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ATOMIC STRUCTURE                      
OBJECTIVE QUESTION   
1. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray:  
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube  (b) Is fixed  
(c) Varies with different electrodes   (d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken  
2. Which of the following statements is wrong about cathode rays? 
(a) They travel in straight lines towards cathode. 
(b) They produce heating effect. 
(c) They carry negative charge.  
(d) They produce X-rays when strike with material having high atomic masses.  
3. Cathode rays are: 
(a) Electromagnetic waves    (b) stream of a- particles  
(c) Stream of electrons    (d) radiations  
4. Energy of Bohr orbit: 
(a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus  
(b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus  
(c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus  
(d) None of the above  
5. Which of the following statements does not form part of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electron in the orbit is quantized  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbit nucleus.  
(d) The position and velocity of the electron in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
6. Which of the following statements does not form a part of Bohr’s model of hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized.  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbits around the nucleus.  
(d) The positions and velocity of the electrons in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
7. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then the radius of the first orbit of Li
2+
 will be: 
(a) 
9
r
   (b) 
3
r
   (c) 3r    (d) 9r    
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE                      
OBJECTIVE QUESTION   
1. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray:  
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube  (b) Is fixed  
(c) Varies with different electrodes   (d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken  
2. Which of the following statements is wrong about cathode rays? 
(a) They travel in straight lines towards cathode. 
(b) They produce heating effect. 
(c) They carry negative charge.  
(d) They produce X-rays when strike with material having high atomic masses.  
3. Cathode rays are: 
(a) Electromagnetic waves    (b) stream of a- particles  
(c) Stream of electrons    (d) radiations  
4. Energy of Bohr orbit: 
(a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus  
(b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus  
(c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus  
(d) None of the above  
5. Which of the following statements does not form part of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electron in the orbit is quantized  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbit nucleus.  
(d) The position and velocity of the electron in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
6. Which of the following statements does not form a part of Bohr’s model of hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized.  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbits around the nucleus.  
(d) The positions and velocity of the electrons in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
7. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then the radius of the first orbit of Li
2+
 will be: 
(a) 
9
r
   (b) 
3
r
   (c) 3r    (d) 9r    
 
 
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8. The energy  liberated when an excited electron returns to its ground state can have: 
(a) Any value from zero to infinity   (b) Only negative values  
(c) Only specified positive values   (d) None of the above  
9. On the basis of Bohr’s model, the radius of the 3
rd
 orbit is:  
(a) Equal to the radius of first orbit   (b) Three times the radius of first orbit  
(c) Five times the radius of first orbit  (d) Nine times the radius of first orbit  
10. The ratio of 2
nd
 , 4
th
 and 6
th
 orbits of hydrogen atom is 
(a) 2:4:6  (b) 1:4:9  (c) 1:4:6  (d) 1:2:3 
11. The frequency of a green light is 6 x 10
14 
Hz. Its wavelength is 
(a) 500 nm   (b) 5 nm   (c) 5000 nm   (d) none of these  
[Hint: 1 nm = 10
-9 
 m] 
12. The ratio of energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å 
radiation is  
(a) ¼    (b) 4    (c) ½    (d) 2  
13. The values of charge on the oil droplets experimentally observed were – 1.6 x 10
-19 
, - 
2.4 x 10
-19
 and - 4 x 10
-19
 coulomb. The value of the electronic charge, indicated by these 
results is  
(a) – 1.6 x 10
-19
    (b) – 2.4  x 10
-19 
(c) – 4 x 10
-19
     (d) – 0.8 x 10
-19
 
[Hint: Find the highest common factor.] 
14. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
(a) A photon is a positively charged nuclear particle.  
(b) A photon is a particle of light energy.  
(c) A photon is a quantum of light.  
(d) A photon is a bundle of energy of definite magnitudes but not necessarily light 
energy.  
15. For which of the following species, Bohr theory does not apply? 
(a) H   (b) H
+
   (c) He
+
   (d) Li
2+
 
