Chapter 13

Advanced Problems in Physical Chemistry for Competitive Examinations · 159 exercises

Problem 98

The ionization energy of He-atom in ground state may be (a) \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\) (b) \(54.4 \mathrm{eV}\) (c) \(108.8 \mathrm{eV}\) (d) \(27.0 \mathrm{eV}\)

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Problem 99

The binding energy for the third electron in the ground state of \(\mathrm{Li}\) -atom should be (a) \(108.8 \mathrm{eV}\) (b) \(122.4 \mathrm{eV}\) (c) \(30.6 \mathrm{eV}\) (d) \(27.2 \mathrm{eV}\)

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Problem 100

Suppose that means were available for stripping 29 electrons from \({ }_{30} \mathrm{Zn}\) in vapours of this metal. The ionization energy for the last electron is (a) \(11.5 \mathrm{keV}\) (b) \(12.24 \mathrm{keV}\) (c) \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\) (d) \(408 \mathrm{eV}\)

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Problem 101

For an electron in a hydrogen atom, the wave function is given by \(\psi_{1 \mathrm{~s}}\) \(=(\pi / \sqrt{2}) e^{-r / a_{0}}\), where \(a_{0}\) is the radius of first Bohr's orbit and \(r\) is the distance from the nucleus with which probability of finding electron varies. What will be the ratio of probabilities of finding electrons at the nucleus to first Bohr's orbit \(a_{\mathrm{o}} ?\) (a) 0 (b) \(e\) (c) \(e^{2}\) (d) \(\frac{1}{e^{2}}\)

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Problem 102

If \(n\) and \(l\) are, respectively, the principal and azimuthal quantum numbers, then the expression for calculating the total number of electrons in any energy level is (a) \(\sum_{l=1}^{l=n} 2(2 l+1)\) (b) \(\sum_{l=1}^{l=n-1} 2(2 l+1)\) (c) \(\sum_{l=0}^{l=n+1} 2(2 l+1)\) (d) \(\sum_{l=0}^{l=n-1} 2(2 l+1)\)

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Problem 102

The charge on the electron and proton is reduced to half. Let the present value of the Rydberg constant is \(R\). What will be the new value of the Rydberg constant? (a) \(\frac{R}{2}\) (b) \(\frac{R}{4}\) (c) \(\frac{R}{8}\) (d) \(\frac{R}{16}\)

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Problem 103

Which of the following element will have same number of electrons in s-as well as p-type of orbitals? (a) \(\mathrm{Fe}(Z=26)\) (b) \(\operatorname{Mg}(Z=12)\) (c) \(\operatorname{Ne}(Z=10)\) (d) \(\operatorname{Ar}(Z=18)\)

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Problem 104

For the same electronic transition in the following atom or ion, the frequency of the emitted radiation will be maximum for (a) H-atom (b) D-atom (c) \(\mathrm{He}^{+}\) ion (d) \(\mathrm{Li}^{2+}\) ion

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Problem 105

Number of electrons having \(m=0\) for sodium atom is (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 3

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Problem 105

An electron jumps from the fourth orbit to the first orbit in a H-atom. The number of photons liberated out will be (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6

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Problem 106

The wavelength of radiation emitted out in the transition \(n=4\) to \(n=1\) in \(\mathrm{Li}^{2+}\) ion is (a) \(\frac{135 R}{16}\) (b) \(\frac{16}{135 R}\) (c) \(\frac{16 R}{135}\) (d) \(\frac{135}{16 R}\)

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Problem 108

The average and the most probable distance from the nucleus for 1 s electron in hydrogen atom are, respectively \(\left(a_{\mathrm{o}}\right.\) is the first Bohr radius.), (a) \(a_{\mathrm{o}}, a_{\mathrm{o}}\) (b) \(a_{\mathrm{o}}, 1.5 a_{\mathrm{o}}\) (c) \(1.5 a_{0}, a_{\mathrm{o}}\) (d) \(1.5 a_{0}, 1.5 a_{\mathrm{o}}\)

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Problem 109

The wavelength of a spectral line obtained by an electronic transition is inversely proportional to (a) Number of transit electrons (b) Nuclear charge of the atom (c) Energy difference of the related energy levels (d) Speed of the transit electron

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Problem 110

The orbital angular momentum of an electron is \(\sqrt{3} \frac{h}{\pi}\). Which of the following may be the permissible value of angular momentum of this electron revolving in unknown Bohr orbit? (a) \(\frac{h}{\pi}\) (b) \(\frac{h}{2 \pi}\) (c) \(\frac{3 h}{2 \pi}\) (d) \(\frac{2 h}{\pi}\)

