's-exclusion principle.
(D) Total 10 exchanges are possible for d-electrons in Zn.
Q.5 Atomic number 64 will have electronic configuration:
(A) [Xe] 6s2 4f 8 (B) [Xe] 6s2 4f7 5d1
(C) [Xe] 4f 10 (D) [Xe] 6s2 4f 7 6p1

Q.6 Which of the following element will have the same number of electrons in 's' as well as 'd'-subshell in the
ground state electronic configuration ?
(A) Zn (Z = 30) (B) Ni (Z = 28 ) (C) Cr (Z = 24) (D) Cu (Z = 29)
Q.7 Calculate total number of electron present in Cr having n + l + m = 7.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.8 The species having maximum number of unpaired electrons in ground state is
(A) Cr (B) Mn (C) Fe (D) Co
Q.9 Select the correct statement(s).
(A)An orbital with l = 0 is symmetrical about the nucleus.
(B) Chromium (24) in ground state electronic configuration contain 5 unpaired electrons
(C) Number of paired electrons in F is 6
(D) To define an orbital 4 quantum number are required.
Q.10 In the following six electronic configuration (remaining inner orbitals are completely filled). Mark the
incorrect option(s).

(P) (Q)

(R) (S)

(T) (U)

(A) Order of spin multiplicity : Q > P > S

(B) Stability order : Q > P & S > R
(C) Order of size among Q, S, T is S < T < Q
(D) U violates all the three rules of electronic configuration
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Q.11 Which of the following ion has minimum value of ratio of valence electron and proton?
(A) H¯ (B) O+2 (C) Cl¯ (D) N3–

Q.12 If theAufbau principle is not followed and subshells of a shell are progressively filled according to their
energy which of the following elements is paramagnetic.
(A) Mg (B) Ca (C) Ni (D) Zn

Q.13 Which of the following is paramagnetic?

(A)Ag (B)Fe2+ (C) K (D) Mg2+

Q.14 For which set of orbitals number of exchange in electrons are same :
(A) d3 and d6 (B) d2 and d5 (C) d5 and d8 (D) d5 and d6

Q.15 If 'n' and 'l' are principal and azimuthal quantum numbers respectively, the expression for calculating the
total number of electrons in anyshell is
l n l ( n 1) l ( n 1) l ( n 1)
(A)  2(2l  1) (B)  2(2l  1) (C)  2(2l  1) (D)  2(2l  1)
l 0 l 1 l 0 l 0

Q.16 If Hund Rule is violate, then which of the following species is diamagnetic -
(A) Sc+ (B) Cu+2 (C) Fe+2 (D) Cr+1

Q.17 Which of the following orbital is not possible?

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

Q.18 The orbital represented by the following set of quantum numbers and having 2 nodal planes is
[n = 4, l = 2, m = 0]
(A) 4pz (B) 4d z2 (C) 4d x 2  y 2 (D) 3dxy

Q.19 In an atom, the total number of electrons having quantum numbers n = 4, | ml | = 1 and
1
ms = – is
2
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 9

1
Q.20 The number of electrons with (n + l)  4 and S =  in the atom of chromium in ground state.
2
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12

Q.21 If Hund's rule is not followed then which of the following ion is paramagnetic.
(A) Cr2+ (B) Fe2+ (C) Rh +3 (D) MnO42–
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Q.22 In an atom, the maximum number of electron having quantum number n = 4,  1  m l  1 and
1
ms = +
2
(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.23 Not considering the electronic spin, the degeneracy of the second excited state (n = 3) of H atom is 9,
while the degeneracy of the second excited state of H– is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1

Comprehension:
Paragraph for question nos. 24 to 26
Species (atoms, molecules or ions) having atleast one unpaired electron are paramagnetic and the species
do not having any unpaired electron are diamagnetic in nature. The magnetic moment of any substance
may be given as n (n  2) B.M., where B.M. = Bohr Magneton, an unit it express magnetic moment
and 'n' is the number of unpaired electrons present.
Further, the ions having unpaired electrons are coloured due to d – d transition.
Q.24 Which of the following ion is diamagnetic?
(A) Ti2+ (Z = 22) (B) Fe2+ (Z = 26) (C) Zn2+ (Z = 30) (D)All of these

Q.25 The magnetic moment is maximum for

(A) Fe2+ (Z = 26) (B) Mn2+ (Z = 25) (C) Sc2+ (Z = 21) (D) Cu2+ (Z = 29)

Q.26 Which of the following ion must be colourless?

(A) Na+ (Z = 11) (B) Cr3+ (Z = 24) (C) V2+ (Z = 23) (D) Co2+ (Z = 27)

More than one correct :

Q.27 Which of the following energy orders is / are correct according toAufbau's Principle.
(A) 3s < 4p (B) 6s > 5d (C) 4f > 6s (D) 5p > 4d

Q.28 Which of the following may represent the possible quantum numbers for the last electron of Ga.
1 1 1 1
(A) 3, 1, +1, + (B) 4, 0, +1, + (C) 4, 1, 0, – (D) 4, 1, +1, +
2 2 2 2

Q.29 What will be the the correct representation of quantum numbers for the last electron entered into Ce.
n l m s
1
(A) 4 3 –3 –
2
1
(B) 4 3 0 –
2
1
(C) 4 2 –3 +
2
1
(D) 4 3 +2 –
2
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Q.30 Choose the correct option regarding energy of empty orbitals.

