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CH 12 _Atoms
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1. 13.6 eV of energy is require to separate a hydrogen atom into proton and electron. The value of the orbital
radius of the associated electron is _______.
(A) 5.3 × 10–11 m (B) 2.65 × 10–11 m (C) 10.6 × 10–11 m (D) 1.33 × 10–11 m
2)
2. In case of head-on collision, the impact parameter is minimum, the angle θ = _______ rad. (where, θ =
scattering angle of α-particle)
π π
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) π
4 2
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3. In the Geiger - Marden experiment, the thickness of thin gold foil _______ m.
(A) 5.5 × 10–2 (B) 2.1 × 10–7 (C) 8.3 × 10–6 (D) 0.21 × 10–2
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4. For Gold _______
(A) Z = 97 (B) Z = 79 (C) Z = 179 (D) Z = 719
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5. Thomson's nuclear model is known as _______.
(A) Watermelon model (B) Lemon model (C) Peach model (D) Orange model
6)
6. The radius of the nucleus estimated by the Rutherford experiment is about _______ m.
(A) 10–3 (B) 10–10 (C) 10–15 (D) 10–20
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7. A Gold atom is about _______ times heavier than the α – particle.
1
(A) 50 (B) 500 (C) 5 (D)
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8. In Rutherford atomic model, if an accelerating electron in a circular orbit emits continuous energy, its orbit
is _______.
(A) circular (B) ellptical (C) sprial (D) parabola
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9. In Rutherford's scattering of α-particle, if impact parameter is zero, then angle of scattering = _______
(A) 0° (B) 90° (C) 180° (D) 270°
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10. When the impact parameter is _______, then there is _______ collision.
(A) 0 m, Head on (B) 1 m, Head on (C) 0 m, Head off (D) 1 m, Head off
1)
11. An electron revolving around a proton in a hydrogen atom with a radius of 5.3 × 10–11 m has a velocity
of 2.2 × 106 ms–1. So the angular frequency of the electron _______.
(A) 4.15 × 1016 rad s–1 (B) 4.15 × 1011 rad s–1 (C) 6.6 × 1015 rad s–1 (D) 4.15 × 1017 rad s–1
12)
12. Rutherford's experiment used α - particles of _______ energy emitted from _______.
(A) 2.2 MeV, 214Bi (B) 5.5 MeV, 4He (C) 5.5 MeV, 214Bi (D) 2.2 MeV, 4He
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13. _______ % of α - particles have scatterend greater than 1° in Rutherford experiment.
(A) 0.1 (B) 0.14 (C) 0.20 (D) 1.14
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14. One in _______ α – particles deviates more than 90°.
(A) 8000 (B) 10000 (C) 2000 (D) 3000
15)
15. Ionization of gas in discharge tube is caused by the collisions between
(A) Positive ions and neutral atoms or molecules (B) Electrons and neutral atoms or molecules
(C) Photons and neutral atoms or molecules (D) Neutral atoms or molecules

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16. What is the reason for the colours seen in the tube during the electrical discharge of gas at low pressure?
(A) Collisions between different electrons of a gas atoms.
(B) Excited state of an electron in an atom
(C) Collisions between gas atoms
(D) Collisions between electrons emitted from the cathode and gas atoms
17)
17. If the distance of closest approach is 1.85 × 10–14 m during a head-on Collision of an α-particle of certain
energy with a nucleus of atomic number Z = 85, then the energy of the α-particle _______.
(A) 10 MeV (B) 13.2 MeV (C) 20 MeV (D) 23.13 MeV
18)
18. According to Rutherford's model, which of the following point is did not justified ?
(A) Mass of an atom is in its center (B) Electron orbit is circular
(C) Electrons are outside the nucleus (D) All the positive charge of an atom is in the centre.
19)
19. According to classical physics, Rutherford's atomic model _______.
(A) is semi-stable (B) is stable (C) is unstable (D) None of above
20)
20. As the value of the impact parameter becomes larger, the scattering angle becomes _______
(A) small (B) medium (C) large (D) constant
21)
21. An electron revolving in a stationary (stable) orbit _______.
(A) emits energy according to quantum theory. (B) Does not emit energy.
(C) Contains kinetic energy only. (D) is in the exited state.
2
e
22)
22. If the potential energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is – , then its kinetic energy is _______.
4πε0 r
2 2 2 2
e e e e
(A) (B) – (C) – (D)
4πε0 r 8πε0 r 2πε0 r 8πε0 r

