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Instructions:
 This paper consists of 6 pages.
 Answer all the questions.
 Use of calculator is not allowed.
 Write your index number in the space provided in the answer sheet.

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1. The scientist who proposed the energy level theory on the basis of atomic spectrum is,
(1) Rutherford (2) Millikan (3) Chadwick (4) Neil Bohr (5) Thomson

2. Which of the following has the highest number of unpaired electrons?

(1) Ni2+ (2) Co2+ (3) Cr2+ (4) V2+ (5) Cu2+

3. Correct decreasing order of atomic radii of Li, O, F, Na, S, Mg, and Cl is,
(1) Na, Mg, S, Cl, Li, O, F
(2) Na, Mg, Cl, S, Li, F, O
(3) Na, Li, Mg, S, Cl, O, F
(4) Na, Mg, Li, S, Cl, O, F
(5) Na, Mg, Li, Cl, S, F, O

4. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the effective nuclear charge felt by the valence electron in
Magnesium (Mg)?
(1) Greater than that of Sodium (Na) (2) Equal to +1 (3) Equal to +12
(4) Greater than that of Aluminum (Al) (5) Equal to +24

5. Which of the following period has 75% of the non-metals in the periodic table?
(1) 1st period. (2) 2ndperiod. (3) 3rdperiod (4) 4thperiod. (5) 5thperiod.

6. Number of electrons in the last sub energy level of +4 cation formed from element with atomic number 42
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5

7. Which of the following ionic radius ratio is the highest?

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

8. The species which is isoelectronic with NH4+ ion is,

(1) CH4 (2) PH4+ (3) B2H6 (4) BeO (5) LiF

9. Maximum in how many quantum number values an electron in a 3s orbital and an electron in a 3p orbital of a Cl atom
can resemble with and differ from each other respectively?
(1) 3, 1 (2) 2, 3 (3) 3, 2 (4) 2, 2 (5) 3, 3
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10. Which of the following statements is true?

(1) The variation of electro negativity of N atom in NO2+ and NO3- is mainly determined by the charge of N atom.
(2) The variation of electro negativity of C atom in CO2 and CO32- is mainly determined by the variation of state of
hybridization of C atom
(3) The variation of electro negativity of C atom in CF4, CCl4 and CBr4 is mainly determined by the variation of
oxidation states of C atom.
(4) The variation of electro negativity of Cl atom in ClO3- and ClO4- is mainly determined by the variation state of
hybridization of Cl atom.
(5) The variation of electro negativity of N atom in NH2- , NH3 and NH4+ is mainly determined by the variation of
oxidation states of N atom

11. With which of the following element, nitrogen shows highest oxidation state in compounds?
(1) O (2) Mg (3) Cl (4) B (5) F

12. Sets of quantum numbers of some electrons are given below (n, l, ml , ms)
A) (3, 0, 0, -½) B) (4, 1, -1, +½ ) C) (4, 1, 0, -½ ) D) (3, 1, -1, +½ )
Correct relationship regarding the energy of these electrons?
(1) A < B < C < D (2) C < A< D < C (3) A = D < B = C (4) A < D < B = C (5) A= D < C < B

13. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the third period elements from Na to Cl?
(1) Mg has high positive electron affinity
(2) Chlorine has high tendency to form covalent bonds
(3) Chlorine has the highest negative electron affinity
(4) Na has the tendency to form diatomic molecules at gaseous state
(5) Al has higher electrical conduction

14. Which of the following element releases the highest amount of energy in addition of an electron at gaseous state?
(1) Li (2) Na (3) O (4) S (5) N

15. Which of the following ion respective to oxygen shows the highest deflection in magnetic field when travelling with
same speed?
(1) 18O+ (2) 16O22+ (3) 16O2+ (4) 18O2+ (5) 18O22+

16. Fourth ionization of energy is highest for,

(1) Na (2) Al (3) B (4) C (5) Si

17. In hydrogen emission spectrum, energy of a photon related to blue light of radiation is 4.5 x10 -19J. hence the possible
value of its wavelength would be,
(1) 4.42 x10-7nm (2) 400 nm (3) 442nm (4) 560nm (5) 4.72 x10-7nm

