Electronic Configuration

Multiple Choice Questions with only one correct answer

1. The electronic configuration 1s22s22p53s1 describes 11. The stable oxidation state of an element with atomic
which one of the following? 34 is:
(A) An excited state of fluorine atom (A) +1 (B) + 2
(B) The ground state of neon (C) – 2 (D) – 1
(C) The excited state of the oxygen ion O–2
12. Electron will prefer occupying which one of the
(D) The ground state of fluorine ion F–
following atomic orbitals first:
2. Which of the following principles is not involved in (A) 4f (B) 4d
the Aufbau process of determining the state of lowest (C) 5p (D) 6s
energy of an atom? 13. Which of the following has the maximum number of
(A)When two electrons occupy one orbital, their unpaired d-electrons?
spins must be opposite (A) Zn(Z = 30) (B) Fe2+(Z = 26)
(B)Orbitals are filled with electrons in order of 2+
(C) Ni (Z = 28) (D) Cu+(Z = 29)
increasing energies
14. Which pairs of atomic number represent elements
(C)In orbitals of identical energy, the electron spins
which are both ‘s’ block elements?
remain unpaired if possible (A) 7, 15 (B) 6, 12
(D)No two electrons in the same atom can have the (C) 9, 17 (D) 3, 12
same n, l, m and s quantum numbers
15. Which of the following has the maximum number of
3. If the atomic number of an element is 16. Then this unpaired electrons?
element belongs
(A) fourth group to: (B) sixteenth group (A) Mg2+(Z = 12) (B) Ti3+(Z = 22)
(C) Fourteenth group (D) Seventeenth group (C) V 3+(Z = 23) (D) Fe2+(Z = 26)

4. Vanadium belongs to group in periodic 16. A transition metal ‘X’ has a configuration [Ar] 3d4 in
table its + 3 oxidation state. Its atomic number is:
(A) 2nd (B) 3rd (A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 22 (D) 19
(C) 4th (D) 5th 17. The correct order of decreasing stability of different
5. The electronic configuration of a tripositive ion is orbitals is:
1s22s22p63s23p63d3. The ion is: (A) 3d5 > 3d6 > 1s2 > 4d10 > 2p3
(A) V3+ (B) Cr3+ (B) 3d6 > 2p3 > 4d10 > 1s2
(C) Fe 3+
(D) Ti3+ (C) 3d6 > 3d5 > 2p3 > 4d10 > 1s2
(D) 1s2 > 4d10 > 2p3 > 3d5 > 3d6
6. In which of the following orbital, the electron will
enter first? 18. The electronic configuration 1s22s22p63s13p1
(A) 5s (B) 5p represents:
(C) 4d (D) 3d (A) Excited state of Na
(B) Ground state of Si2+
7. An orbital in which an electron enters just after the (C) Excited state of Mg
completion of 4d: (D) Ground state of Al2+
(A) 5p (B) 5f
(C) 5s (D) 5d 19. The rule that explains the reason for Cr to have [Ar]
3d54s1 configuration instead of [Ar]3d44s2:
8. An element with atomic number 50 will belong to (A) Pauli’s exclusion principle
group of periodic table: (B) Aufbau principle
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) Hund’s rule
(C) 5 (D) 6
(D) More stability of half filled orbitals
9. The electronic configuration of an element is 1s2 2s2
2p6 3s2 3p3. What is the atomic number of an element, 20. If the electronic structure of oxygen atom is written
which is just below the above element in the periodic as 1s2, 2s2, 2p4 it would violate:
(A) Hund’s rule
table
(A) 33 (B) 34 (B) Pauli’s exclusion principle
(C) 36 (D) 49 (C) Both Hund’s and Pauli’s principle
(D) None of these
10. Number of ‘p’ orbital electron with–spin quantum
number +1/2 in sulphur atom are: 21. An atom has a mass number of 2Z + 12 where Z is
(A) 1 (B) 2 the number of extra nuclear electrons in the atom, the
(C) 4 (D) 6 number
(A) Z of neutrons in the nucleus
(B) Z +is:
6
(C) Z + 12 (D) 12

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22. Which atom cotains an electron with quantum 30. The correct order of atomic orbitals in terms of
1 energy between 8s and 8p orbital are:
number n = 3, l = 2, m = - 1, s = - ?
2 (A) 7d 6f (B) 5 g 6f 7d
(A) Ne (B) Co (C) 6d 7f (D) 4h 5g 6f 7d
(C) Cl (D) K
23. A certain element has the quantum number n = 2, l =
1
1, m = 0, s = + for its highest energy electron. This
2
element could be: Answers
(A) halogen (1)C (2)D (3)B (4)D (5)B (6)D
(B) An alkaline earth metal (7)A (8)B (9)A (10)C (11)C (12)B
(C) An alkali metal (13)B (14)D (15)D (16)A (17)D (18)C
(D) A transition metal (19)D (20)A (21)C (22)B (23)A (24)B
(25)B (26)A (27)B (28)C (29)AD (30)A
24. Which one of the following species is isoelectronic
with P3–
(A) Kr (B) Ca2+
+
(C) Na (D) F–
25. The ground state electronic configuration of Cr (z =
24) is:
(A) [Ne] 3s23p63d44s2
(B) [Ne] 3s23p63d54s1
(C) [Ne] 3s23p63d24s24p2
(D) [Ne] 3s23p53d34s24p2
26. The possible values of spin quantum numbers of d-
electrons in Fe2+ ion are:
(A) – 1 , + 1 , – 1 , – 1 , – 1 , – 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(B) – , – , – , –
2 2 2 2
(C) – , – , – , – 1 , – 1
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
1 1
(D) – , – , – 1
2 2 2
27. Consider the ground state of Cr( Z=24). The number
of electrons with the azimuthal quantum numbers l =
1 and
(A) 2 respectively
16and 4 are
(B) 12 and 5
(C) 12and 4 (D)16 and 5
28. The configuration 1s2 2s22p53s1 is valid for
(A) ground state of fluorine
(B) excited state of fluorine
(C) excited state of Neon
(D) Excited state of O2 ion
29. Degenerate atomic orbitals have
(A) equal energy (B) nearly equal energy
(C) different energy (D) Same ‘n’ and ‘l’