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Electron Arrangement & Periodic Trends

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emission spectrum lines are created when

a)

electrons jump down from a higher energy state to a lower energy state

b)

electrons jump up to a higher energy state from a lower energy state

c)

electrons move from a ground state to an excited state

d)

electrons move about the nucleus

2.

Electrons in the ground state have

a)

highest possible energy

b)

lots of energy

c)

gone underground

d)

lowest possible energy

3.

Which of the following colors of visible light has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

yellow

e)

violet

4.

Which of the following colors has the highest energy?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

yellow

e)

violet

5.

When drawing a Bohr model, how many electrons can fit in the 3rd energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

6.

Valence electrons come from which sublevels?

a)

only s

b)

only p

c)

s & p only

d)

s, p, d only

e)

s, p, d, & f

7.

Photons are

a)

packets of electromagnetic energy

b)

radioactive

c)

electrons being emitted from the atom

d)

nonexistent

8.

an electron moves ______ the nucleus when it moves to an excited state

a)

towards

b)

into

c)

around

d)

away from

9.

The electrons that are responsible for chemical reactivity that are in the outermost layer of the atom are called

a)

randos

b)

valence electrons

c)

photons

d)

quantum

10.

The number of valence electrons for the halogens is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

7

11.

The element that is found in group 3A and period 2 is

a)

Mg

b)

B

c)

Sc

d)

Not available

12.

This family is highly unreactive due to having a full outer shell of electrons

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

13.

The number of orbitals for the p-sublevel

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

14.

The number of orbitals for the d-sublevel

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

15.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate level/sublevel that can be written for electron configurations

a)

1s

b)

2d

c)

4p

d)

4f

16.

How many electrons can a single orbital hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

10

17.

Hund's rule states that all orbitals for a specific sublevel must contain one electron prior to pairing electrons up. Why is this?

a)

because electrons like company

b)

electrons want to be in the lowest energy state

c)

this minimizes repulsion between electrons

18.

Which of the following options is lowest in energy?

a)

5s

b)

4d

c)

5p

d)

4f

19.

Elements in the same family/group have the same

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of energy levels

c)

number of valence electrons

d)

atomic number

20.

What is the correct ground state electron configuration for Bromine?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d1

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d104p5

c)

1s22s22p4

d)

1s22s22p6

21.

How many electrons can the 4th principle energy level hold?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

22.

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p2 The number of valence electrons in the atom is

a)

2

b)

4

c)

14

d)

32

23.

Which of the following is the correct ground state orbital notation for Oxygen?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which color/section represents the p-block?

a)

Blue/1st (columb 1-2)

b)

Orange/2nd (column 3-12)

c)

pink/3rd (last 6 columns)

d)

green (bottom rows)

25.

From the list below, which metal is more reactive?

a)

Ca

b)

Cs

c)

Mg

d)

Na

26.

Metallic property ________ down a group and ______ across a period (left to right)

a)

increases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

27.

Atomic Radius ________ down a group and ______ across a period (left to right)

a)

increases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

28.

Ionization ________ down a group and ______ across a period (left to right)

a)

increases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

29.

Electronegativity ________ down a group and ______ across a period (left to right)

a)

increases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

30.

The most electronegative element on the Periodic table is

a)

He

b)

F

c)

Fr

d)

H

31.

The ability to attract electrons the the atom is called _____

a)

ionization energy

b)

atomic radius

c)

electronegativity

d)

metallic property

32.

The energy required to remove an electron is called _____

a)

ionization energy

b)

atomic radius

c)

electronegativity

d)

metallic property

33.

The element with the highest ionization energy on the Periodic table is

a)

He

b)

F

c)

Fr

d)

H

34.

The largest element on the Periodic Table is

a)

He

b)

H

c)

Fr

d)

Og

35.

Rank the following from lowest to highest electronegativity:

S, Ba, Zn

a)

S, Ba, Zn

b)

Ba, Zn, S

c)

S, Zn, Ba

d)

Ba, S, Zn

36.

Rank the following elements from largest to smallest:

Mg, Rn, He, Cs

a)

Cs, Mg, He, Rn

b)

Cs, Rn, Mg, He

c)

He, Mg, Rn, Cs

d)

Rn, He, Mg, Cs

37.

How many valence electrons do the alkaline earth metals contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

8

38.

Where are the metalloids found?

a)

On the right side of the periodic table

b)

On the left side of the periodic table

c)

In the middle of the periodic table

d)

Along the staircase (starting at element 5 and heading down and to the right)

39.

An element has the following properties: Lusterous, conducts electricity, malleable, ductile, durable.

What type of element is it?

a)

Liquid

b)

non metal

c)

metalloid

d)

metal

40.

Elements with similar chemical properties occur at regular intervals when they are arranged by increasing atomic number. This is the ______

a)

statement made by Bohr

b)

Periodic Law

c)

Law of conservation of mass

d)

way it has always been