Atomic Structure Revision Quiz - Credit given to Knock Hardy

1. Which one of the following statements about s orbitals is incorrect ?

• they are found in all principal energy levels

• they are spherical in shape

• they can only hold one electron

• the maximum number of s orbitals in any principal level is 1

2. Which one of the following statements about p orbitals is incorrect?

• they are found in all principal energy levels

• they have a dumb-bell shape

• there are three types of p orbital

• each p orbital can hold up to two electrons

Which one of the following statements about d orbitals is incorrect?

• they are not found in the first two principal energy levels

• they are associated with transition elements

• there are 5 types of d orbital

• d orbitals are filled before p orbitals in the same principal energy level

Which of the following equations represents the 1st Ionisation Energy of sodium?

• Na(s) ---> Na⁺(g) + e^-

• Na(g) ---> Na⁺(g) + e^-

• Na(s) ---> Na⁺(s) + e^-

• Na(s) + e^- ---> Na⁺(g)

Which of the following equations represents the 2nd Ionisation Energy of sodium?

• Na(g) ---> Na²⁺(g) + 2e^-

• Na(s) ---> Na²⁺(g) + 2e^-

• Na⁺(s) ---> Na²⁺(g) + e^-

• Na⁺(g) ---> Na²⁺(g) + e^-

Which of the following successive ionisation energies belong to a Group II element?

• 320, 600, 1110, 1700, 5650

• 577, 1820, 2740, 11600, 14800

• 428, 3070, 4600, 5860, 7990

• 736, 1451, 7740, 10500, 13600

The correct order for the basic features of a mass spectrometer is...

• acceleration, deflection, detection, ionisation

• ionisation, acceleration, deflection, detection

• acceleration, ionisation, deflection, detection

• acceleration, deflection, ionisation, detection

Which one of the following statements about ionisation in a mass spectrometer is incorrect?

• gaseous atoms are ionised by bombarding them with high energy electrons

• atoms are ionised so they can be accelerated

• atoms are ionised so they can be deflected

• it doesn't matter how much energy you use to ionise the atoms

The path of ions after deflection depends on...

• only the mass of the ion

• only the charge on the ion

• both the charge and the mass of the ion

• neither the charge nor the mass of the ion

Which of the following species will be deflected to the greatest extent?

• ³⁷Na⁺

• ³⁵Na⁺

• ³⁷Na

• ³⁵Na²⁺