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WRITING ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
2.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
3.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
4.
Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?
a)
1s2s2p3s3p5
b)
1s2s2p3s3p6
c)
1s2s2p3s3p7
5.
Identify the Electron Configuration for Aluminum (Al)
a)
1s2s2p3s3p1
b)
1s2s2p3s3p3
c)
1s2s2p3s4p1
6.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
7.

What is the maximum number of electrons that an S orbital can have?

a)

1 electron

b)

2 electrons

c)

3 electrons

d)

4 electrons

8.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
9.

How many electrons can the d sublevel(orbital) hold?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

2

d)

4

10.

What is this element?

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6

a)

Argon

b)

Krypton

c)

Selenium

d)

Bromide

11.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
12.

There are 4 different types of subshells(orbitals) s,p,d,f

a)

true

b)

false

13.
Which electron configuration belongs to Copper (Cu)?
a)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8
b)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9
c)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10
14.
What is the electronic configuration of iron?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6
b)
1s22s22p63s23p63d8
c)
1s22p63s23p64s23d6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s13d6
15.
What do you start electron configuration with?
a)
1s2
b)
1d10
c)
1f14
d)
1p6