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Problem 110

In H-atom, wave number ratio is \(108: 7\) is for (a) first Lyman and first Balmer transition (b) first Lyman and first Brackett transition (c) first Lyman and first Paschen transition (d) first Lyman and second Balmer transition

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Problem 114

What transition in the hydrogen spectrum would have the same wavelength as the Balmer transition \(n=4\) to \(n=2\) of \(\mathrm{He}^{+}\) spectrum? (a) \(n=4\) to \(n=2\) (b) \(n=4\) to \(n=1\) (c) \(n=2\) to \(n=1\) (d) \(n=3\) to \(n=2\)

6 step solution

Problem 115

Number of possible spectral lines in the bracket series in hydrogen spectrum, when electrons present in the ninth excited state return to the ground state, is (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 5 (d) 6

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Problem 119

The mass of a particle is \(10^{-10} \mathrm{~g}\) and its diameter is \(10^{-4} \mathrm{~cm} .\) If its speed is \(10^{-6} \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}\) with \(0.0001 \%\) uncertainty in measurement, the minimum uncertainty in its position is (a) \(5.28 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{~m}\) (b) \(5.28 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~m}\) (c) \(5.28 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~m}\) (d) \(5.28 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{~m}\)

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Problem 120

Uncertainty in the position of an electron (mass \(=9.1 \times 10^{-31} \mathrm{~kg}\) ) moving with a velocity \(300 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), accurate up to \(0.001 \%\), will be \(\left(h=6.3 \times 10^{-34} \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~s}\right)\) (a) \(5.76 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}\) (b) \(1.92 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}\) (c) \(3.84 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}\) (d) \(19.2 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}\)

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Problem 121

The ratio of de-Broglie wavelength of electron and proton moving with the same speed is about (a) \(1836: 1\) (b) \(1: 1836\) (c) \(1: 1\) (d) \(1: 2\)

3 step solution

Problem 123

The circumference of the third orbit of \(\mathrm{He}^{+}\) ion is \(x \mathrm{~m} .\) The de-Broglie wavelength of electron revolving in this orbit will be (a) \(\frac{x}{3} \mathrm{~m}\) (b) \(3 x \mathrm{~m}\) (c) \(\frac{x}{9} \mathrm{~m}\) (d) \(9 x \mathrm{~m}\)

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Problem 124

The momentum of a photon of wavelength \(6626 \mathrm{~nm}\) will be (a) \(10^{-28} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}\) (b) \(10^{-25} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}\) (c) \(10^{31} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}\) (d) zero

4 step solution

Problem 126

The energy of different orbitals in an atom or ion having only one electron, depends on (a) \(n\) only (b) \(n\) and \(l\) only (c) \(n, l\) and \(m\) only (d) \(n, l, m\) and \(s\)

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Problem 127

The size of an orbital is given by (a) principal quantum number (b) azimuthal quantum number (c) magnetic quantum number (d) spin quantum number

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Problem 129

The electron in the same orbital may be identified with the quantum number (a) \(n\) (b) \(l\) (c) \(m\) (d) s

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Problem 130

The orbital angular momentum of an electron is 2 s orbital is (a) \(+\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{h}{2 \pi}\) (b) 0 (c) \(\frac{h}{2 \pi}\) (d) \(\sqrt{2} \frac{h}{2 \pi}\)

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Problem 131

The orbital angular momentum of a 4p electron will be (a) 4. \(\frac{h}{2 \pi}\) (b) \(\sqrt{2} \cdot \frac{h}{2 \pi}\) (c) \(\sqrt{6} \cdot \frac{h}{4 \pi}\) (d) \(\sqrt{2} \cdot \frac{h}{4 \pi}\)

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Problem 133

The quantum number which determines the shape of the orbital is (a) Magnetic quantum no. (b) Azimuthal quantum no. (c) Principal quantum no. (d) Spin quantum no.