23)
23. In hydrogen atom, the velocity of the electron in the second orbit is , then the velocity in the fifth orbit
is _______.
5 2 7 5
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
7 5 5 2
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24. In α - particle scattering experiment, Rutherford used _______ to observe the scattered α - particles.
(A) Magnifying lens (B) Scientillation screen (C) Photographic plate (D) Naked eye
25)
25. In Geiger and Marsden's experiment, which of the following is a graph of the number of α - particle
scattered at different angles in a given interval of time ?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
N N N N

θ θ θ θ

26)
26. In Rutherford's scattering experiment, when a projeatile of charge Z1 and mass M1 moves towards a target
nucleus of charge Z2 and mass M2, the “distance of closest approach” is r0, then the energy of the projectile.
(A) is directly proportional to Z1Z2. (B) is inversely proportional to Z1.
(C) is directly proportional to mass M1. (D) is proportional to M1·M2

If an α - particle of energy
1 2
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27. 2 m υ is bombarded at a heavy target nucleus of charge Ze then the distance
of closest approach is proportional to _______.
1 1 Z
(A) 4 (B) (C) υ2 (D)
υ Ze mυ 2
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28. How does the “distance of closest approach” depend on ‘m’ when an α - particle of mass m and velocity
υ is projected onto a nucleus of charge Ze ?
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28) How does the “distance of closest approach” depend on ‘m’ when an α - particle of mass m and velocity
υ is projected onto a nucleus of charge Ze ?
1 1 1
(A) m (B) (C) 2 (D) m
m m
29)
29. ______ eV energy is require to excite a hydrogen atom from its ground state to second excited state.
(A) 12.09 (B) 1.51 (C) 3.4 (D) 13.6
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30. If the angular momentum of an electron in the second orbit of hydrogen atom is L, what will be its angular
momentum in the fourth orbit ?
3 2 L
(A) 2L (B) L (C) L (D)
2 3 2
31)
31. If the quantum number increases, the energy difference between successive energy - levels _______.
(A) decreases (B) increases
(C) first decreases then increases (D) remains the same
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32. The potential energy of an electron in ground state in hydrogen atom is – E, then its Kinetic energy ?
E E
(A) (B) (C) 2E (D) E
4 2
33)
33. The linear momentum of an electron in the nth orbit in a hydrogen atom is proportional to which of the
following ?
1 1
(A) n (B) n3 (C) n (D) 3
n
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34. In Li atom, the angular momentum of electron in n = 1 orbit is _______ Js.
(A) 5.27 × 10–1 (B) 6.62 × 10–34 (C) 1.01 × 10–34 (D) 16.56 × 10–34
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35. The angular momentum of electron in n = 4 orbit of Na atom is _______ Js.
(A) 5.27 × 10–34 (B) 13.25 × 10–34 (C) 16.58 × 10–34 (D) 4.22 × 10–34
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36. The ratio of the areas of the first excited state and ground state levels of the electron for a hydrogen atom
is _______.
(A) 16 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 8 : 1
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37. According to Bohr's postulate, the angular momentum of an electron in a stationary orbit of radius r will
be proportional to _______.
1
(A) r (B) r (C) r (D) r2
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38. In which of the following system, the radius of second orbit will be minimum ?
(A) H - atom (B) Mg+2 (C) Me+ (D) B - atom
39.9) The wavelength of a spectrual line is inversely proportional to _______.
(A) Energy difference (B) Velocity of electron (C) Number of electrons (D) None of these
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40. In hydrogen atom, the radius of the second orbit is R, then radius of the third orbit is _______.
R
(A) 3R (B) 2.25 R (C) 9R (D)
3
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41. What is the ground state energy of positronium ?
(A) 13.6 eV (B) 27.2 eV (C) 5.4 eV (D) 1.8 eV
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42. The radius of the first orbit of hydrogen atom is 0.53 A , then the radius of the second orbit is ______ A .
(A) 1.06 (B) 21.2 (C) 10.6 (D) 2.12
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43. According to the Bohr model, the linear momentum of an electron revolving in second orbit in a hydrogen
atom is _______.
h 2h
(A) 2πh (B) πh (C) π (D) π

