Q15 / 54 · JEE Advanced 2017 (Paper 1) · Chemistry
The wave function, is a mathematical function whose value depends upon spherical polar coordinates of the electron and characterized by the quantum numbers and . Here is the distance from the nucleus, is colatitude and is azimuth. In the mathematical functions given in the Table, is the atomic number and is Bohr radius
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 (I) orbital (i) (P) 
(II) orbital (ii) One radial node (Q) Probability density at the nucleus . (III) orbital (iii) (R) Probability density is maximum at the nucleus. (IV) orbital (iv) -plane is a nodal plane (S) Energy needed to excite an electron from state to state is times the energy needed to excite are electron from state to state.
For the given orbital in column 1, the only correct combination for any hydrogen-like species is
The wave function, is a mathematical function whose value depends upon spherical polar coordinates of the electron and characterized by the quantum numbers and . Here is the distance from the nucleus, is colatitude and is azimuth. In the mathematical functions given in the Table, is the atomic number and is Bohr radius
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| (I) orbital | (i) | (P) ![]() |
| (II) orbital | (ii) One radial node | (Q) Probability density at the nucleus . |
| (III) orbital | (iii) | (R) Probability density is maximum at the nucleus. |
| (IV) orbital | (iv) -plane is a nodal plane | (S) Energy needed to excite an electron from state to state is times the energy needed to excite are electron from state to state. |
- A
- B
- C
- Correct answerD
Solution
incorrect, because, has no nodal plane.
correct, because orbital has radial node.

incorrect, because probability density for at nucleus is zero.
incorrect, because orbital has no radial node.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.