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Unit 2 Review - Electrons

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
2.
Which is the electron configuration for an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s2
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p6
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 electrons can the 3d sublevel hold?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

2

d)

4

5.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
6.

How many electrons can the 3p sublevel hold?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

2

d)

8

7.

How many electrons can the 4s sublevel hold?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

2

d)

8

8.
The impossibility to know simultaneously the exact position and momentum of a particle is called the:
a)
Einstein Uncertainty Principle
b)
Moseley Uncertainty Principle
c)
Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle
d)
Bohr Uncertainty Principle
9.

An atom that has gained energy beyond normal is said to be ...

a)

excited

b)

energized

c)

naturalized

d)

grounded

10.

Valence electrons are located...

a)

inside the nucleus

b)

in outer space

c)

on the outermost electron shell in an atom

d)

on the electron shell closest to the nucleus.

11.
How many electrons can fit in the first energy level?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
12.
The energy of an electron __________ as it moves further away from the nucleus
a)
increases
b)
decreases
13.
When an atom has all of its electrons in the lowest energy orbitals available, the atom is  
a)
in ground state
b)
in excited state
c)
giving off light energy
d)
unstable
14.
An electron occupies the lowest energy orbital that can receive it.
a)
Hund’s rule
b)
Pauli exclusion principle
c)
Bohr model of the atom
d)
Aufbau principle
15.
The position & momentum of the electron cannot be known at the same time. 
a)
Planck
b)
Heisenberg
c)
de Broglie
d)
Schrodinger
16.

Which sublevel will be filled FIRST?

a)

3p

b)

2s

c)

2p

d)

1s

17.

What do the superscripts (exponents) in the electron configuration mean? ex. 1s22s23p4

a)

Energy level

b)

Location of orbital

c)

Number of electrons

d)

Hund's Rule

18.
The largest amount of electrons the 3rd energy level can hold is?
a)
18
b)
unlimited amount
c)
2
d)
8
19.

Three dimensional region around the nucleus that describes an electron's probable location

a)

orbital

b)

energy level

c)

sublevel

d)

excited state

20.

How many electrons can the 4f sublevel hold?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

2

d)

10

21.

How many electrons can the 4p sublevel hold?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

2

d)

10

22.

How many electrons can the 2s sublevel hold?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

2

d)

10

23.

How many electrons does it take to fill the 3rd energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

10

e)

32

24.

How many electrons does it take to fill the 2nd energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

10

e)

32

25.

How many electrons does it take to fill the 1st energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

10

e)

32

26.

How many electrons does it take to fill the 4th energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

10

e)

32

27.

When does electron movement produce light?

a)

when an electron moves from the ground state up to an excited state

b)

when an electron moves from an excited state down to a ground state

c)

when an electron absorbs energy

d)

when an electron leaves an atom

28.

When does the movement of electrons produce light?

a)

when an electron absorbs energy and moves from the ground state up to an excited state

b)

when an electron emits energy and moves from an excited state down to a ground state

c)

when an electron emits energy and moves from the ground state up to an excited state

d)

when an electron absorbs energy and moves from an excited state down to a ground state