Unit 4 - Electron Configuration Practice Questions - Honors

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s²2s²2p⁶.  The number of electrons in the atom is 

• 3
• 6
• 8
• 10

What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰

• Zinc
• Copper
• Nickel
• Germanium

What is the noble gas shorthand electron for Sulfur atom?

• [Ar] 3p⁴
• [He] 3s²3p⁴
• [Ne] 3s²3p⁴
• [Na] 3s²3p⁴
  

What atom matches this electron configuration?

[Ar] 4s²3p¹

• Mercury

• Gold

• Scandium

• Thallium

What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?

• 1s²2s²2p⁶3s2, 3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁵
• 1s²2s²2p⁴
• 1s²2s²2p⁶
• 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹

How many valence electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)

• 14
• 28
• 2
• 4

How many electrons can the first energy level hold?

• 1
• 2
• 8
• 0

A SINGLE orbital can at most hold how many electrons?

• 1 electron

• 2 electrons

• 3 electrons

• 4 electrons

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s²2s²2p⁶.  The number of valence electrons in the atom is 

• 3
• 6
• 8
• 10

What atom matches this short hand electron configuration?

[Ar]4s² 3d⁸

• Neon

• Nickel

• Aluminum

• Potassium