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Electron configs & the Periodic Table Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which group numbers of the periodic table are included in the “S-block”?

a)

18

b)

1 and 17

c)

3-12

d)

1 and 2

2.

Which group on the periodic table is known as the noble gases?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

1

d)

2

3.

Write the shorthand (noble gas) configuration for Gallium, atomic number 31. BE CAREFUL!!

a)

[Ar]4s2 3d11

b)

[Ar]4s2 3d10 3p1

c)

[Ar]4s2 4d10 4p1

d)

[Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1

4.

Two electrons in the same orbital must have different spin quantum numbers to satisfy

a)

the magnetic rule.

b)

Hund's rule.

c)

the Pauli exclusion principle.

d)

the Aufbau principle.

5.

Which quantum number designates the energy level that an electron occupies?

a)

Principal

b)

Angular

c)

Magnetic

d)

Spin

6.

Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength and therefore highest energy?

a)

violet

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

7.

If electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies, the electrons are in their

a)

home base.

b)

ground state.

c)

excited state.

d)

nuclear state.

8.

Which of the following rules requires that each of the p orbitals at a particular energy level receive one electron before any of them can have two electrons? It is also know as the “empty bus seat” rule.

a)

Hund's rule

b)

Pauli exclusion principle

c)

Aufbau principle

d)

magnetic spin rule

9.

How does the energy of an electron change when the electron moves closer to the nucleus?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

d)

how would I ever know that??!!

10.

Which of the following elements is in the same period as Iron?

a)

Potassium

b)

Ruthenium

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranium

11.

What is the name of the current model of the atom?

a)

Bowling ball model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

Planetary model

d)

Quantum model

12.

When the light from excited atoms of an element is passed through a prism, the distinct colored lines produced are like a fingerprint of the element and are called

a)

line emission spectra

b)

magnetic spectra

c)

excited state spectra

d)

visible spectrum

13.

Which of the following is an alkaline earth metal?

a)

Sodium

b)

Iron

c)

Magnesium

d)

Lead

14.

Which of the following is a halogen?

a)

Sodium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Neon

d)

Chlorine

15.

Which of the following is a nonmetal?

a)

bismuth

b)

gallium

c)

silicon

d)

carbon

16.

Which of the following is a transition metal?

a)

Cesium

b)

Aluminum

c)

Lead

d)

Manganese

17.

The rule that states that an electron occupies the lowest available energy orbital available and is the reason we use our arrow diagram is

a)

Hund's rule

b)

Pauli exclusion principle

c)

Aufbau principle

d)

Magnetic spin rule

18.

For an electron in an atom to change from the EXCITED state to an GROUND state,

a)

energy must be gained

b)

energy must be released

c)

energy must remain constant

d)

what is an electron?

19.

Period numbers on the periodic table correlate to the

a)

highest energy level with electrons in it.

b)

total number of valence electrons.

c)

sublevel.

d)

total number of inner electrons.

20.

What is the type of electromagnetic radiation with the highest energy and which type has the lowest energy?

a)

highest--radio; lowest--red light

b)

highest--gamma rays; lowest--radio waves

c)

highest--violet light; lowest--gamma rays

d)

highest--UV; lowest--microwaves

21.

The letter designations for the first four sublevels, with the number of electrons that can be accommodated in each sublevel are

a)

s: 1, p: 3, d: 5, and f: 7.

b)

s: 1, p: 2, d: 3, and f: 4.

c)

s: 2, p: 6, d: 10, and f: 14.

d)

s: 1, p: 3, d: 10, and f: 14.

22.

How many sublevels are in the second principal energy level?

a)

1 (s only)

b)

2 (s and p)

c)

3 (s, p, d)

d)

4 (s, p, d, f)

23.

The number of orbitals for the f sublevel is

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

24.

The letter "d" in the symbol 4d5 indicates the ____.

a)

orbital shape (sublevel)

b)

speed of an electron

c)

spin of an electron

d)

principle energy level

25.

A region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons is called a(n) ______________.

a)

energy level

b)

sublevel

c)

nucleus

d)

orbital

26.

Which blocks (s, p, d, &/or f) are considered the “representative” or “main group” elements?

a)

s only

b)

p only

c)

s and p

d)

d and f

27.

The periodic table is divided by a “staircase”. Nonmetals are ____ of that staircase.

a)

left

b)

right

c)

just below

d)

there are no stairs on the periodic table!

28.

[Xe] 6s2 5d106p5

What period and group is this element in based on the electron configuration?

a)

Period 7 Group 6

b)

Period 6 Group 17

c)

Period 5 Group 17

d)

Period 6 Group 7

29.

How many valence electrons? [Kr] 5s24d105p5

a)

5

b)

15

c)

7

d)

17

30.

What is the correct shorthand (noble gas) configuration for Zirconium?

a)

[Kr] 5s2 4d2

b)

[Ar] 5s2 5d2

c)

[Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p2

d)

[Ar] 5s2 4d2