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Electronic Configuration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
2.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
3.

The atomic number tells you...

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of neutrons

c)

the number of electrons

4.

What charge do electrons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

5.

How many electrons can the third shell have?

a)

Two

b)

Eight

c)

Five

d)

Three

6.

Which two particles are contained in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons and Neutrons

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Electrons and Neutrons

7.

Chemists can identify the composition of some unknown salts by conducting a flame test. When potassium salts are heated in a flame, a purple color is observed.


This is due to the movement of electrons between energy levels. What is the electron configuration of a potassium atom at ground state?

a)

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

b)

1s2; 2s2; 2p6; 3s2;3p6; 3d1

c)

1s2; 2s2; 2d6; 3s2; 3d6; 4s1

d)

1s2; 2s2; 2p6; 3s2; 3p6; 4s1

8.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
9.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
10.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
11.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of valence electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
12.

Which element has 2,8,8 electrons per shell?

a)

Lead

b)

Fluorine

c)

Neon

d)

Argon

13.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
14.
How many valence electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
15.

Which one of the following is the electronic configuration of the bromine atom?

a)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s14p6

b)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p7

c)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p5

d)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6

16.

The vanadium atom (atomic number 23) in its ground state has the electronic configuration:

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s3

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 4p2

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 4p1

17.

The Nucleus is in the ________ of the atom.

a)

Centre

b)

Outside

c)

Vacuum

d)

Neutron

18.

Atoms are neutral because...

a)

They have 3 particles

b)

Neutrons and protons = 0

c)

They have equal numbers of protons and electrons

d)

They have a pH of 7

19.

The mass of an atom is concentrated in the...

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Orbitals

d)

Nucleus

20.

An atom with a charge of 2- will have...

a)

2 more electrons than protons

b)

2 more neutrons than electrons

c)

2 more protons than electrons

d)

2 electrons less than protons