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Quantum mechanical model; orbitals, quantum numbers and orbital shapes — practice questions

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  1. Question 1 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The maximum number of orbitals which can be identified with n=4\mathrm{n}=4 and ml=0m_l=0 is _________.

  2. Question 2 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The orbital angular momentum of an electron in 3 s3 \mathrm{~s} orbital is xh2π\frac{x h}{2 \pi}. The value of xx is ____________ (nearest integer)

  3. Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The wavelength of an electron of kinetic energy 4.50×10294.50\times10^{-29} J is _________ ×105\times 10^{-5} m. (Nearest integer) Given : mass of electron is 9×10319\times10^{-31} kg, h =6.6×1034=6.6\times10^{-34} J s

  4. Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The energy of one mole of photons of radiation of frequency 2×1012 Hz2 \times 10^{12} \mathrm{~Hz} in J mol1\mathrm{J} ~\mathrm{mol}^{-1} is ___________. (Nearest integer) [Given : h=6.626×1034 Js\mathrm{h}=6.626 \times 10^{-34} ~\mathrm{Js} NA=6.022×1023 mol1\mathrm{N}_{\mathrm{A}}=6.022 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}]

  5. Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of given orbitals which have electron density along the axis is _________ px,py,pz,dxy,dyz,dxz,dz2,dx2y2\mathrm{p_x,p_y,p_z,d_{xy},d_{yz},d_{xz},d_{z^2},d_{x^2-y^2}}

  6. Question 6 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Consider the following set of quantum numbers. n 1 m1_1 A. 3 3 - 3 B. 3 2 - 2 C. 2 1 +1 D. 2 2 +2 The number of correct sets of quantum numbers is __________.

  7. Question 7 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The Azimuthal quantum number for the valence electrons of Ga + ion is ___________. (Atomic number of Ga = 31)

  8. Question 8 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    A certain orbital has n = 4 and m L = -3. The number of radial nodes in this orbital is ____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

  9. Question 9 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of orbitals with n = 5, m 1 = +2 is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

  10. Question 10 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Arrange the following atomic orbitals of multi electron atoms in order of increasing energy. A. n=3,l=2,m=+1n=3, l=2, m=+1 B. n=4,l=0,m=0n=4, l=0, m=0 C. n=6,l=1,m=0n=6, l=1, m=0 D. n=5,l=1,m=+1n=5, l=1, m=+1 E. n=2,l=1,m=+1n=2, l=1, m=+1 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    • A. C<D<B<A<E\mathrm{C}<\mathrm{D}<\mathrm{B}<\mathrm{A}<\mathrm{E}
    • B. B<A<E<C<D\mathrm{B}<\mathrm{A}<\mathrm{E}<\mathrm{C}<\mathrm{D}
    • C. E<C<D<B<A\mathrm{E}<\mathrm{C}<\mathrm{D}<\mathrm{B}<\mathrm{A}
    • D. E<B<A<D<C \mathrm{E}<\mathrm{B}<\mathrm{A}<\mathrm{D}<\mathrm{C}

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