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44. The angular momentum of an electron in the nth orbit in a hydrogen atom is proportional to which of the
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44) The angular momentum of an electron in the nth orbit in a hydrogen atom is proportional to which of the
following ?
1 1
(A) n (B) n3 (C) 3 (D) n
n
45)
45. A hydrogen atom absorbs 12.1 eV of energy and excited to higher energy level. How many photons are
emitted during downward transition. Assume during each downward transition one photon is emitted.
(A) 5 or more (B) 1 or 3 (C) 2 or 3 (D) 1 or 2
46)
46. The total energy of an electron in an atom in an orbit is – 3.4 eV. Its Kinetic and potential energies are
respectively.
(A) – 3.4 eV, – 3.4 eV (B) – 3.4 eV, – 6.8 eV (C) 3.4 eV, – 6.8 eV (D) 3.4 eV, 3.4 eV
47)
47. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is –13.6 eV. What are the Kinetic and potential energyes of
electron in this state ?
(A) 27.2 eV, –13.6 eV (B) –13.3 eV, –27.2 eV (C) 13.6 eV, 27.2 eV (D) 13.6 eV, –27.2 eV
48)
48. The ground model of hydrogen atom determine the ratio between the period of revolution of electron in
the orbit of of n = 1 to n = 2.
(A) 1:2 (B) 2:1 (C) 1:4 (D) 1:8
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49. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is –13.6 eV. When electron is in excited state its excitation
energy is _______.
(A) 0 (B) 3.4 eV (C) 6.8 eV (D) 10.2 eV
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50. The ionization energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom in its ground state is 13.6 eV. The atoms are
excited to higher energy levels to emit radiation of 6 wavelengths. During which of the following transitions
will the maximum wavelength radiation be emitted ?
(A) n = 3 to n = 1 states (B) n = 2 to n = 1 states
(C) n = 4 to n = 3 states (D) n = 3 to n = 2 states
51)
51. The energy of a hydrogen atom in the ground state is – 13.6 eV. The energy of a He+ ion in the first
excited state will be _______.
(A) –6.8 eV (B) –13.6 eV (C) –27.2 eV (D) –54.4 eV

