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Atomic Structure JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

Atomic Structure has 127 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 21 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Quantum Numbers (32 questions), followed by Bohr's Model (28) and Atomic Spectra (24).

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127Total PYQs
6Years covered
8Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

Atomic Structure questions per year

YearQuestions
202516
202422
202325
202223
202127
202014

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Quantum Numbers3225%2025
Bohr's Model2822%2025
Atomic Spectra2419%2025
Orbitals and Electronic Configuration1612%2025
Discovery of Subatomic Particles119%2024
Electronic Configuration65%2025
Aufbau, Pauli and Hund54%2025
Shapes of Orbitals54%2023

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Bohr's Model

The energy of an electron in the first Bohr orbit of the H-atom is -13.6 eV.

The magnitude of energy value of an electron in the first excited state of Be3+ is ________ eV (nearest integer value).

Answer: 54

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JEE Main 2025 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Quantum Numbers

Consider the ground state of chromium atom (Z=24)(Z=24). How many electrons are with Azimuthal quantum number l=1l=1 and l=2l=2 respectively ?

  1. (A) 16 and 5
  2. (B) 12 and 5
  3. (C) 12 and 4
  4. (D) 16 and 4

Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Orbitals and Electronic Configuration

For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are :

(A) 4s\mathrm{4 s}

(B) 3px3 \mathrm{p}_x

(C) 3 dx2−y23 \mathrm{~d}_{x^2-y^2}

(D) 3 dz23 \mathrm{~d}_{z^2}

(E) 4pz4 \mathrm{p}_z

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A)(A) only
  2. (B)(B) only
  3. (C)(B), (C) and (D) only
  4. (D)(A) and (E) only

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2025 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Atomic Spectra

Heat treatment of muscular pain involves radiation of wavelength of about 900 nm . Which spectral line of H atom is suitable for this?

Given : Rydberg constant RH=105 cm−1, h=6.6×10−34 J s,c=3×108 m/s)\left.\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{H}}=10^5 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}, \mathrm{~h}=6.6 \times 10^{-34} \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~s}, \mathrm{c}=3 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\right)

  1. (A)Lyman series, ∞→1\infty \rightarrow 1
  2. (B)Balmer series, ∞→2\infty \rightarrow 2
  3. (C)Paschen series, 5→35 \rightarrow 3
  4. (D)Paschen series, ∞→3\infty \rightarrow 3

Answer: (D)

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JEE Main 2025 · 22 Jan · Shift 2 · Electronic Configuration

Niobium (Nb)(\mathrm{Nb}) and ruthenium (Ru)(\mathrm{Ru}) have " xx " and " yy " number of electrons in their respective 4 d orbitals. The value of x+yx+y is __________.

Answer: 11

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JEE Main 2024 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Discovery of Subatomic Particles

The incorrect postulates of the Dalton's atomic theory are :

(A) Atoms of different elements differ in mass.

(B) Matter consists of divisible atoms.

(C) Compounds are formed when atoms of different element combine in a fixed ratio.

(D) All the atoms of given element have different properties including mass.

(E) Chemical reactions involve reorganisation of atoms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A)(B), (D) only
  2. (B)(A), (B), (D) only
  3. (C)(B), (D), (E) only
  4. (D)(C), (D), (E) only

Answer: (A)

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How many questions come from Atomic Structure in JEE Main?

127 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 21 per year. In 2025 it had 16.

Which Atomic Structure topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Quantum Numbers (25%), Bohr's Model (22%) and Atomic Spectra (19%) of all Atomic Structure questions.

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