STRUCTURE of ATOM

1. The angular momentum of electron of H − atom is

proportional to
(a) r2 (b)1/r (c) r (d) 1
r

Answer: (c)
From Bohr’s Model,
Centripetal force of electron = Columbic force of attraction
on electron by nucleus
mv2 e2
∝ 2
r r

 mv2  2 e2mr2
  (mr ) ∝ 2
 r  r

(mvr)2 ∝ e2mr

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Angular momentum ∝ r

Angular momentum ∝ r

2. The total energy in 1st orbit of hydrogen atom is given by

(a) (b)
2
2 k 2 e4 m 2 2
k 2 e2 m
−
h3 h2

(c) (D)
2
2 k 2 e4 m 2 2
k 2 e4 m
−
h2 h2

Answer: (d)

• Energy of electron in Bohrs orbit

2
2 k 2 z 2e 4 m
=−
n 2 h2

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 • for 1st orbit of hydrogen n =1
z =1
energy
2
2 k 2 e4 m
• ∴ =−
h2

3. If the radius of second Bohrs orbit of hydrogen atom is a0 than

the radius of third Bohrs orbit of Be ion will be 3+

(a) 9a0 (b) 9a0

8

(c) 9a0
16
(d) 9a0
4

Answer: (c)
nH2 n 2 3+
• rH = 0.529
ZH
A° rBe+ = 0529 Be
Z Be3+
2
rH n 2 Z 3+ 2 ×4
• = H × 2Be =
rBe3+ Z H nBe3+ 1 × 3 2
a0 16 9a
• rBe3+
=
9
rBe3+ = 0
16

4. If the total energy of an electron in the 1 shell of H-atom is st

–13.6 eV then its potential energy in the 1 excited state would be: st

(a) +6.8 eV (b)+20.4 eV (c) – 6.8 eV (d)+ 3.4 eV

Answer: (c)
13.6 Z2
En = −
n2

For Hydrogen atom, Z = 1

13.6
En = −
n2

2
 E1 = –13.6 eV

E2 = –3.4 eV

Potential energy of an electron = 2 × Total energy of

electron
P.E. 2
= 2E2 = –6.8 eV

5. If the speed of the electron in the first Bohr orbit of

hydrogen atom be 'x' then the speed of electron in the third
Bohr orbit is
(a) 9x (b) 3x (c) x (d)9x

Answer: (b)
The speed of electron in Bohr’s orbit for hydrogen atom is
given by
2πe 2 Z 2.188 × 108 Z
V= = cms −1
nh n

For the first Bohr orbit of H − atom,

Z = 1, n = 1
V1 = 2.188 × 108 cms −1 = x

2.188 × 10 8 x
V3 = cms −1 =
3 3

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6. If the radius of first Bohr orbit is 2x, then de Broglie
wavelength of electron in 4 orbit is nearly th

(a) 16 πx (b) 8πx

(c) 4πx (d)none of these

Answer: (a)
 2πr = nλ

2π44 = 4λ

πr4
λ=
2

π × 2x × 16
(r4 = r1 × 42 ) = = 16 πx
2

7. If the lowest energy X-rays have λ = 4.0 ×10 m, estimating the

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minimum difference in energy between two Bohr orbit,

where an electronic transition would correspond to the
emission of an X-ray, at what minimum Z (atomic number)
would a transition from the second energy level to the first
result in the emission of an X-ray?
(a) Z = 2 (b)Z = 3
(c) Z = 4 (d)Z = 5
Answer: (a)
hc 6.63 ×10−34 3 ×108
E= = = 5 ×10−18 J
λ 4.0 ×10 −18

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∆E H = 2.178 × 10 −18 J = 1.63 × 18−18 J
4

∆E = ∆E H .z 2

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 ∆E 5.0 ×10−18
or z2 = = = 3.06
∆E n 1.63 × 10 −18

z=2

8. Possible number of nodal planes present in the Mth shell of

H − like species are:
(a)13 (b)14 (c)11 (d)9
Answer: (c)

Mth shell is n = 3

3s 3px 3py 3pz 3dxy 3dyz 3dzx 3dxy2 − y 2 3dz2

Nodal
Planes 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0

Hence, Total no. of nodal planes

= 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 0 = 11

9. The no. of radial nodes for 3Px orbital is

(a)One (b)Two (c)Three (d)Infinite
Answer: (a)
No. of radial nodes = n –  – 1= 3 – 1– 1= 1

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10. Photoelectric emission is observed from a surface for
frequencies ν1 and ν2 of incident radiations (ν1 > ν2 ). If the
maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons in the two cases
are in the ratio of 2 : 1, then threshold frequency v0 is given
by
(a) ν2 −− 1ν
2 1
(b) 2ν2 −−1ν (c) 2ν2 −−1ν
1 2
(d) ν 2− ν 2 1 2 1

Answer: (c)
hν = h ν0 + K.E.

