Chemistry MCQs

Chemistry

Atomic Structure


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#17

The azimuthal quantum number l determines the orbital:

A) Size

B) Shape

C) Orientation

D) Spin

Answer:   B
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#18

The magnetic quantum number m indicates the:

A) Spin of electron

B) Shape of orbital

C) Orientation of orbital

D) Size of orbital

Answer:   C
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#19

The spin quantum number has possible values of:

A) +1 and -1

B) 0 only

C) +1/2 or -1/2

D) Any real number

Answer:   C
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#20

The number of orbitals in a subshell equals:

A) n

B) 2n

C) 2l + 1

D) n + l

Answer:   C
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#21

Total orbitals in a shell are given by:

A) n^2

B) 2n^2

C) 4l + 2

D) 2n

Answer:   A
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#22

Maximum number of electrons in a shell equals:

A) n^2

B) 2n^2

C) 2n

D) 4n

Answer:   B
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#23

No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers. This is the:

A) Hund rule

B) Pauli exclusion principle

C) Aufbau principle

D) Octet rule

Answer:   B
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#24

Electrons occupy degenerate orbitals singly with parallel spins before pairing. This is:

A) Aufbau principle

B) Pauli rule

C) Hund rule

D) Dalton law

Answer:   C
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