Chemistry Review for Electron Quiz

What is the lowest energy state of an atom called?

• the ground state

• the excited state

• the solid state

• the chaotic state

The concept that all moving particles have wave characteristics is attributed to ___________.

• de Broglie

• Thomson

• Heisenberg

• Bohr

The area of 3D space where an electron is likely to be found is called a(n)

• orbit
• ring
• nucleus
• orbital

How many electrons can the first energy level hold?

• 1
• 2
• 8
• 0

The set of orbitals that are dumbbell shaped and directed along the x, y, and z axes are called 

• d orbitals.
• p orbitals.
• f orbitals.
• s orbitals

A line spectrum is produced when an electron moves from one energy level

• into the nucleus.
• to another position in the same sublevel.
• to a higher energy level.
• to a lower energy level.

If electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies, the atom is in the

• ground state.
• inert state.
• excited state.
• radiation-emitting state.

Who proposed that electrons are only found in specific, discrete circular orbits around the nucleus?

• Albert Einstein

• Erwin Schrodinger

• Ernest Rutherford

• Niels Bohr

What orbital is shown in the picture?

• s orbital

• p orbital

• d orbital

• f orbital

What is the difference in a 1s orbital and a 2s orbital?

• The shape of the orbital

• The size of the orbital

• The number of electrons it can hold

• None of the above