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Ground State vs. Excited State

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is ground state?

a)

highest possible energy an electron can possess

b)

lowest possible energy an electron can possess

c)

highest possible energy an element can possess

d)

lowest possible energy an element can possess

2.

What is excited state?

a)

Excited state is when a valence electron jumps to another orbital, making the other one incomplete

b)

Excited state is when a valence electron drops to another orbital

c)

Excited state is the highest level of energy an electron can possess

3.

What happens as the electron as it drops from excited state back to ground state?

a)

The electrons releases light energy

b)

It absorbs energy

4.

What's the correct notation for the excited state of Argon (1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6)

a)

[Ar]

b)

1s2 2s4 3s6 4s8

c)

1s2 2s4 3s6 4s6

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 3p7

5.

What's the correct electron notation of Magnesium in it's ground state? (make sure you use paper to work it out)

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

b)

1s2 2s4 2p6

c)

[Ne] 3s2

6.

What happens to an electron as it goes from ground state to an excited state?

a)

The electrons releases light energy

b)

It absorbs energy