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Problem 134

Orbital with maximum symmetry is (a) p-orbital (b) s-orbital (c) \(d_{x y}\) -orbital (d) \(d_{z^{2}}\) -orbital

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Problem 135

In presence of external magnetic field, p-orbital is (a) 3 -fold degenerate (b) 5 -fold degenerate (c) 7 -fold degenerate (d) non-degenerate

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Problem 136

The number of orbitals of \(\mathrm{g}\) -type (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11

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Problem 137

Which of the following orbital does not exist according to quantum theory? (a) \(5 \mathrm{~g}\) (b) \(4 \mathrm{f}\) (c) \(5 \mathrm{~h}\) (d) \(6 \mathrm{~h}\)

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Problem 139

Number of orbitals represented by \(n=3\), \(l=2\) and \(m=+2\) is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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Problem 141

The number of nodal planes in \(2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}\) orbital is (a) zero (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite

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Problem 142

Which orbital is represented by the complete wave function, \(\psi_{410}\) ? (a) 4s (b) \(3 \mathrm{p}\) (c) \(4 \mathrm{p}\) (d) 4d

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Problem 145

The number of radial nodes of \(3 \mathrm{~s}, 3 \mathrm{p}\) and \(3 \mathrm{~d}\) electrons are, respectively, (a) \(0,1,2\) (b) \(2,1,0\) (c) \(2,2,2\) (d) \(1,3,5\)

4 step solution

Problem 146

The process of successive addition of protons to the nucleus followed by an addition of the same number of electrons to the available orbitals in the sequence of increasing energy to obtain the electronic configuration of many electronic configuration of many electron atom, is known as (a) Pauli's exclusion principle (b) Hund's rule (c) Heisenberg's uncertainty principal (d) Aufbau principle

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Problem 148

A completely filled \(d\) -orbital \(\left(\mathrm{d}^{10}\right)\) is of (a) Spherical symmetry (b) Octahedral symmetry (c) Tetrahedral symmetry (d) Unsymmetry

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Problem 149

An atom have \(\mathrm{d}^{8}\) configuration. The maximum number of electrons in the same spin is (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 2

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Problem 150

The number of orbitals having \((n+l)\) \(<5\) is (a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 10

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Problem 151

The total number of orbital for \((n+l)=4\) is (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 9

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Problem 154

The electrons, identified by quantum numbers \(n\) and \(l\), (i) \(n=4, l=1\) (ii) \(n=4, l=0\) (iii) \(n=3, l=2\) (iv) \(n=3, l=1\) can be placed in order of increasing energy, from the lowest to highest, as (a) \(\mathrm{iv}<\mathrm{ii}<\mathrm{iii}<\mathrm{i}\) (b) \(\mathrm{ii}<\mathrm{iv}<\mathrm{i}<\mathrm{iii}\) (c) \(i<\) iii \(<\) ii \(<\) iv (d) iii \(<\mathrm{i}<\mathrm{iv}<\mathrm{ii}\)

6 step solution

Problem 155

If the numbers of orbitals of a particular type were \((3 l+1)\), but spin quantum numbers were only \(+1 / 2\) and \(-1 / 2\), then \(\mathrm{d}\) -type orbitals will contain a maximum of electrons. (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 7 (d) 5

3 step solution

Problem 157

Which quantum number differs for the two electrons present in \(\mathrm{K}\) -shell of an atom? (a) Principal quantum number (b) Azimuthal quantum number (c) Magnetic quantum number (d) Spin quantum number

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Problem 159

Correct set of four quantum numbers for the valence 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) \(6,0,0,+1 / 2\)

7 step solution

Problem 160

Correct set of quantum numbers defining the highest energy electron in scandium (I) ion is (a) \(n=3, l=1, m=0, s=-1 / 2\) (b) \(n=3, l=0, m=0, s=-1 / 2\) (c) \(n=4, l=0, m=0, s=+1 / 2\) (d) \(n=3, l=2, m=2, s=+1 / 2\)

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Problem 161

How many unpaired electrons are present in ground state of chromium \((Z=24)\) ? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 0

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Problem 162

\(\mathrm{K}\) and \(\mathrm{L}\) shell of an element are completely filled and there are 16 electrons in M-shell and 2 -electrons in N-shell. The atomic number of the element is (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 26

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Problem 164

The number of unpaired electron in G. S. first E.S. and second E.S. of \(\mathrm{S}(Z=16)\) are, respectively, (a) 0,2 and 4 (b) 2,4 and 6 (c) 0,4 and 6 (d) 2,4 and 4

5 step solution

Problem 165

The electronic structure of zinc \((Z=30)\) is \(2,8,18,2 .\) The electronic structure of gallium \((Z=31)\) will be (a) \(2,8,18,2,1\) (b) \(2,8,19,2\) (c) \(2,8,18,3\) (d) \(2,8,19,3\)

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