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Atoms and Nuclear Chemistry Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Visible light with a wavelength of 6.3 x 10-7 m is what color?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

Violet

2.

When an electron falls from n = 3 to n = 2, what wavelength of energy is emitted?

a)

1875 nm

b)

103 nm

c)

656 nm

d)

97 nm

3.

What type of energy is emitted when electrons relax from n = 6 to n = 3?

a)

Gamma

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible

d)

Infrared

4.

How many neutrons are in an atom of Pb-212?

a)

212

b)

207

c)

130

d)

82

5.

Which type of energy has the highest frequency?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

visible light

d)

gamma rays

6.

Which is the correct order of radiation in order from least harmful to most harmful?

a)

gamma, beta, alpha

b)

beta, alpha, gamma

c)

alpha, beta, gamma

d)

gamma, alpha, beta

7.

What is the atomic number of Th-240?

a)

240

b)

232

c)

150

d)

90

8.

Radium-230 undergoes alpha decay. What element is formed?

a)

Radium-226

b)

Radon-230

c)

Radon-226

d)

Radon-222

9.

When Ac-228 undergoes beta decay, what element is formed?

a)

Ac-228

b)

Th-228

c)

Ra-228

d)

Fr-288

10.

If you have 10 g of a radioactive substance, and it goes through two half-lives, how much remains?

a)

10 g

b)

5 g

c)

2.5 g

d)

1.25 g

11.

A radioactive element has a half-life of 10 minutes. 30 minutes have passed. How much of a 80 g sample remains?

a)

80 g

b)

40 g

c)

20 g

d)

10 g

12.

Which statement correctly differentiates between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?

a)

Both join atoms together.

b)

Both split atoms apart.

c)

Fusion splits atoms and fission joins atoms.

d)

Fusion joins atoms and fission splits atoms.

13.

Which family on the periodic table has elements whose electron configurations end in p4?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

14

d)

16

14.

How many electrons will a d-orbital hold?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

14

15.

What element has this electron configuration? 1s22s22p63s1?

a)

Lithium

b)

Sodium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Chlorine

16.

What is the correct electron configuration for Titanium?

a)

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4

b)

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2

c)

1s22s22p63s23p64s24p2

d)

1s22s22p63s23p64s24p4

17.

What element has this electron configuration? [Kr]5s24d105p2?

a)

Sr

b)

Zr

c)

Sn

d)

Ra

18.

Which rule does this image violate?

a)

Pauli Exclusion Principle

b)

Hund's Rule

c)

Aufbau Principle

19.

Which rule does this image violate?

a)

Pauli Exclusion Principle

b)

Hund's Rule

c)

Aufbau Principle

20.

This is the electron configuration for what element? 1s2s222p63s23p64s23d7

a)

Cobalt

b)

Rhodium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Magnesium

21.

How many valence electrons does an atom of iodine have?

a)

7

b)

17

c)

1

d)

11

22.

What is the charge on an atom of sulfur when it ionizes?

a)

+2

b)

-2

c)

+6

d)

-6

23.

How many electrons would be shown on the Lewis dot diagram for selenium?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

24.

What is the charge on a calcium ion?

a)

+2

b)

+6

c)

-2

d)

-6

25.

What is the charge of a phosphorus ion?

a)

+3

b)

-3

c)

+5

d)

-5