18. There are 13 electrons in the last energy level of the tripositive ion of element A. which of the following can be A?
(1) Sc (2) Cr (3) V (4) Fe (5) Co

19. Correct increasing order for the electro negativity values of N, Cl, H, At and S,
(1) H < At < S < N < Cl (2) H < At < S < Cl < N (3) At < H < S < Cl < N
(4) At < S < H < N < Cl (5) H < S < At < Cl < N

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20. Which of the following is correct regarding the stable anion Y3- formed by the element Y?
(1) Large amount of energy releases in Y2- (g) + e → Y3- (g)
(2) Y is a metal
(3) 6th ionization energy of this element is much greater than its 5th ionization energy.
(4) Most electronegative element belongs to group of Y is solid at room temperature.
(5) Third ionization energy of Y is very much greater than its second ionization energy.

21. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) Deflection of electron beam inside an ionic lattice is an example for particle nature of electron
(2) Isotopes have same number of nucleons and different number of neutrons
(3) Bohr’s theory was proved by scattering experiment in gold foil
(4) Bohr’s concept states that energy difference between the energy levels is a constant
(5) Angle of deflection of cathode ray in magnetic field being constant with any gas, proves that e/m ratio of cathode
rays is constant

22. Which of the following set of species present in their increasing order of energy needed to remove an electron from
their gaseous state?
(1) Cl- < N < C < Na+ (2) Na+ < N < C < Cl- (3) Cl- < C < N < Na+
(4) Na+ < C < N < Cl- (5) C < N < Cl- < Na+

23. Most possible formula for the compound formed in the reaction between X of atomic number 31 and Y of atomic
number 16,
(1) XY (2) X2Y (3) XY2 (4) X3Y (5) X2Y3

24. Which of the following set of elements does not show variable valency
(1) Sc, Zn, N, Ga (2) Cl, N, Ba, Cs (3) H, Zn, Al, F (4) Mg, P, C, F (5) O, H, B, Pb

25. Correct statement regarding Mg and Al,

(1) Al has greater first ionization energy than Mg
(2) Second ionization energy of Mg is greater than that of Al
(3) Third ionization energy of Al is greater than Mg
(4) Mg has greater fourth ionization energy than Al
(5) Third ionization energy of Al3+ is greater than Mg2+

26. Maximum number of electrons represented by magnetic quantum number ml = -1 for an element of atomic number 24
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8 (5) 5

27. Correct relationship of bond energy between H2, Cl2, HCl, O2 is,
(1) Cl2 < HCl < H2 < O2 (2) H2 < Cl2 < HCl < O2 (3)Cl2 < H2 < HCl <O2
(4) O2 < H2 < Cl2 < H2 (5) HCl < H2 < Cl2 < O2

28. Given below is first and third ionization enthalpies of three successive non-transitional elements X, Y and Z.
X Y Z
-1
First ionization enthalpy kJ/mol 738 578 786
-1
Third ionization enthalpies kJ/mol 7730 2750 3230
Group to which X belongs to,
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 15 (4) 16 (5) 13

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29. Part of an atomic spectrum is given below. Wavelengths of A, B, C and D are respectively 121.47 nm, 102.9 nm, 97.0
nm and 94.0 nm. Incorrect statement out of the following is,

A B C D
(1) This spectrum belongs to Lyman series
(2) This is a line spectrum and represents the presence of energy level
(3) In the direction of A D frequency decreases
(4) Narrowing of lines in the direction of A D denotes that, energy difference between energy levels decreases
when moving away from the nucleus.
(5) All the lines of previous series have energy lesser than its first (A) line

30. Incorrect out of the following,

(1) In the entire covalent compounds most electronegative element attains noble configuration.
(2) Vander Waal’s radius of an element is greater than its covalent radius
(3) Bond length of O2,O2+, O2- and O22- varies as O2+ < O2 < O2- < O22-
(4) Energy of each line in hydrogen emission spectrum equals to energy of particular energy levels in hydrogen
atom.
(5) Along left to right in the third period elements, the ionic radius of stable cations and anions decreases.

