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Chem 3.01 Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Orbital

a)

a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

b)

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom’s chemical properties.

c)

The energy level at which electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom

d)

a subdivision of electron shells

2.

Valence Electron

a)

a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

b)

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom’s chemical properties.

c)

The energy level at which electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom

d)

a subdivision of electron shells

3.

Electron Shell

a)

a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

b)

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom’s chemical properties.

c)

The energy level at which electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom

d)

a subdivision of electron shells

4.

Electron Subshell

a)

a region in an atom where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

b)

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom and that determines the atom’s chemical properties.

c)

The energy level at which electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom

d)

a subdivision of electron shells

5.
What is the maximum number of electrons that an orbital can have?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
6.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
7.
How many d orbitals are there in a given sublevel?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
8.
How many p orbitals are there in a sublevel?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
9.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
10.

How many electrons can the first energy shell hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

0

11.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
12.
How many valence electrons does phosphorus have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
8
d)
15
13.
Which of the following is a p block element?
a)
Ca
b)
Ar
c)
Re
d)
Au
14.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
15.
What do you start electron configuration with?
a)
1s2
b)
1d10
c)
1f14
d)
1p6
16.
Identify the Electron Configuration for Aluminum (Al)
a)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
b)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
c)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 4p1
17.
Identify this atom: 
a)
Lithium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Phosphorus 
d)
Fluorine
18.
What is the number of valence electrons for Carbon?
a)
12
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
19.

Which of the following pictures represents energy shells around an atom (Chem 3.01 Lv 1)

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Electrons occupy space around the nucleus at ____________. (Chem3.01 Lv1)

a)

certain energy levels

b)

a specific points and never move

c)

at random locations

d)

anywhere it wants to be

21.

According to the energy shell model, an electron cannot reside at ___ in this figure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Other than forming a larger circle what is the difference between point A, B, and D in this diagram? (Chem3.01 Lv2)

a)

They are all different letters

b)

They are at different energy levels

c)

They make larger circles around the nucleus

d)

They are all at the same energy level

23.

How can the energy shells around the nucleus be described?(Chem3.01 Lv2)

a)

They are all identical to each other just larger orbits

b)

Each energy shell has electrons at different energy levels

c)

That the shells get harder as you move away from the nucleus

d)

Energy shells or levels are a scientific myth

24.

Which electron would have the most energy? (Chem3.01 Lv3)

a)

An electron in energy shell 1

b)

An electron in energy shell 2

c)

An electron in energy shell 4

d)

An electron in energy shell 3

25.

Which statement is true about electrons in different energy shells? (Chem 3.01 Lv3)

a)

Electrons closest to the nucleus have the lowest energy, while the electrons farthest away from the nucleus have the highest energy.

b)

Electrons closest to the nucleus have the highest energy, while the electrons farthest away from the nucleus have the lowest energy.

c)

All electrons in different energy shells have the same amount of energy.

d)

Electrons only have one energy there so they only exist at one energy shell.

26.

What do energy subshells represent in an atom model? (Chem3.01 Lv2)

a)

The most likely region an electron at that energy shell can be found

b)

Energy shells are not enough so they have to be broken down into subshells

c)

What is an energy subshell?

d)

Where you have to set up the electron detector.

27.

How can you determine the number of subshells an energy shell has? (Chem3.01 Lv2)

a)

An energy shell has a number of subshells equal to its energy shell number. For example, energy shell 1 has 1 subshell.

b)

You can up the number of electrons and divide by the number of shells.

c)

You can only determine the number by observing the atom

d)

An energy shell has an equal number of subshells. All energy levels have 4 subshells.

28.

Looking at the following figure, how many subshells will the outermost shell have? (Chem3.01 Lv2)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

Which of the following are correct about orbitals? (Chem3.01 Lv3)

a)

s type subshells have 1 orbital, p-type has 3 orbitals, d type has 5 orbitals, and f type has 7 orbitals.

b)

s type subshells have 7 orbitals, p-type has 5 orbitals, d type has 3 orbitals, and f type has 1 orbital.

c)

s type subshells have 1 orbital, p-type has 7 orbitals, d type has 5 orbitals, and f type has 3 orbitals.

d)

They all have the same number of orbitals.