Chapter 2

Structure of Atom

Only One Option Correct Type Questions

1. The kinetic energy of an electron in the second Bohr orbit of a hydrogen atom is [a0 is Bohr radius]
[IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-1)]

h2 h2
(A) (B)
42ma02 162ma02

h2 h2
(C) (D)
322ma02 64 2ma02

2. P is the probability of finding the 1s electron of hydrogen atom in a spherical shell of infinitesimal thickness,
dr at a distance r from the nucleus. The volume of this shell is 4r2dr. The qualitative sketch of the dependence
of P on r is [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]

P P
(A) (B)

0 r 0 r

P P
(C) (D)

0 r 0 r

One or More Option(s) Correct Type Questions

3. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is –13.6 eV. Consider an electronic state  of He+ whose energy,
azimuthal quantum number and magnetic quantum number are –3.4 eV, 2 and 0, respectively. Which of the
following statement(s) is(are) true for the state ? [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]
(A) It is a 4d state
(B) The nuclear charge experienced by the electron in this state is less than 2e, where e is the magnitude
of the electronic charge
(C) It has 2 angular nodes
(D) It has 3 radial nodes
Linked Comprehension Type Questions
Paragraph for Q.Nos. 4 to 6
The hydrogen-like species Li2+
is in a spherically symmetric state S1 with one radial node. Upon absorbing light
the ion undergoes transition to a state S2. The state S2 has one radial node and its energy is equal to the ground
state energy of the hydrogen atom. [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-2)]

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Choose the correct answer :

4. The state S1 is
(A) 1s (B) 2s
(C) 2p (D) 3s
5. Energy of the state S1 in units of the hydrogen atom ground state energy is
(A) 0.75 (B) 1.50
(C) 2.25 (D) 4.50
6. The orbital angular momentum quantum number of the state S2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
Matrix-Match / Matrix Based Type Questions
7. Match the entries in Column I with the correctly related quantum number(s) in Column II.
[IIT-JEE-2008 (Paper-2)]
Column I Column II
(A) Oribital angular momentum of the electron (p) Principal quantum number
in a hydrogen-like atomic orbital
(B) A hydrogen-like one-electron wave function (q) Azimuthal quantum number
obeying Pauli principle
(C) Shape, size and orientation of hydrogen-like (r) Magnetic quantum number
atomic orbitals
(D) Probability density of electron at the nucleus (s) Electron spin quantum number
in hydrogen-like atom
Answer Q.8, Q.9 and Q.10 by appropriately matching the information given in the
three columns of the following table.
The wave function, n, l, ml is a mathematical function whose value depends upon spherical polar coordinates
(r, , ) of the electron and characterized by the quantum numbers n, l and ml. Here r is distance from nucleus, 
is colatitude and  is azimuth. In the mathematical functions given in the table, Z is atomic number and a0 is Bohr
radius. [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-1)]

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

3 Zr

n, l, ml  Z
2 a0
(I) 1s orbital (i) e (P)
a0
n, l, ml(r)

0
r
a0

(II) 2s orbital (ii) One radial node (Q) Probability density at nucleus  13
a0
5 Zr
Z 2 2a0
(III) 2pz orbital (iii) n, l, ml  a re cos (R) Probability density is maximum at nucleus
0

(IV) 3dz2 orbital (iv) xy-plane is a nodal plane (S) Energy needed to excite electron from n = 2

state to n = 4 state is 27 times the energy

32
needed to excite electron from n = 2 state to
n = 6 state

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8. For He+ ion, the only INCORRECT combination is

(A) (I) (i) (R) (B) (II) (ii) (Q)
(C) (I) (i) (S) (D) (I) (iii) (R)
9. For the given orbital in Column 1, the only CORRECT combination for any hydrogen-like species is
(A) (I) (ii) (S) (B) (IV) (iv) (R)
(C) (III) (iii) (P) (D) (II) (ii) (P)
10. For hydrogen atom, the only CORRECT combination is
(A) (II) (i) (Q) (B) (I) (iv) (R)
(C) (I) (i) (P) (D) (I) (i) (S)
11. Answer the following by appropriately matching the lists based on the information given in the paragraph.
Consider the Bohr’s model of a one-electron atom where the electron moves around the nucleus. In the following,
List-I contains some quantities for the nth orbit of the atom and List-II contains options showing how they
depend on n. [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]
List-l List-II
(I) Radius of the nth orbit (P)  n–2
(II) Angular momentum of the electron in the nth orbit (Q)  n–1
(III) Kinetic energy of the electron in the nth orbit (R)  n0
(IV) Potential energy of the electron in the nth orbit (S)  n1
(T)  n2
(U)  n1/2
Which of the following options has the correct combination considering List-I and List-II?
(A) (III), (P) (B) (IV), (U)
(C) (III), (S) (D) (IV), (Q)
12. Answer the following by appropriately matching the lists based on the information given in the paragraph
Consider the Bohr’s model of a one-electron atom where the electron moves around the nucleus. In the following,
List-I contains some quantities for the nth orbit of the atom and List-II contains options showing how they
depend on n. [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]
List-l List-II
(I) Radius of the nth orbit (P)  n–2
(II) Angular momentum of the electron in the nth orbit (Q)  n–1
(III) Kinetic energy of the electron in the nth orbit (R)  n0
(IV) Potential energy of the electron in the nth orbit (S)  n1
(T)  n2
(U)  n1/2
Which of the following options has the correct combination considering List-I and List-II?
(A) (II), (R) (B) (I), (P)
(C) (II), (Q) (D) (I), (T)

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Integer / Numerical Value Type Questions

13. The work function () of some metals is listed below. The number of metals which will show photoelectric effect
when light of 300 nm wavelength falls on the metal is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-1)]

Metal Li Na K Mg Cu Ag Fe Pt W

 (eV) 2.4 2.3 2.2 3.7 4.8 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.75

14. The maximum number of electrons that can have principal quantum number, n = 3, and spin quantum number,
1
ms   , is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-1)]
2
15. The atomic masses of 'He' and 'Ne' are 4 and 20 a.m.u., respectively. The value of the de Broglie wavelength of 'He'
gas at –73ºC is "M" times that of the de Broglie wavelength of 'Ne' at 727ºC 'M' is [JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-1)]
1
16. In an atom, the total number of electrons having quantum numbers n = 4, |ml| = 1 and ms = – is
2
[JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-1)]
17. 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 [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]
18. Consider a helium (He) atom that absorbs a photon of wavelength 330 nm. The change in the velocity (in cm
s–1) of He atom after the photon absorption is_____.
(Assume: Momentum is conserved when photon is absorbed.
Use: Planck constant = 6.6 × 10–34 J s, Avogadro number = 6 × 1023 mol–1, Molar mass of He = 4 g mol–1)
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-2)]

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