n l m s n l m s
1 1
(I) 4 0 0  (II) 3 2 0 
2 2
1 1
(III) 3 1 1  (IV) 3 0 0 
2 2
(A) I > IV (B) II > I (C) II > III (D) I = III

Q.31 Which of the following subshell(s) do(es) not exist for an atom, according to quantum theory?
(A) 2d (B) 4f (C) 5h (D) 7h

Q.32 Isotopes have

(A) same atomic number (B) different mass number
(C) same number of neutron (D) same radius

Match the column :

Q.33 Column I Column II
(Atomic Number)
(A) 57 (P) d-Block or p-Block
(B) 17 (Q) 4th Period element
(C) 19 (R) ViolatesAufbau's Principle
(D) 29 (S) Not lanthanides

Q.34 Column I Column II

(A) Atomic Number = 7 (P) It belong to d-block
(B) Atomic Number = 21 (Q) Normal element
(C) Atomic Number = 16 (R) It can have magnetic quantum number value m = –2
(D) Atomic Number = 29 (S) If each orbital is occupy by 3-electrons then
It belong to p-block
(T) It have total number of even electron which has
1
l = 1 and s = 
2
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Comprehension:
Paragraph for question nos. 1 to 3
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
(including zero, if any)
in integral steps.
 1 1 
Information-4 : Spin quantum number '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 in the shells remain unchanged.
On the basis of above informations, answer the following questions.
Q.1 The second period would begin with–
(A)Gallium (B)Arsenic (C) Cesium (D) Scandium
Q.2 For the element having atomic number 43 last electron enters in
(A) 1G (B) 2G (C) 2F (D) 1H
Q.3 The numberoforbitals & themaximum numberof electrons that canbefilledin aJ sub-shell arerespectively.
(A) 6, 36 (B) 5, 30 (C) 4, 24 (D) 7,42
More than one correct:
Q.4 Which of the following species is/are diamagnetic.
(A) Divalent cation of Hg (B) Divalent cation of Ni
(C) Trivalent cation of Fe (D) Tetravalent cation of Ti
Q.5 Which of the following pair(s) represent(s) the isoelectronic species ?

(A) S–2 and Sc+3 (B) SO2 and NO3– (C) N2 and C N (D) NH3 and H3O+

Match the column :

Q.6 Column-I Column-II
(A) Ni (P) Elements having same number of unpaired electron in
their dipositive ion in column I.
(B) K (Q) At least 13 electrons are having magnetic
quantum number 'zero'.
(C) Mn (R) Atom is paramagnetic.
(D) Pd (S) Element is not transition element
(T) Element having pseudo inert gas configuration in
its dipositive cation.

Subjective :
Q.7 If there were 9 periods in the periodic table & each orbital can have maximum 5 electrons, then how
many maximum number of elements will be present in period 9?
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Q.8 Classify the following into element, compound and mixture:

Coal, Ethane, Glucose, Colloidal gold, Dry ice, Graphite, Brass, Hydrogen peroxide, Blood, Milk,
Bronze, Brick, Rolled gold, Washing soda, smoke, ice-cream, tooth paste, fog, German silver,
phosphorus.
If the number of mixture is 'a', number of compounds is 'b' and number of elements is 'C', then the value
of [ (a – b + c)  2] is

Q.9 In an atom, the maximum number of electron having quantum number n = 3,  1  m l  1 and
1
ms = +
2

Q.10 What is maximum number of electron in an atom whose highest energyelectrons have principle quantum
number n = 5. [Divide your answer by 23]

Q.11 How many set of 4 quantum numbers are possible for last electron of Sc?
[Divide your answer by 2]

x2
Q.12 The number of neutrons present in Cl¯ are x; then the value of is
10
[Atomic Mass of Cl = 35]

Q.13 How many electrons are present in the orbitals with l = 2 in Cr.
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EXERCISE-1
Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 C Q.5 A Q.6 A Q.7 B
Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 C Q.11 A Q.12 C Q.13 B Q.14 D
Q.15 B Q.16 D Q.17 C Q.18 A Q.19 A Q.20 A Q.21 B
Q.22 A Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 B Q.26 C Q.27 C Q.28 D
Q.29 A Q.30 D Q.31 D Q.32 B Q.33 D Q.34 D Q.35 D
Q.36 A Q.37 A Q.38 D Q.39 C Q.40 D Q.41 C Q.42 C
Q.43 C Q.44 C Q.45 C Q.46 C Q.47 C Q.48 D Q.49 C
Q.50 B Q.51 C Q.52 A Q.53 D Q.54 D Q.55 B Q.56 B
Q.57 C Q.58 D Q.59 D Q.60 B Q.61 B Q.62 B Q.63 C
Q.64 B Q.65 C

EXERCISE-2
Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 B Q.6 B Q.7 A
Q.8 A Q.9 A Q.10 C Q.11 C Q.12 B Q.13 B Q.14 D
Q.15 D Q.16 C Q.17 C Q.18 C Q.19 C Q.20 C Q.21 D
Q.22 B Q.23 A Q.24 C Q.25 B Q.26 A Q.27 ACD Q.28 CD
Q.29 ABD Q.30 ABC Q.31 AC Q.32 AB
Q.33 (A) P,R,S (B) P,S (C) Q,S (D) P,Q,R,S Q.34 (A) QS (B) PRST (C) QT (D) PRT

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Q.1 A Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 AD Q.5 ABCD
Q.6 (A) P,Q,R (B) R,S (C) Q,R (D) P,Q Q.7 0125 Q.8 5 Q.9 7 Q.10 6
Q.11 5 Q.12 2 Q.13 5