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52. Hydrogen atom in ground state is excited by a monochromatic radiation of wavelength λ = 975 Ac , then
number of spectral lines in resulting spectrum emitted will be _______.
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 3
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53. The ratio of the energies of the hydrogen atom in its first to second excited state is _______.
1 4 9
(A) 4 (B) (C) (D)
4 9 4
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54. An electron in the ground state of hydrogen has an angular momentum L1 and in the fourth excited state
is L4 then L4 – L1 = _______.
(A) 2 L1 (B) 3 L1 (C) 4 L1 (D) 5 L1
55)
55. If the kinetic energy of an electron in n = 1 state of H-atom is 13.6 eV. Then the total energy of an electron
in n = 2 state of He+ is _______.
(A) 13.6 eV (B) – 13.6 eV (C) 3.4 eV (D) –3.4 eV
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56. Which of the following statement is correct for H-atom.
1 1
(A) linear momentum α n (B) angular momentum α n
1 1
(C) radius α n (D) energy α n
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57. The de-Broglie wavelength of the electron orbiting in the n = 2 state of H-atom is _______.
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58. In an atom when electrons transition from excited state to ground state, which of the statement is true ?
(A) P.E. decrease and K.E. increases (B) P.E. increase and K.E. decreases
(C) Both P.E. and K.E. increases (D) Both P.E. and K.E. decreases
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59. The energy required for electron to transist from n = 1 to n = 3 in Li2+ is _______.
(A) 12.1 eV (B) 108.8 eV (C) 122.4 eV (D) 363 eV
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60. The simple Bohr model cannot be directly applied to calculate the energy levels of an atoms with many
electrons. This is because
(A) of the electrons not being subject to a central force.
(B) of the electrons colliding with each other.
(C) of Screening effects
(D) the force between the nucleus and an electron will no longer be given by Coulomb's law.
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61. In hydrogen atom, an electron makes transition from n = 3 to n = 2 state in time interval of 1.2 × 10–8 s.
Calculate average forque (in Nm) acting on the electron during this transition _______.
(A) 1.055 × 10–26 (B) 1.7 × 10–26 (C) 4.40 × 10–27 (D) 8.79 × 10–27
62)
62. According to Bohr theory of H-atom which of the following is quantized for an electron ?
(A) kinetic energy (B) linear momentum (C) potential energy (D) angular momentum
63)
63. The ionisation potential of H-atom is 13.6 V. The energy required to remove an electron from the second
orbit of hydrogen is _______.
(A) 3.4 eV (B) 6.8 eV (C) 27.2 eV (D) 54.4 eV
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64. Minimum excitation potential of Bohr's first orbit in H-atom is _______.
(A) 3.4 (B) 3.6 (C) 10.2 (D) 13.6
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65. For the second excited state of H atom, ionisation potential is _______V.
(A) 13.6 (B) 3.4 (C) 0.85 (D) 1.51
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66. The dark lines in a continuous spectrum referred as _______.
(A) absorption lines (B) emission lines (C) raman spectra (D) none of the above
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67. The energy states A, B and C having energy EA < EB < EC. If the transition C → B, B → A and C →
A have the corresponding wavelength λ1, λ2 and λ3 respectively then which of following relation ship is
obtained.
C
λ1 λ3
B
λ2
A
λ1 λ 2
(A) λ3 = λ1 + λ2 (B) λ3 = (C) λ32 = λ12 + λ 22 (D) λ1 + λ2 + λ3 = 0
λ1 + λ 2

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68. Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to another state with principle quantum number equal to 4.
Then the number of spectral lines in the emission spectra will be _______.
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2
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69. Ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. Hydrogen atoms in the ground state are excited by
monochromatic radiation of photon energy 12.1 eV. According to Bohr's theory the spectral lines emitted
by hydrogen will be _______.
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1
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70. The momentum of a single photon of red light of frequency 200 × 1012 Hz is _______.
(A) zero (B) 2.2 × 10–28 kg ms–1 (C) 4.4 × 10–28 kg ms–1 (D) 8.8 × 10–28 kg ms–1
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(A) zero (B) 2.2 × 10–28 kg ms–1 (C) 4.4 × 10–28 kg ms–1 (D) 8.8 × 10–28 kg ms–1
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71. The wavelength of X-ray photon is 3.3 A . Its energy is _______.
(A) 3.7 MeV (B) 3.8 keV (C) 5.5 MeV (D) 7.5 keV
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72. If the wave-function of the electron has a wave vector k, then the linear momentum of the electron _______.
' k
(A) (B) 'k (C) (D) none of the above
k '
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73. How much energy is required to send the electron at infinite distance from the n = 3 orbit in He+.
(A) 3.02 eV (B) 6.04 eV (C) 12.08 eV (D) 30.2 eV
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74. The total energy of an electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is –13.6 eV. The Kinetic energy
of an electron in the first excited state is _______.
(A) 6.8 eV (B) 13.6 eV (C) 1.7 eV (D) 3.4 eV

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