16. The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is r. The radius of the 3
rd
 orbit would 
be  
(a) 3r   (b) 9r    (c) 27r    (d) none of these  
17. The electronic velocity in the fourth Bohr orbit of hydrogen is ? . The velocity of the 
electron is the first orbit would be 
(a) 4 ?   (b) 16 ?  (c) ? /4   (d) ? /16 
18. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy required to remove an 
electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen atom is 
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE                      
OBJECTIVE QUESTION   
1. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray:  
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube  (b) Is fixed  
(c) Varies with different electrodes   (d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken  
2. Which of the following statements is wrong about cathode rays? 
(a) They travel in straight lines towards cathode. 
(b) They produce heating effect. 
(c) They carry negative charge.  
(d) They produce X-rays when strike with material having high atomic masses.  
3. Cathode rays are: 
(a) Electromagnetic waves    (b) stream of a- particles  
(c) Stream of electrons    (d) radiations  
4. Energy of Bohr orbit: 
(a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus  
(b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus  
(c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus  
(d) None of the above  
5. Which of the following statements does not form part of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electron in the orbit is quantized  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbit nucleus.  
(d) The position and velocity of the electron in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
6. Which of the following statements does not form a part of Bohr’s model of hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized.  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbits around the nucleus.  
(d) The positions and velocity of the electrons in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
7. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then the radius of the first orbit of Li
2+
 will be: 
(a) 
9
r
   (b) 
3
r
   (c) 3r    (d) 9r    
 
 
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8. The energy  liberated when an excited electron returns to its ground state can have: 
(a) Any value from zero to infinity   (b) Only negative values  
(c) Only specified positive values   (d) None of the above  
9. On the basis of Bohr’s model, the radius of the 3
rd
 orbit is:  
(a) Equal to the radius of first orbit   (b) Three times the radius of first orbit  
(c) Five times the radius of first orbit  (d) Nine times the radius of first orbit  
10. The ratio of 2
nd
 , 4
th
 and 6
th
 orbits of hydrogen atom is 
(a) 2:4:6  (b) 1:4:9  (c) 1:4:6  (d) 1:2:3 
11. The frequency of a green light is 6 x 10
14 
Hz. Its wavelength is 
(a) 500 nm   (b) 5 nm   (c) 5000 nm   (d) none of these  
[Hint: 1 nm = 10
-9 
 m] 
12. The ratio of energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å 
radiation is  
(a) ¼    (b) 4    (c) ½    (d) 2  
13. The values of charge on the oil droplets experimentally observed were – 1.6 x 10
-19 
, - 
2.4 x 10
-19
 and - 4 x 10
-19
 coulomb. The value of the electronic charge, indicated by these 
results is  
(a) – 1.6 x 10
-19
    (b) – 2.4  x 10
-19 
(c) – 4 x 10
-19
     (d) – 0.8 x 10
-19
 
[Hint: Find the highest common factor.] 
14. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
(a) A photon is a positively charged nuclear particle.  
(b) A photon is a particle of light energy.  
(c) A photon is a quantum of light.  
(d) A photon is a bundle of energy of definite magnitudes but not necessarily light 
energy.  
15. For which of the following species, Bohr theory does not apply? 
(a) H   (b) H
+
   (c) He
+
   (d) Li
2+
 
16. The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is r. The radius of the 3
rd
 orbit would 
be  
(a) 3r   (b) 9r    (c) 27r    (d) none of these  
17. The electronic velocity in the fourth Bohr orbit of hydrogen is ? . The velocity of the 
electron is the first orbit would be 
(a) 4 ?   (b) 16 ?  (c) ? /4   (d) ? /16 
18. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy required to remove an 
electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen atom is 
 
