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Electronic configuration; stability of half-filled and filled orbitals — practice questions

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  1. Question 1 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The total number of isoelectronic species from the given set is ___________. O2,F,Al,Mg2+,Na+,O+,Mg,Al3+,F\mathrm{O}^{2-}, \mathrm{F}^{-}, \mathrm{Al}, \mathrm{Mg}^{2+}, \mathrm{Na}^{+}, \mathrm{O}^{+}, \mathrm{Mg}, \mathrm{Al}^{3+}, \mathrm{F}

  2. Question 2 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of atomic orbitals from the following having 5 radial nodes is ___________. 7s,7p,6s,8p,8d7 \mathrm{s}, 7 \mathrm{p}, 6 \mathrm{s}, 8 \mathrm{p}, 8 \mathrm{d}

  3. Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Consider an imaginary ion 2248X3{ }_{22}^{48} \mathrm{X}^{3-}. The nucleus contains 'aa'% more neutrons than the number of electrons in the ion. The value of 'a' is _______________. [nearest integer]

  4. Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

     Match the LIST-I with LIST-II  \text { Match the LIST-I with LIST-II } List-I Orbital List-II Radial nodes and nodal plane A. 2s I. 1 Radial node + two nodal planes B. 3s II. 1 Radial node + one nodal plane C. 3p III. 2 Radial nodes + No nodal plane D. 4d IV. 1 Radial node + No nodal plane Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    • A. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
    • B. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
    • C. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
    • D. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  5. Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of radial node/s for 3p3 p orbital is :

    • A. 3
    • B. 2
    • C. 1
    • D. 4
  6. Question 6 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Which one of the following sets of ions represents a collection of isoelectronic species? (Given : Atomic Number : F:9,Cl:17,Na=11,Mg=12,Al=13,K=19,Ca=20,Sc=21\mathrm{F:9,Cl:17,Na=11,Mg=12,Al=13,K=19,Ca=20,Sc=21})

    • A. N3,O2,F,S2\mathrm{N}^{3-}, \mathrm{O}^{2-}, \mathrm{F}^{-}, \mathrm{S}^{2-}
    • B. Ba2+,Sr2+,K+,Ca2+\mathrm{Ba}^{2+}, \mathrm{Sr}^{2+}, \mathrm{K}^{+}, \mathrm{Ca}^{2+}
    • C. Li+,Na+,Mg2+,Ca2+\mathrm{Li}^{+}, \mathrm{Na}^{+}, \mathrm{Mg}^{2+}, \mathrm{Ca}^{2+}
    • D. K+,Cl,Ca2+,Sc3+\mathrm{K}^{+}, \mathrm{Cl}^{-}, \mathrm{Ca}^{2+}, \mathrm{Sc}^{3+}
  7. Question 7 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of s-electrons present in an ion with 55 protons in its unipositive state is

    • A. 10
    • B. 9
    • C. 12
    • D. 8
  8. Question 8 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    Outermost electronic configurations of four elements A, B, C, D are given below : (A) 3s23 s^{2} (B) 3s23p13 s^{2} 3 p^{1} (C) 3s23p33 s^{2} 3 p^{3} (D) 3s23p43 s^{2} 3 p^{4} The correct order of first ionization enthalpy for them is :

    • A. (A) < (B) < (C) < (D)
    • B. (B) < (A) < (D) < (C)
    • C. (B) < (D) < (A) < (C)
    • D. (B) < (A) < (C) < (D)
  9. Question 9 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The number of radial and angular nodes in 4d orbital are, respectively

    • A. 1 and 2
    • B. 3 and 2
    • C. 1 and 0
    • D. 2 and 1
  10. Question 10 · difficulty L2 · understanding

    The pair, in which ions are isoelectronic with AI 3+ is :

    • A. Br - and Be 2+
    • B. Cl - and Li +
    • C. S 2- and K +
    • D. O 2- and Mg 2+

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