 For each questions 31 to 40, one or more responses out of the four responses (a), (b), (c), (d) given, is/are correct
response/responses. In accordance with the instructions given on your answer sheet, mark

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

(a), (b) only correct (b), (c)only correct (c), (d)only correct (a), (d) only correct Any other possible
combination

31. Which of the following group/s and/or period/s have the elements in all three physical states at 30oC?
(a) Group IA
(b) 5th period
(c) Group VIA
(d) 4th period

32. Which of the following is/are endothermic?

(a) Cl(g) + e Cl (g)
(b) Ar(g) + e Ar (g)
(c) Na(g) – e Na+(g)
(d) O (g) +e O2- (g)

33. Correct statement/s regarding positive rays,

(a) e ratio is a constant
m
(b) Originate from anode

(c) Lower e value than cathode rays.

m
(d) It is responsible for the glow behind the perforated cathode

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34. Which of the following is/are correct?

(a) Electronegativity of elements increases down the group
(b) Ionization energy of elements increases down the group
(c) Second ionization energy of elements decreases down the group
(d) Atomic radius of elements increases down the group

35. Energy of an electron in an element is determined by which of the following quantum number/s?
(a) According to prime quantum number
(b) According to azimuthal quantum number
(c) According to magnetic quantum number
(d) According to spin quantum number

36. Which of the following consist/s of both ionic and covalent bond?
(a) NO2Cl (b) NH3 (c) HN3 (d) NH4Cl

37. Which of the following is/are incorrect?

(a) e/m ratio of cathode rays depends on the gas present inside the cathode ray tube
(b) First nuclear model was presented by Rutherford
(c) Bohr’s model is a nuclear model
(d) Electrons cannot express particle and wave nature at the same time

38. What is the reason for ionic radius of Mg2+ being lesser than Mg+?
(a) Increase of effective nuclear charge
(b) Increase of nuclear charge
(c) Decrease of screening effect
(d) Decrease in primary energy level

39. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 200nm?
(a) It has higher frequency than the radiation of wavelength 400 nm
(b) It has higher speed in a medium than the radiation of wavelength 400 nm
(c) It is present in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
(d) Its frequency is 1.54 x 106 Hz

40. Which of the following is/are correct regarding rays and waves?
(a) Positive rays originate from anode
(b) In electric field angle of deflection of ray is lesser than that of ray
(c) Penetration of ray can be stopped by thin aluminium plate
(d) Microwaves are used in mobile phones

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 In questions 41 to 50 two statements are given in respect of each question. From the Table given below, select the
response out of the responses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) that best fits the two statements and mark appropriately on your
answer sheet.
Response First statement Second statement
(1) True True, and correctly explains the first statement
(2) True True, but does not explain the first statement correctly
(3) True False
(4) False True
(5) False False

First statement Second statement

41. N can form N but O forms O2-
3-
Configuration of N is 2s22p3however that of O is
2s22p4

42. KF has greater covalent character than NaF When charge and size of cation increases polarizing
ability increases
43. 5th Period has 18 elements in the periodic table In the 5th period of periodic table only 18 electrons are
allowed in 5s, 4d, and 5p sub energy levels.

44. Along the third period from left to right basic Along the third period from left to right, highest
character of oxides decreases meanwhile acidic valency of elements uniformly increases from Na to
character of them increases. Cl.

45. Reducing ability Na < Mg < Al Na, Mg and Al could loose 1, 2, 3 electrons
respectively when they acts as oxidizing agents
46. Carbon layer of graphite is an electrical conductor Electrical conduction is carried out by 2p electrons in
graphite

47. CH4(g) diffuses faster than NH3(g) in the air Diffusion ability is inversely proportional to
molecular mass

48. When an atom becomes cation its charge and When an atom changes into cation its number of
effective nuclear charge increases. electrons decreases and number of protons remains the
same.

49. When electron and proton are considered e/m ratio is Electron has uninegative charge and proton has
higher for proton unipositive charge

50. Ionic radius of S2- is greater than atomic radius of S When going from S2- to Cl- primary energy level do
atom not change but effective nuclear charge increases

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