 
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(a) 27.2 eV  (b)13.6  eV   (c)6.8  eV   (d) 3.4  eV 
19. The energy of the second Bohr orbit in the hydrogen atom is – 3.41 eV. The energy of 
the second Bohr orbit of He
+
 ion would be  
(a) – 0.85 eV  (b) – 13.64  eV  (c) – 1.70  eV   (d) – 6.82  eV 
20. The ratio of the radii of the first three Bohr orbits is  
(a) 1:5:33  (b) 1:2:3  (c) 1:4:9  (d) 1:8:27 
21. The ratio of the difference in energy between the first and second Bohr orbits to that 
between the second and third Bohr orbit is  
(a) ½    (b) 1/3   (c) 4/9    (d) 27/5 
22. For l = 3, which value of m is not possible? 
(a) 4    (b) 0   (c) -3   (d) -1 
23. The designation of an orbital with n = 4 and l = 1, is 
(a) 4d   (b) 4s   (c) 4f   (d) 4p 
24. Which of the following orbitals is meaningless? 
(a) 6f   (b) 2d   (c) 7s   (d) 3d  
25. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is possible for an electron in a 4f 
orbital 
(a) n = 4, l = 2, m = 2, s = + 
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 4, m = +4, s = + 
1
2
 
(a) n = 4, l = 3, m = +1, s = -
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 3, m = 4, s = + 
1
2
 
26. The maximum number of electrons in an atom with quantum numbers n = 3, l = 2 is 
(a) 2   (b) 6   (c) 10   (d) 30 
27. The number of orbitals in n = 3 are  
(a) 1   (b) 4   (c) 9   (d) 16 
28. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s
7
, it would have energy lower than 
that of the normal ground state configuration 1s
1
, 2s
2
2p
3
, because the electrons would 
be closer to the nucleus. Yet, 1s
7
 is not observed because it violates 
(a) Heisenberg uncertainty principle  
(b) Hund Rule  
(c) Pauli exclusion principle  
(d) Bohr postulate of stationary orbits  
29. Rutherford’s experiment, which establishes the nuclear model of the atom, used a beam of  
(a) ß-particles, which impinged on a metal foil and got absorbed  
(b) ?-rays, which impinged on a metal foil and ejected electrons  
(c) Helium atoms, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered  
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE                      
OBJECTIVE QUESTION   
1. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray:  
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube  (b) Is fixed  
(c) Varies with different electrodes   (d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken  
2. Which of the following statements is wrong about cathode rays? 
(a) They travel in straight lines towards cathode. 
(b) They produce heating effect. 
(c) They carry negative charge.  
(d) They produce X-rays when strike with material having high atomic masses.  
3. Cathode rays are: 
(a) Electromagnetic waves    (b) stream of a- particles  
(c) Stream of electrons    (d) radiations  
4. Energy of Bohr orbit: 
(a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus  
(b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus  
(c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus  
(d) None of the above  
5. Which of the following statements does not form part of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electron in the orbit is quantized  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbit nucleus.  
(d) The position and velocity of the electron in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
6. Which of the following statements does not form a part of Bohr’s model of hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized.  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbits around the nucleus.  
(d) The positions and velocity of the electrons in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
7. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then the radius of the first orbit of Li
2+
 will be: 
(a) 
9
r
   (b) 
3
r
   (c) 3r    (d) 9r    
 
 
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8. The energy  liberated when an excited electron returns to its ground state can have: 
(a) Any value from zero to infinity   (b) Only negative values  
(c) Only specified positive values   (d) None of the above  
9. On the basis of Bohr’s model, the radius of the 3
rd
 orbit is:  
(a) Equal to the radius of first orbit   (b) Three times the radius of first orbit  
(c) Five times the radius of first orbit  (d) Nine times the radius of first orbit  
10. The ratio of 2
nd
 , 4
th
 and 6
th
 orbits of hydrogen atom is 
(a) 2:4:6  (b) 1:4:9  (c) 1:4:6  (d) 1:2:3 
11. The frequency of a green light is 6 x 10
14 
Hz. Its wavelength is 
(a) 500 nm   (b) 5 nm   (c) 5000 nm   (d) none of these  
[Hint: 1 nm = 10
-9 
 m] 
12. The ratio of energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å 
radiation is  
(a) ¼    (b) 4    (c) ½    (d) 2  
13. The values of charge on the oil droplets experimentally observed were – 1.6 x 10
-19 
, - 
2.4 x 10
-19
 and - 4 x 10
-19
 coulomb. The value of the electronic charge, indicated by these 
results is  
(a) – 1.6 x 10
-19
    (b) – 2.4  x 10
-19 
(c) – 4 x 10
-19
     (d) – 0.8 x 10
-19
 
