Correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence
(outermost) electron of rubidium
(Z = 37) is:
(A) 5, 0, 0, +1/2 (B) 5, 1, 0, +1/2
(C) 5, 1, 1, +1/2 (D) 6, 0, 0, +1/2
Which electronic level would allow the hydrogen atom
to absorb a photon but not to emit a photon?
(A) 3s (B) 2p
(C) 2s (D) 1s
Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers
represents an impossible arrangement?
n l mI ms
(A) 3 2 2 1/2
(B) 4 0 0 1/2
(C) 3 2 3 1/2
(D) 5 3 0 1/2
The triad of nuclei that is isotonic is
(A) 146 C, 157 N, 179 F
(B) 126 C, 147 N, 199 F
14 14 17
(C) 6 C, 7 N, 9 F
(D) C, N, F
14
6
14
7
19
9
The orbital diagram in which the Aufbau principle is
violated
2s
is: 2p
(A)
2s 2p
(B)
2s 2p
(C)
2s 2p
(D)
The outermost electronic configuration of the most
electronegative element is
(A) ns2np3 (B) ns2np4
(C) ns2np5 (D) ns2np6
The correct ground state electronic configuration of
chromium atom is:
(A) [Ar] 3d54s1 (B) [Ar] 3d44s2
(C) [Ar] 3d64s0 (D) [Ar] 4d55s1
The correct set of quantum numbers for the unpaired
electron of chlorine atom is:
n l m
(A) 2 1 0
(B) 2 1 1
(C) 3 1 1
(D) 3 0 0
The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 2s
orbital is:
(A) 1 . h (B) Zero
2 2
h h
(C) 2 (D) 2.
2
For a d-electron, the orbital angular momentum i
(A) 6 h / 2 (B) 2 h / 2
(C) (h/2) (D) 2(h/2)
The electrons, identified by quantum numbers n and l,
(i) n = 4, l = 1, (ii) n = 4, l = 0,
(iii) n = 3, l = 2, and (iv) n = 3, l = 1 can be placed in
order 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)
The number of nodal planes in a px orbital is
(A) one (B) two
(C) three (D) zero
The electronic configuration of an element is 1s2 2s2
2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1. This represents its
(A) excited state (B) ground state
(C) cationic form (D) anionic form
The quantum numbers +1/2 and 1/2 for the electron
spin represent
(A) rotation of the electron in clockwise and
anticlockwise direction respectively
(B) rotation of the electron in anticlockwise and
clockwise direction respectively
(C) magnetic moment of the electron pointing up and
down respectively
(D) two quantum mechanical spin states which have
no classical analogue
If the nitrogen atom has electronic configuration 1s7, it
would have energy lower than that of the normal
ground state configuration because the electrons
would be closer to the nucleus. Yet 1s7 it is not
observed because it violates.
(A) Heisenberg uncertainty principle
(B) Hund’s rule
(C) Pauli exclusion, principle
(D) Bohr postulate of stationary orbits
The number of radial nodes of 3s and 2p orbitals are
respectively
(A) 2, 0 (B) 0, 2
(C) 1, 2 (D) 2, 1