KE1 = hν1 − hν 0

KE2 = h ν2 − h ν 0

KE1 h(ν1 − ν 0 ) 2 ν1 − ν 0
=
KE2 h( ν 2 − ν0 )
; =
1 ν2 − ν0
; ν0 =
2ν 2 − ν1
2 −1
.

11. The spin angular momentum for the‘s’ electron in H-atom

is

(a) 3h
4π
(b) 2πh (c) 4hπ (d) 3h
2π

Answer: (a)
Electronic configuration of Hydrogen atom is 1s 1

Total spin of an unpaired electron, S=

1
2

∴ Spin angular momentum = S S +1

h
2π
=
1 1  h
+1
2  2  2π
=
3h
4π

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12. If a dye absorbs a photon of wavelength λ and re-emits the
absorbed energy into two photons of wavelengths λ1 and
λ 2 respectively. Then

2 2
(a) λ = λλ +λλ
1 2
(b) λ = λλ +λλ
1 2
(c) λ = λλ +λλ
1 2
(b) λ = λ1 λ 2
2
1 2 1 2 1 2 λ1 + λ 2

Answer: (b)
E = E1 + E2
hc hc hc
= +
λ λ1 λ2

hc  λ + λ1 
= hc  2 
λ  λ1λ 2 
λ1λ 2
λ=
λ1 + λ 2

13. An electron is allowed to move freely in a closed cubic box

of length 10 cm. The minimum uncertainty in its velocity
will be observed as
(a) 4 ×10 –3
m/s (b) 5 ×10 –4
m/s (c) 4 ×10 –5
m/s (d) 4 ×10 –6
m/s

Answer: (b)
h
∆x = a 3, ∆x = 10 3, ∆x. ∆p =
4π

h 6.62 × 10 −34
∆V = = ≈ 5 × 10−4 m / sec
4πm. ∆x 4 × 3.14 × 9.1 × 10 × 10 3 × 10
−31 3

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14. If a0 be the radius of first Bohr's orbit of H-atom, the de-
Broglie's wavelength of an electron revolving in the third
Bohr's orbit will be
(a) 6πa0 (b)4πa0
(c) 2πa0 (d) πa0
Answer: (a)
nh
mvr = n ….(i)
2π

h
deBroglie equation = P= = mv …(ii)
λ

placing the value of mv from (ii) and (i) for 3rd orbit
h 3h
r3 =
λ 2π

λ 2π
⇒ =
hr3 3h

2πr3
λ=
3

or r3 = n 2 a 0 = 9a 0

2π.9a 0
so λ= = 6 πa 0
3

15. The probability of finding an electron residing in a px

orbital is zero
(a) in yz plane (b) in xy plane
(c) in the y direction (d) in the z direction
Answer: (a)
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 Nodal plane of Px orbital is yz-plane.

16. In a single hydrogen atom, the electron is excited to its 6 th

orbit. The maximum no. of distinct lines possible, when it

comes to the ground state is:
(a)12 (b)15 (c)5 (d)22
Answer: (c)
Maximum number of spectral lines (or distinct lines) if an
electron jumps from n to n monoelectronic species = n – n .
2 1 2 1

If an electron jumps from n = 6 to n = 1 in a Hydrogen atom,

2 1

then maximum number of spectral lines = 6 − 1 = 5

17. The difference between n and n + 1 Bohr’s radius of H-

th th

atom is equal to n − 1 Bohr’s radius. Hence the value of 'n'

th

is:
(a)5 (b)2 (c)6 (d)4
Answer: (c)
0.529n2
Bohr’s radius of nth orbit , r n =
Z
Å

rn+1 − rn = rn−1

0.529(n + 1)2 0.529(n2 ) 0.529(n − 1)2

− =
Z Z Z