[Hint: Find the highest common factor.] 
14. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
(a) A photon is a positively charged nuclear particle.  
(b) A photon is a particle of light energy.  
(c) A photon is a quantum of light.  
(d) A photon is a bundle of energy of definite magnitudes but not necessarily light 
energy.  
15. For which of the following species, Bohr theory does not apply? 
(a) H   (b) H
+
   (c) He
+
   (d) Li
2+
 
16. The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is r. The radius of the 3
rd
 orbit would 
be  
(a) 3r   (b) 9r    (c) 27r    (d) none of these  
17. The electronic velocity in the fourth Bohr orbit of hydrogen is ? . The velocity of the 
electron is the first orbit would be 
(a) 4 ?   (b) 16 ?  (c) ? /4   (d) ? /16 
18. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy required to remove an 
electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen atom is 
 
 
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(a) 27.2 eV  (b)13.6  eV   (c)6.8  eV   (d) 3.4  eV 
19. The energy of the second Bohr orbit in the hydrogen atom is – 3.41 eV. The energy of 
the second Bohr orbit of He
+
 ion would be  
(a) – 0.85 eV  (b) – 13.64  eV  (c) – 1.70  eV   (d) – 6.82  eV 
20. The ratio of the radii of the first three Bohr orbits is  
(a) 1:5:33  (b) 1:2:3  (c) 1:4:9  (d) 1:8:27 
21. The ratio of the difference in energy between the first and second Bohr orbits to that 
between the second and third Bohr orbit is  
(a) ½    (b) 1/3   (c) 4/9    (d) 27/5 
22. For l = 3, which value of m is not possible? 
(a) 4    (b) 0   (c) -3   (d) -1 
23. The designation of an orbital with n = 4 and l = 1, is 
(a) 4d   (b) 4s   (c) 4f   (d) 4p 
24. Which of the following orbitals is meaningless? 
(a) 6f   (b) 2d   (c) 7s   (d) 3d  
25. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is possible for an electron in a 4f 
orbital 
(a) n = 4, l = 2, m = 2, s = + 
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 4, m = +4, s = + 
1
2
 
(a) n = 4, l = 3, m = +1, s = -
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 3, m = 4, s = + 
1
2
 
26. The maximum number of electrons in an atom with quantum numbers n = 3, l = 2 is 
(a) 2   (b) 6   (c) 10   (d) 30 
27. The number of orbitals in n = 3 are  
(a) 1   (b) 4   (c) 9   (d) 16 
28. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s
7
, it would have energy lower than 
that of the normal ground state configuration 1s
1
, 2s
2
2p
3
, because the electrons would 
be closer to the nucleus. Yet, 1s
7
 is not observed because it violates 
(a) Heisenberg uncertainty principle  
(b) Hund Rule  
(c) Pauli exclusion principle  
(d) Bohr postulate of stationary orbits  
29. Rutherford’s experiment, which establishes the nuclear model of the atom, used a beam of  
(a) ß-particles, which impinged on a metal foil and got absorbed  
(b) ?-rays, which impinged on a metal foil and ejected electrons  
(c) Helium atoms, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered  
 
 
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(d) Helium nuclei, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered 
30. The total number of nodal planes are same in 
(a) 3s, 4d   (b) 4s, 3p   (c) 5s, 4d   (d) 4s, 4p 
31. The number of waves made by an electron moving in an orbit having maximum 
quantum number (m) +3 is  
(a) 3   (b) 4   (c) 5   (d) 6 
[Hint: l = 3 and n = 4] 
32. The electronic transition from n = 2 to n = 1 will produce shortest wavelength in 
(a) Li
2+   
(b) He
+ 
  (c) H   (d) H
+ 
33. The first emission line of Balmer series in He
+ 
 - spectrum has the wave no. in cm
-1
 equal 
to (R- Rydberg constant) 
(a) 
3
4
R
   (b) 
20
36
R
  (c) 
5
36
R
   (d) 
6
R
 
