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WorksheetsNoble Gas Notation and Orbital Diagrams
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
An electron occupies the lowest energy orbital that can receive it.
a)
Hund’s rule
b)
Pauli exclusion principle
c)
Bohr model of the atom
d)
Aufbau principle
2.
All orbitals of equal energy are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron.
a)
Aufbau principle
b)
Pauli exclusion principle
c)
Hund’s rule
d)
Core Notation
3.
Which guideline, Hund’s rule or the Pauli exclusion principle, is violated in the following orbital diagrams?
a)
Hund's
b)
Aufbau's
c)
Pauli's Exclusive
4.
Which guideline, Hund’s rule or the Pauli exclusion principle, is violated in the following orbital diagrams?
a)
Hund's
b)
Aufbau's
c)
Pauli's Exclusive
5.
Which guideline, Hund’s rule or the Pauli exclusion principle, is violated in the following orbital diagrams?
a)
Aufbau's
b)
Hund's
c)
Pauli exclusive
6.
Electrons are paired based on their spin directions, clockwise and counterclockwise, is what electron configuration rule?
a)
Hund’s Rule
b)
Aufbau Principle
c)
Pauli Exclusion Principle
7.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
8.
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.
9.
Electrons occupy orbitals of lowest energy first is part of what electron configuration rule?
a)
Hund’s Rule
b)
Aufbau Principle
c)
Pauli Exclusion Principle
10.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
11.
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.
12.
Identify the rule that is being violated
a)
Aufbau's Principle
b)
Hund's Rule
c)
Pauli's Exclusion Principle
d)
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
13.
What is the noble gas configuration for Neon?
a)
[Ne]
b)
[He]2s22p6
c)
[F]2p1
d)
[Ne]2s21p6
14.
What is the noble gas configuration for beryllium?
a)
[He]1s2
b)
[He]2s2
c)
[Li]2s1
d)
[Li]2s2
15.
What is the noble gas configuration for boron?
a)
[He]1s22s2
b)
[He]2s22p2
c)
[He]2s22p1
d)
[Li]2s22p1
16.
What is the noble gas configuration for Sulfur?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s2 3p4
c)
[Ne] 3s2 3p4
d)
[Na] 3s2 3p4
17.
What is the noble gas configuration for phosphorus?
a)
[Ar] 3p5
b)
[He] 3s2 3p5
c)
[Ne] 3s2 3p3
d)
[Na] 3s2 3p5
18.
[He]2s22p4 is the noble gas configuration for which element?
a)
oxygen
b)
sulfur
c)
phosphorus
d)
fluorine
19.
This orbital diagram represents:
a)
C
b)
B
c)
N
d)
O
20.
This orbital diagram represents:
a)
C
b)
B
c)
N
d)
O
21.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
22.
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 there should only be 1 orbital in the first 2p box and one in the 2nd 2p box
d)
All the arrows should be pointing up.
23.
The diagram above represents two electrons with
a)
a. opposite spins.
b)
b. the same spin.
c)
c. different energies.
d)
d. different energy levels.
24.
Identify the element for
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d4
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d4
a)
Cobalt
b)
Iron
c)
Tungstun
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