Electron configurations with the periodic table
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Lucas S Tucker
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does an electronic configuration describe?
The arrangement of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus.
The total number of electrons in an atom.
The arrangement of electrons in various shells and subshells of an atom.
The atomic mass of an element.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In an electronic configuration like 1s²2s²2p², what do the numbers (e.g., 1, 2) and letters (e.g., s, p) represent, respectively?
Atomic number and atomic mass.
Energy levels (shells) and subshells.
Groups and periods.
Number of protons and number of neutrons.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the period number of an element on the periodic table indicate about its electronic structure?
The number of electrons in its outermost subshell.
The highest energy shell (valence shell) where its electrons are found.
Whether it is an s-block, p-block, d-block, or f-block element.
The total number of electron shells in the atom.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Elements in Groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table are classified into which block, based on the subshell where their outermost electrons reside?
p-block
d-block
s-block
f-block
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the electron configuration for Nitrogen (N)?
1s² 2s² 2p³
1s² 2s² 2p⁵
1s² 2s¹ 2p⁴
1s² 2s² 3p³
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the electron configuration for Iron (Fe) using noble gas shorthand notation?
[Ar] 4s² 3d⁶
[Ar] 4s² 4d⁶
[Ar] 3s² 3d⁶
[Ar] 4s¹ 3d⁷
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For f-block elements, into which subshell are electrons filled relative to the valence shell (n)?
(n-1)f
(n-2)f
nf
(n+1)f
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