34. If the radius of the first Bohr orbit is r, the wavelength of an electron in the third orbit of 
a hydrogen atom is equal to 
(a) 6 ? r  (b) 2 ? r  (c) 9 ? r  (d) 3r 
35. If the shortest ? of hydrogen atom in Lyman series isx , the longest ? in Balmer series of 
He
+
 is 
(a) 
4
x
   (b) 
5
9
x
   (c) 
6
5
x
   (d) 
9
5
x
    
36. Consider a large number of hydrogen atoms with electrons randomly distributed in the 
n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 orbits, How many different wavelengths of light are emitted by these 
atoms as the electrons fall into lower energy orbits. 
(a) 1   (b) 3   (c) 6    (d) 9 
37.  How many times larger is a hydrogen atom than the radius of an H atom in its ground 
state if the H atom with an electron characterized by a quantum number of 106? 
(a) 106   (b) 212   (c) 11236  (d) none of these  
38. Which is larger, an He
+
 ion with an electron in an orbit with n = 3 or an Li
2+
 ion with an 
electron in an orbit with n = 5? 
(a) He
+  
 (b) Li
2+
   (c) both equal   (d) none of these  
39. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is permissible for an electron in an 
atom? 
(a) n = 1, l = 1, m = 0, s = + 
1
2
   (b) n = 3, l = 1, m = -2, s = - 
1
2
 
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE                      
OBJECTIVE QUESTION   
1. The ratio of e/m for a cathode ray:  
(a) Varies with a gas in a discharge tube  (b) Is fixed  
(c) Varies with different electrodes   (d) Is maximum if hydrogen is taken  
2. Which of the following statements is wrong about cathode rays? 
(a) They travel in straight lines towards cathode. 
(b) They produce heating effect. 
(c) They carry negative charge.  
(d) They produce X-rays when strike with material having high atomic masses.  
3. Cathode rays are: 
(a) Electromagnetic waves    (b) stream of a- particles  
(c) Stream of electrons    (d) radiations  
4. Energy of Bohr orbit: 
(a) Increases as we move away from the nucleus  
(b) Decreases as we move away from the nucleus  
(c) Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus  
(d) None of the above  
5. Which of the following statements does not form part of Bohr’s model of the hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electron in the orbit is quantized  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbit nucleus.  
(d) The position and velocity of the electron in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
6. Which of the following statements does not form a part of Bohr’s model of hydrogen 
atom? 
(a) Energy of the electrons in the orbit is quantized.  
(b) The electron in the orbit nearest to the nucleus has the lowest energy.  
(c) Electrons revolve in different orbits around the nucleus.  
(d) The positions and velocity of the electrons in the orbit cannot be determined 
simultaneously.  
7. The radius of the first orbit of H-atom is r. Then the radius of the first orbit of Li
2+
 will be: 
(a) 
9
r
   (b) 
3
r
   (c) 3r    (d) 9r    
 
 
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8. The energy  liberated when an excited electron returns to its ground state can have: 
(a) Any value from zero to infinity   (b) Only negative values  
(c) Only specified positive values   (d) None of the above  
9. On the basis of Bohr’s model, the radius of the 3
rd
 orbit is:  
(a) Equal to the radius of first orbit   (b) Three times the radius of first orbit  
(c) Five times the radius of first orbit  (d) Nine times the radius of first orbit  
10. The ratio of 2
nd
 , 4
th
 and 6
th
 orbits of hydrogen atom is 
(a) 2:4:6  (b) 1:4:9  (c) 1:4:6  (d) 1:2:3 
11. The frequency of a green light is 6 x 10
14 
Hz. Its wavelength is 
(a) 500 nm   (b) 5 nm   (c) 5000 nm   (d) none of these  
[Hint: 1 nm = 10
-9 
 m] 
12. The ratio of energy of a photon of 2000 Å wavelength radiation to that of 4000 Å 
radiation is  
(a) ¼    (b) 4    (c) ½    (d) 2  
13. The values of charge on the oil droplets experimentally observed were – 1.6 x 10
-19 
, - 
2.4 x 10
-19
 and - 4 x 10
-19
 coulomb. The value of the electronic charge, indicated by these 
results is  
(a) – 1.6 x 10
-19
    (b) – 2.4  x 10
-19 
(c) – 4 x 10
-19
     (d) – 0.8 x 10
-19
 
