AIIMS 201925 May
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 25 May
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Structure of Atom
AIIMS 2019 · 25 May · Chemistry · Structure of Atom
Assertion : The free gaseous Cr atom has six unpaired electrons....
Assertion : The free gaseous atom has six unpaired electrons.
Reason : Half-filled -orbital has greater stability.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
The -subshell in case of Cr gets exactly half-filled with configuration which imparts stability to the atom.