JEE Main 2022 · 28 Jul · Shift 1 · Chemistry Q61

ChemistrySingle correct+4 / -1Question 61 of 90

Identify the incorrect statement from the following.

A circular path around the nucleus in which an electron moves is proposed as Bohr's orbit.

An orbital is the one electron wave function (ψ) in an atom.

The existence of Bohr's orbits is supported by hydrogen spectrum.

Atomic orbital is characterised by the quantum numbers n and

l

only.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: D

An atomic orbital is fixed by n, $l$ and $m_l$ , not by n and $l$ alone. D is incorrect.

(D)

Topics:Quantum numbers Bohr model

JEE Main 2022 · 28 Jul · Shift 1, Chemistry question 61