[Hint: Find the highest common factor.] 
14. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
(a) A photon is a positively charged nuclear particle.  
(b) A photon is a particle of light energy.  
(c) A photon is a quantum of light.  
(d) A photon is a bundle of energy of definite magnitudes but not necessarily light 
energy.  
15. For which of the following species, Bohr theory does not apply? 
(a) H   (b) H
+
   (c) He
+
   (d) Li
2+
 
16. The radius of the first Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is r. The radius of the 3
rd
 orbit would 
be  
(a) 3r   (b) 9r    (c) 27r    (d) none of these  
17. The electronic velocity in the fourth Bohr orbit of hydrogen is ? . The velocity of the 
electron is the first orbit would be 
(a) 4 ?   (b) 16 ?  (c) ? /4   (d) ? /16 
18. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy required to remove an 
electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen atom is 
 
 
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(a) 27.2 eV  (b)13.6  eV   (c)6.8  eV   (d) 3.4  eV 
19. The energy of the second Bohr orbit in the hydrogen atom is – 3.41 eV. The energy of 
the second Bohr orbit of He
+
 ion would be  
(a) – 0.85 eV  (b) – 13.64  eV  (c) – 1.70  eV   (d) – 6.82  eV 
20. The ratio of the radii of the first three Bohr orbits is  
(a) 1:5:33  (b) 1:2:3  (c) 1:4:9  (d) 1:8:27 
21. The ratio of the difference in energy between the first and second Bohr orbits to that 
between the second and third Bohr orbit is  
(a) ½    (b) 1/3   (c) 4/9    (d) 27/5 
22. For l = 3, which value of m is not possible? 
(a) 4    (b) 0   (c) -3   (d) -1 
23. The designation of an orbital with n = 4 and l = 1, is 
(a) 4d   (b) 4s   (c) 4f   (d) 4p 
24. Which of the following orbitals is meaningless? 
(a) 6f   (b) 2d   (c) 7s   (d) 3d  
25. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is possible for an electron in a 4f 
orbital 
(a) n = 4, l = 2, m = 2, s = + 
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 4, m = +4, s = + 
1
2
 
(a) n = 4, l = 3, m = +1, s = -
1
2
   (b) n = 4, l = 3, m = 4, s = + 
1
2
 
26. The maximum number of electrons in an atom with quantum numbers n = 3, l = 2 is 
(a) 2   (b) 6   (c) 10   (d) 30 
27. The number of orbitals in n = 3 are  
(a) 1   (b) 4   (c) 9   (d) 16 
28. If the nitrogen atom had electronic configuration 1s
7
, it would have energy lower than 
that of the normal ground state configuration 1s
1
, 2s
2
2p
3
, because the electrons would 
be closer to the nucleus. Yet, 1s
7
 is not observed because it violates 
(a) Heisenberg uncertainty principle  
(b) Hund Rule  
(c) Pauli exclusion principle  
(d) Bohr postulate of stationary orbits  
29. Rutherford’s experiment, which establishes the nuclear model of the atom, used a beam of  
(a) ß-particles, which impinged on a metal foil and got absorbed  
(b) ?-rays, which impinged on a metal foil and ejected electrons  
(c) Helium atoms, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered  
 
 
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(d) Helium nuclei, which impinged on a metal foil and got scattered 
30. The total number of nodal planes are same in 
(a) 3s, 4d   (b) 4s, 3p   (c) 5s, 4d   (d) 4s, 4p 
31. The number of waves made by an electron moving in an orbit having maximum 
quantum number (m) +3 is  
(a) 3   (b) 4   (c) 5   (d) 6 
[Hint: l = 3 and n = 4] 
32. The electronic transition from n = 2 to n = 1 will produce shortest wavelength in 
(a) Li
2+   
(b) He
+ 
  (c) H   (d) H
+ 
33. The first emission line of Balmer series in He
+ 
 - spectrum has the wave no. in cm
-1
 equal 
to (R- Rydberg constant) 
(a) 
3
4
R
   (b) 
20
36
R
  (c) 
5
36
R
   (d) 
6
R
 
