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Lecture Week 4_2.3 Electronic Configuration

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The electron fills in the orbital from lower to the higher energy of orbital. State the name of rule used for the statement above.

4 lines
2.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
3.

Which of the following statements regarding electronic orbitals is/are correct?

a)

Each p-orbital can hold a maximum of six electrons.

b)

The 3p-orbitals have a higher energy level than the 3s-orbital.

c)

The three 3p-orbitals have slightly different energy levels.

d)

The 1s-orbital has the same size and shape as the 2s-orbital.

4.

Which one of the following does not represent the electronic configuration of an atom in its ground state?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p3

b)

1s2 2s2 2p4

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3d1

5.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
6.

What electron configuration matches an sulphur atom?

(Z =16)

a)

1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5

b)

1s22s22p4

c)

1s22s22p6 3s2 3p4

d)

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1

7.

No two electrons in the same orbital can have the same set of four quantum numbers (n,l,m,s)

a)

Aufbau principle

b)

Pauli exclusion principle

c)

Hund’s rule

d)

Noble gas notation

8.

Which orbital shows a violation of the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which of the following is the degenerate orbitals

a)

4p orbitals

b)

3s orbital

c)

4s orbital

d)

3d orbitals

10.

What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?

a)

Both arrows in the filled 2p box should be pointing the same direction

b)

There is nothing incorrect with this diagram

c)

In 2p orbital there should only be 1 arrow in the first 2p box and another one arrow in the 2nd 2p box where both arrow pointing upward

d)

All the arrows should be pointing the same direction.

11.

Identify the rule that is being violated

a)

Aufbau's Principle

b)

Hund's Rule

c)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

d)

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

12.

Which rule is violated in the following orbital diagrams?

a)

Hund's Rule

b)

Aufbau Principle

c)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

13.

Which rule is violated in the following orbital diagrams?

a)

Aufbau Principle

b)

Hund's Rule

c)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

14.

State the valence electronic configuration for Potassium atom (Z= 19)

1s2 2s2 2p63s2 3p6 4s1

a)

3s2

b)

3s2 3p6 4s1

c)

3s2 3p6

d)

4s1

15.

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p2. The number of valence electrons in the atom is

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

16.

State the valence electronic configuration for Germanium atom (Z=25 )

1s2 2s2 2p63s2 3p6 4s2 3d6 4s2 3d10 4p2

a)

4p2

b)

3d10 4p2

c)

4s2 3d10 4p2

d)

4s2 4p2

17.

An atom has the electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d3 . Choose the number of valence electrons that belongs to this atom.

a)

2

b)

11

c)

5

d)

9

18.

State the valence electronic configuration for Manganese atom (Z=25 )

1s2 2s2 2p63s2 3p6 4s2 3d5

a)

4s2

b)

3s2 3p6 3d5

c)

3s2 3p6

d)

4s2 3d5