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Chapter 5: Electronic Configuration S1T2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statements regarding electronic orbitals is correct?

a)

Each p-orbital can hold a maximum of three 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.

2.

What is the Aufbau principle?

a)

Within an energy level, s orbitals are the lowest energy, followed by p, d and then f

b)

The lower the principal quantum number (n) the lower the energy.

c)

All three.

d)

The Aufbau Principle states that electrons enter the lowest energy orbitals first.

3.

Identify the rule that is being violated

a)

Aufbau's Principle

b)

Hund's Rule

c)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

d)

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

4.

All orbitals of equal energy (degenerate orbitals) are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron.

a)

Aufbau Principle

b)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

c)

Hund’s Rule

d)

Core Notation

5.

No two electrons in the same atom can have the same four quantum numbers.

a)

Aufbau Principle

b)

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

c)

Hund’s Rule

d)

Noble gas notation

6.

Which is the electron configuration of 34Se2- ?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4p6

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 3d10 4p4

7.

How many electrons can the third shell have?

a)

Two

b)

Eight

c)

Five

d)

Three

8.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
9.

Which electronic configuration matches an oxygen atom?

a)

1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5

b)

1s22s22p4

c)

1s22s22p6

d)

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1

10.

The electronic configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6. The number of valence electrons in the atom is

a)

3

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

11.

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

a)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s14p6

b)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p7

c)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p5

d)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6

12.

The number of electrons in the 3d orbital of the atom of atomic number 27 is

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

10

13.

Write the electronic configuration for sodium Na (Z=11)

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

14.

Determine the element that has valence electron 3s23p1

a)

Na

b)

Al

c)

Cl

d)

Mg

15.

Which of the orbital is called 'clover shaped'

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

16.

Write one set of quantum number for 3p electron.

a)

(3, 0, 0, +1/2)

b)

(3, 1, 0, +1/2)

c)

(3, 2, 0, +1/2)

d)

(3, 0, 1, +1/2)

17.

How many unpaired electron of electronic configuration for Sulphur, S (Z=16)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

This is a ____ orbital

a)

s

b)

d

c)

p

d)

d

19.

The principle quantum number, n, represents the:

a)

spin value

b)

suborbital value

c)

energy level

d)

magnetic value

20.

How many electrons total are found in the f orbital?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

14