34. If the radius of the first Bohr orbit is r, the wavelength of an electron in the third orbit of 
a hydrogen atom is equal to 
(a) 6 ? r  (b) 2 ? r  (c) 9 ? r  (d) 3r 
35. If the shortest ? of hydrogen atom in Lyman series isx , the longest ? in Balmer series of 
He
+
 is 
(a) 
4
x
   (b) 
5
9
x
   (c) 
6
5
x
   (d) 
9
5
x
    
36. Consider a large number of hydrogen atoms with electrons randomly distributed in the 
n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 orbits, How many different wavelengths of light are emitted by these 
atoms as the electrons fall into lower energy orbits. 
(a) 1   (b) 3   (c) 6    (d) 9 
37.  How many times larger is a hydrogen atom than the radius of an H atom in its ground 
state if the H atom with an electron characterized by a quantum number of 106? 
(a) 106   (b) 212   (c) 11236  (d) none of these  
38. Which is larger, an He
+
 ion with an electron in an orbit with n = 3 or an Li
2+
 ion with an 
electron in an orbit with n = 5? 
(a) He
+  
 (b) Li
2+
   (c) both equal   (d) none of these  
39. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is permissible for an electron in an 
atom? 
(a) n = 1, l = 1, m = 0, s = + 
1
2
   (b) n = 3, l = 1, m = -2, s = - 
1
2
 
 
 
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(a) n = 2, l = 1, m = 0, s = +
1
2
   (b) n = 2, l = 0, m = 0, s = 1 
40. Number of stable isotopes is least when the number of neutrons and that of protons in 
the isotopes are respectively  
(a) odd and odd    (b) even and odd  
(c) odd and even     (d) even and even  
41. A radioactive nuclide generally disintegrates by a- emission when its N/P ratio is 
(a) less than 1  (b) equal to 1  (c) equal to 1.2 (d) greater than 1.5 
42. 
8
x
X atom is isotone to 
17
9
Y atom. The value of x is  
(a) 8   (b) 16   (c) 9   (d) 17 
43.  If 5 g of a radioactive substance has a 
1
2
t
= 14 h, 20 g of the same substance will have a 
1
2
t
 
equal to 
(a) 56 h  (b) 3.5 h   (c) 14 h   (d) 28 h  
44. The designations of a proton and neutron are 
1
1
H and 
1
0
n respectively. Are the two 
particles of equal mass? 
(a) yes, both proton and neutron have the same mass, i.e., 1 amu.  
(b) No, mass numbers reflect actual masses only to the nearest amu. The precise masses 
of proton and neutron are 1.00722765 and 1.0086656 amu.  
45. The nuclides 
40
18
Ar and 
41
19
K are  
(a) isotopes  (b) isobars   (c) isotones   (d) none of these  
46. Which of the following nuclides are isobars? 
(a) 
40
21
Sc and 
42
21
Sc    (b) 
40
18
Ar and 
40
21
Sc 
(c) 
40
18
Ar and 
41
19
K    (d) none of these  
47. To what stable isotope would 
257
103
Lr decay? 
(a) 
208
82
Pb  (b) 
209
83
Bi  (c) 
206
82
Pb  (d) 
207
82
Pb 
48. The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 1.5 hours. The mass of it that remains undecayed 
after 6 hours is ( if the initial mass of the isotope was 32 g) 
(a) 32 g  (b) 16 g  (c) 4 g        (d) 2 g  
49. The radioactivity due to C-14 isotope (t 1/2 = 6000 yr) of a sample of wood from an 
ancient tomb was found to be nearly half that of fresh wood; the tomb is therefore, 
about 
(a) 3000 years old     (b) 6000 years old  
(c) 9000 years old     (d) 12000 years old  
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