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Electron Configuration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Electron Configuration?

a)

A prediction on where an electron lives.

b)

Changing an electron's form

c)

Putting Electrons in a different place

d)

Saying hi to an electron.

2.

What is an orbital?

a)

A place on the shell of an atom.

b)

The Earth's Orbit

c)

Mar's Orbit

d)

The nucleus

3.

How many electrons can a p orbital hold?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

8

d)

14

4.

An orbital can hold 2 electrons, then it is full.

a)

Pauli Exclusion Principle

b)

Hunds rule

c)

Pauli's Rule

d)

Mendeleev's Rule

5.

What is the electron configuration for Helium?

a)

1s2 2s2

b)

1s2 2s1

c)

1s2

6.

List the following in increasing order: 2p 1s 3s 2s 3p

a)

2s 1s 3s 2s 3p

b)

3p 3s 2p 2s 1s

c)

1s 2s 2p 3s 3p

7.

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6. How many electrons are in this atom?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

8.

What are valence electrons?

a)

Electrons farthest away from the nucleus

b)

Electrons closest to the nucleus

c)

Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom

9.

Each orbital can hold how many electrons?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

8

d)

2

10.

Electron configuration tell where the electron is located with what probability?

a)

90%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

25%