LEARNING OVERLAND [OVERLAND BIOLOGY]
CHEMISTRY
FOR OLYMPIADS,NEET,JEE
PRACTICE SHEET
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Made by- Krishnendu Barick
1. In the hydrogen atom, the number of spectral lines possible
when an electron jumps from the 4th energy level to the ground
state is —
a) 2 b) 1 c) 3 d) 6
2. The visible spectral lines in the hydrogen atom fall under —
a) Lyman series b) Balmer series
c) Paschen series d) Brackett series
3. The energy difference between 2nd and 3rd orbits of hydrogen
is ΔE. The energy difference between 3rd and 4th orbits is —
a) ΔE b) 2ΔE c) ΔE/2 d) less than ΔE
4. The wavelength of spectral lines in the hydrogen atom are —
A.686.5 nm, B.656.5 nm, C.486.5 nm, D.410.2 nm
5. If x, y, z represent quantum numbers, consider the following
sets:(2, 1, 0),(2, 1, –1),(2, 1, 1.5)
a) All three valid → ✓ ✓ ✓
b) First two valid, third invalid → ✓ ✓ ✗
c) First and third valid, second invalid → ✓ ✗ ✓
d) Last two valid, first invalid → ✗ ✓ ✓
6. Which of the following orbital wave functions has the maximum
number of radial nodes?
a) 1s b) 2s c) 3s d) 4s
7. The number of radial nodes in a 3p orbital is —
a) 3a b) 3hca c) hca d) hca/e
8. The energy of H-atom in nth orbit is given by the equation (in
Bohr’s model):
a) –13.6/n² b) –6.7/n² c) 6.7/n d) –24/n
9. If the ionization energy of hydrogen atom is 1.093 × 10⁶ cm⁻¹,
the corresponding ionization energy is —
a) 13.3 eV b) 6.65 Å c) 3.33 Å d) 26.65 Å
10. Which of the following elements has a completely filled
electron configuration in its ground state?
a) Te, I, Xe b) Cl, F, Br c) Ne, Ar, Kr d) N, P, As
11. Which of the following sets of orbitals belong to the same
subshell?
a) d_yz, d_xy, d_z² b) p_x, p_y, d_xz
c) s, p_x, d_z² d) s, p_x, p_y
12. The correct order of increasing energy of the following is —
a) 4s < 3d < 4p b) 3d < 4s < 4p
c) 4p < 4s < 3d d) 3d < 4p < 4s
13. Which of the following has the highest frequency?
a) 900 nm b) 1800 nm c) 2800 nm d) 700 nm
14. Among the following orbitals, which one has the highest
angular momentum?
a) 3s b) 2p c) 4d d) 5f
15. Which of the following atoms has the maximum number of
unpaired electrons in the ground state?
a) B b) Be c) Li d) C
16. If an element has atomic number 11, then the total number of
s-electrons in that atom is —
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 10
17. If the electron configuration of an element is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²
3p⁶ 3d⁵ 4s¹, then the element is —
a) Mn b) Cr c) Fe d) Cu
18. Which of the following quantum numbers are not valid?
a) n = 1, l = 1 b) n = 2, l = 1
c) n = 2, l = 0 d) n = 3, l = 0
19. The magnetic moment of a metal ion with 4 unpaired
electrons is —
a) √(1(1+2)) μ_B b) √(4(4+1)) μ_B
c) 2 μ_B d) None
20. Hydrogen atom emits a spectral line at 8.464 × 10¹⁴ Hz. The
wavelength corresponding to this radiation is —
a) 10 m b) 3 m c) 4 m d) 35 m
ANSWER KEY -
1. d) 6
2. b) Balmer series
3. d) less than ΔE
4. c) 486.5 nm → corresponds to He⁺ transition
5. b) 2/1/0 and 2/1/–1 are valid; 2/1/1.5 is invalid
6. d) 4s
7. c) 3 – 1 = 2 radial nodes (correct answer is likely: 2)
8. a) –13.6/n²
9. a) 13.3 eV
10. c) Ne, Ar, Kr (noble gases have full shells)
11. a) d_yz, d_xy, d_z²
12. a) 4s < 3d < 4p
13. d) 700 nm (shortest wavelength → highest frequency)
14. d) 5f (f-orbital has the highest angular momentum quantum
number l = 3)
15. d) C (Carbon has 2 unpaired electrons in 2p)
16. c) 6 (1s², 2s², 3s² = 6 s-electrons)
17. b) Cr (Chromium’s configuration is [Ar] 3d⁵ 4s¹)
18. a) n = 1, l = 1 is not valid
19. b) √(4(4+2)) = √20 ≈ 4.47
20. a) 10 m (using )
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