Electron Configuration Basics

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the s sublevel in any energy level?

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 14

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What is the shape of the p orbital?

• Spherical

• Dumbbell

• Cloverleaf

• Linear

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How many electrons can a single orbital hold?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

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Which of the following is the correct electron configuration notation for an oxygen atom (Atomic number 8)?

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What is the maximum number of electrons that the d sublevel can hold?

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 14

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• Chlorine

• Sulfur

• Phosphorus

• Argon

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Which of the following is the correct order of filling the orbitals according to their increasing energy?

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All orbitals of equal energy are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron.

• Aufbau principle

• Pauli exclusion principle

• Hund’s rule

• Core Notation

An electron occupies the lowest energy orbital that can receive it.

• Hund’s rule

• Pauli exclusion principle

• Bohr model of the atom

• Aufbau principle

Identify the number of electron shells in a potassium (K) atom.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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