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Unit 5 Test: QMM of the Atom

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A disturbance that carries energy with it and oscillates (goes back and forth) is called a...

a)

Particle

b)

Frequency

c)

Wave

d)

Amplitude

2.

What do we call the minimum amount of energy that can be gained/lost by an atom?

a)

Photon

b)

Planck

c)

Quantum

d)

Electron

3.

When you increase the brightness of a light, you are making the wave taller. What do we call the height of a wave?

a)

Particle

b)

Frequency

c)

Wave

d)

Amplitude

4.

As the wavelength of a wave increases, what happens to the frequency?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Nothing changes

5.

The frequency of purple is much greater than the frequency of microwaves. Which color of light carries more energy with it?

a)

Purple

b)

Microwaves

c)

They both carry the same amount

6.

How do the electrons of atoms release light?

a)

By going to a higher energy level

b)

By staying in their original energy level

c)

By returning to their original energy level after going to a higher energy level.

d)

By revolving around the atomic nucleus

e)

By releasing photons

7.

Which color of light has the longest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Ray

b)

Visible

c)

Radio

d)

Microwave

8.

Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma Ray

b)

Visible

c)

Radio

d)

Microwave

9.

How many orbitals are there in the p sub shell?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

10.

How many orbitals are there in the s sub shell?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

11.

What do we call a particle of pure light energy?

a)

Photon

b)

Planck

c)

Quantum

d)

Electron

12.

What is light?

a)

Particle

b)

Wave

c)

Both

d)

Neither

13.

What are electrons?

a)

Particle

b)

Wave

c)

Both

d)

Neither

14.

Look at the picture included in this question. Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

The red wave

b)

The blue wave

15.

Why is it that we cannot know the exact path of an electron?

a)

Because they're too small to see

b)

Because we can only see visible light

c)

Because of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

d)

Because they move too fast

16.

Who suggested that hydrogen only had a certain amount of energy that it could absorb or release?

a)

Einstein

b)

Bohr

c)

De Broglie

d)

Schrodinger

e)

Heisenberg

17.

Who found a way to locate the "address" of an electron?

a)

Einstein

b)

Bohr

c)

De Broglie

d)

Schrodinger

e)

Heisenberg

18.

What is the correct electron configuration for Fluorine?

a)

1s22s22p61s^22s^22p^6

b)

2s22p52s^22p^5

c)

2p52p^5

d)

1s22s22p51s^22s^22p^5

19.

What is the correct electron configuration for Magnesium?

a)

 1s22s22p63s21s^22s^22p^63s^2 

b)

 2s22p63s22s^22p^63s^2 

c)

 3s23s^2 

d)

 1s22s22p53s21s^22s^22p^53s^2 

20.

What is the correct electron configuration for Beryllium?

a)

 1s22s21s^22s^2 

b)

 1s22s23s11s^22s^23s^1 

c)

 2s22s^2 

d)

 1s12s21s^12s^2 

21.

How do the electron configurations for noble gases end?

a)

s2s^2

b)

p6p^6

c)

p5p^5

22.

How do the electron configurations for alkaline earth metals end?

a)

s2s^2

b)

p6p^6

c)

 s1s^1 

23.

Which of the following atoms is the LARGEST?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Oxygen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Boron

24.

Which of the following atoms is the most electronegative?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Oxygen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Boron

25.

Which of the following elements has the highest ionization energy?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulfur

26.

What do we call the amount of energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom?

a)

Electronegativity

b)

Ionization Energy

c)

Electron Affinity

27.

What do we call how much an atom ATTRACTS electrons towards itself?

a)

Electronegativity

b)

Ionization Energy

c)

Electron Affinity

28.

What is the electron configuration for Phosphorus (P)?

a)

1s22s22p63s23p64s11s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^1

b)

1s22s22p63s23p31s^22s^22p^63s^23p^3

c)

1s22s22p63s23p21s^22s^22p^63s^23p^2

d)

1s22s22p63s23p64s21s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^2