Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 2 – Atomic Structure MCQs | FBISE | Grade 11 Chemistry

Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 2 – Atomic Structure MCQs | FBISE | Grade 11 Chemistry

Description: Practice 50 exam-oriented MCQs from Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 2 – Atomic Structure, covering atomic particles, atomic models, isotopes, electronic configuration, quantum numbers, orbitals, and the development of modern atomic theory.

1. The smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical identity is an

A) atom
B) ion
C) molecule
D) compound
2. The negatively charged subatomic particle is the

A) proton
B) electron
C) neutron
D) nucleus
3. The positively charged subatomic particle is the

A) neutron
B) electron
C) proton
D) photon
4. The subatomic particle with no electrical charge is the

A) ion
B) proton
C) electron
D) neutron
5. Most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in the

A) nucleus
B) electron cloud
C) outer shell
D) orbitals only
6. The nucleus of an atom contains

A) electrons and protons
B) protons and neutrons
C) electrons and neutrons
D) only electrons
7. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of

A) electrons plus neutrons
B) neutrons
C) protons
D) nucleons
8. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of

A) isotopes
B) neutrons
C) nucleons
D) protons
9. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called the

A) mass number
B) atomic number
C) charge number
D) period number
10. Atoms of the same element having different numbers of neutrons are called

A) isobars
B) isotopes
C) ions
D) allotropes
11. Isotopes have the same

A) number of neutrons
B) mass number
C) atomic number
D) mass exactly
12. The discovery of the electron is associated with

A) Bohr
B) Rutherford
C) Chadwick
D) J. J. Thomson
13. J. J. Thomson used cathode ray experiments to investigate

A) electrons
B) neutrons
C) protons only
D) nuclei
14. Thomson proposed the atomic model commonly known as the

A) nuclear model
B) plum pudding model
C) planetary model
D) wave model
15. According to Thomson’s model, electrons were embedded in a sphere of

A) neutrons
B) negative charge
C) positive charge
D) empty space
16. Rutherford’s famous experiment involved bombarding thin gold foil with

A) protons
B) electrons
C) neutrons
D) alpha particles
17. Rutherford’s scattering experiment showed that most of the atom is

A) empty space
B) solid matter
C) positively charged
D) filled with neutrons
18. Rutherford concluded that positive charge is concentrated in a small

A) electron shell
B) nucleus
C) orbit
D) molecule
19. The atomic nucleus is

A) negatively charged
B) larger than the atom
C) very small and dense
D) made only of electrons
20. Rutherford’s model could not satisfactorily explain the

A) existence of isotopes
B) existence of protons
C) existence of nuclei
D) stability of atoms and line spectra
21. Niels Bohr proposed that electrons move around the nucleus in

A) quantized energy levels
B) random paths
C) the nucleus itself
D) continuous energy states only
22. An electron in a lower energy level is generally

A) less stable
B) more stable
C) outside the atom
D) without energy
23. When an electron absorbs energy, it may move to a

A) nucleus
B) lower energy level
C) higher energy level
D) neutron
24. When an electron moves from a higher to a lower energy level, it

A) becomes a proton
B) absorbs energy only
C) loses its charge
D) emits energy
25. The energy emitted or absorbed by an electron is related to the difference between

A) energy levels
B) atomic numbers
C) mass numbers
D) neutron numbers
26. The line spectrum of hydrogen provided evidence for

A) continuous energy levels
B) quantized energy levels
C) absence of electrons
D) absence of nuclei
27. The wave nature of electrons was proposed by

A) Lavoisier
B) Dalton
C) Louis de Broglie
D) Rutherford
28. According to de Broglie, moving particles can exhibit

A) radioactive properties only
B) only particle properties
C) chemical properties only
D) wave properties
29. The uncertainty principle was proposed by

A) Werner Heisenberg
B) Niels Bohr
C) J. J. Thomson
D) James Chadwick
30. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle concerns the simultaneous knowledge of an electron’s

A) mass and charge
B) position and momentum
C) atomic number and mass number
D) energy and neutron number
31. The modern quantum mechanical model describes electrons in terms of

A) solid spheres
B) fixed circular paths only
C) probability distributions
D) straight lines
32. A region of space where there is a high probability of finding an electron is called an

A) isotope
B) orbit
C) nucleus
D) orbital
33. The maximum number of electrons that can occupy one orbital is

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
34. The principal quantum number is represented by

A) l
B) n
C) m
D) s
35. The principal quantum number mainly indicates the electron’s

A) orientation only
B) spin only
C) main energy level and size of orbital region
D) subshell shape only
36. The azimuthal quantum number is represented by

A) s
B) n
C) m
D) l
37. The azimuthal quantum number determines the

A) subshell and orbital shape
B) main shell only
C) electron spin only
D) orbital orientation only
38. The magnetic quantum number is represented by

A) n
B) m_l
C) l
D) s
39. The magnetic quantum number specifies the

A) mass number
B) size of the atom
C) orientation of an orbital
D) electron spin only
40. The spin quantum number is represented by

A) m_l
B) n
C) l
D) m_s
41. An electron can have a spin quantum number of

A) +1/2 or -1/2
B) 0 or 1
C) +1 or -1
D) 2 or -2
42. The s subshell contains

A) two orbitals
B) one orbital
C) three orbitals
D) five orbitals
43. The p subshell contains

A) five orbitals
B) one orbital
C) three orbitals
D) seven orbitals
44. The d subshell contains

A) seven orbitals
B) three orbitals
C) one orbital
D) five orbitals
45. The f subshell contains

A) seven orbitals
B) five orbitals
C) three orbitals
D) one orbital
46. The maximum number of electrons in a p subshell is

A) 2
B) 6
C) 10
D) 14
47. The maximum number of electrons in a d subshell is

A) 14
B) 6
C) 10
D) 2
48. The maximum number of electrons in an f subshell is

A) 2
B) 10
C) 6
D) 14
49. The Aufbau principle states that electrons occupy

A) lower-energy orbitals before higher-energy orbitals
B) higher-energy orbitals first
C) only p orbitals
D) only half-filled orbitals
50. Hund’s rule states that electrons occupy degenerate orbitals

A) in pairs before singly
B) singly before pairing
C) only after ionization
D) without regard to energy


Class 11 Chemistry Chapters

Syllabus & SLO Alignment

This chapter follows the FBISE HSSC-I Chemistry Assessment Framework based on the National Curriculum of Pakistan 2022–23. The relevant SLO range for this chapter is C-11-B-01 to C-11-B-28. The SLOs cover the chapter content and include the learning outcomes identified by FBISE for this content area. Summative/formative status follows the official assessment framework.

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