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Electron Configurations (Honors)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
2.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)

3

b)

6

c)

24

d)

10

3.
Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?
a)
1s2s2p3s3p5
b)
1s2s2p3s3p6
c)
1s2s2p3s3p7
4.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
5.
How many electrons can the s sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
6.

Each row on the periodic table represents:

a)

an energy level

b)

a sublevel

c)

an electron

d)

an orbital

7.

Which area on the periodic table represents the electrons in the "d" sublevel?

a)

representative elements

b)

columns 3-8

c)

rare earth elements

d)

transition elements

8.

Energy levels are denoted by:

a)

letters

b)

numbers

c)

a combination of letters and numbers

d)

subscripts

9.

Which of the following is not a correct designation for a sublevel?

a)

z

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

10.
Which periodic table family could have electrons filling orbitals in the s-block?
a)

Alkaline Earth 

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Transition Metals

11.
What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?
a)
Both arrows in the 2p box should be pointing up
b)
There is nothing incorrect with this diagram
c)
In the 2p box there should only be 1 electron in the first 2p box and one in the 2nd 2p box
d)
All the arrows should be pointing up.
12.
Which orbital shows a violation of Hund's Rule?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Which orbital shows a violation of the Pauli Exclusion Principle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
What is the electron configuration for this atom?
a)
1s22s22p6
b)
1s22s22p5
c)
1s22s22p3
d)
2s22p3
15.
Which element is depicted from this orbital diagram
a)
Fluorine
b)
Neon
c)
Chlorine
d)
Argon
16.
Which is associated with more energy? 
a)
2p
b)
2s
c)
3p
d)
1s
17.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
18.

Which of the following sublevels has the most energy? 

a)

4s

b)

3d

c)

3p

d)

1s

19.

Using only a periodic table, identify which set of electron sublevels is NOT organized from lowest energy to highest energy.

a)

2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, 4s

b)

1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s

c)

2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d

d)

5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d

20.

Which element would have 5d4 as the last entry of its electron configuration?

a)

V

b)

W

c)

Mo

d)

Po