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Electron configuration

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the electron configuration for an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s2
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p6
2.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
3.
What is the maximum number of electrons that an orbital can have?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
4.
How many d orbitals are there in a given sublevel?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
5.
How many p orbitals are there in a sublevel?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
6.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
7.
What is the shorthand electron configuration for Sulfur atom?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s23p4
c)
[Ne] 3s23p4
d)
[Na] 3s23p3
8.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
9.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
10.
What element has the valence shell configuration
3s2 3p2
a)
Al
b)
B
c)
Si
d)
Ga
11.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
12.
Identify the element in Period 5 that has 1 valence electron?
a)
Rb
b)
Nb
c)
Ag
d)
Sb
13.
What element in Period 4 has 5 valence electrons?
a)
Zr
b)
As
c)
V
d)
Sb
14.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
15.
Which would describe an electron that has gained energy and jumped to another shell?
a)
ground state
b)
excited state
c)
valence
d)
core
16.
What is the shape of a p orbital?
a)
sphere
b)
it's just too complex to thing about it
c)
dumbbell
d)
I don't know this stuff.
17.
1.  What is the shape of an s orbital?
a)
sphere
b)
dumbbell
c)
double dumbbell
d)
TOO COMPLEX TO KNOW IT.