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Chem The Atom Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Compared to the energy and charge of the electrons in the first shell of a Be atom, the electrons in the second shell of this atom have

a)

less energy and the same charge

b)

less energy and a different charge

c)

more energy and the same charge

d)

more energy and a different charge

2.

Base your answer on the bright-line spectra produced by four elements and the spectrum of a mixture of elements represented in the diagram.

Each line in the spectra represents the energy

a)

absorbed as an atom loses an electron

b)

absorbed as an atom gains an electron

c)

released as an electron moves from a lower energy state to a higher energy state

d)

released as an electron moves from a higher energy state to a lower energy state.

3.

Which elements are present in the mixture?

a)

D and A

b)

D and Z

c)

X and A

d)

X and Z

4.

Which electron transition in an excited atom results in a release of energy?

a)

first shell to the third shell

b)

second shell to the fourth shell

c)

third shell to the fourth shell

d)

fourth shell to the second shell

5.

A specific amount of energy is emitted when excited electrons in an atom in a sample of an element return to the ground state. The emitted energy can be used to determine the

a)

mass of the sample

b)

volume of the sample

c)

identity of the element

d)

number of moles of the element

6.

During a flame test, a lithium salt produces a characteristic red flame. This red color is produced when electrons in excited lithium atoms

a)

are lost by the atoms

b)

are gained by the atoms

c)

return to lower energy states within the atoms

d)

move to higher energy states within the atoms

7.

What must occur when an electron in an atom returns from a higher energy level state to a lower energy state?

a)

A specific amount of energy is released.

b)

A random amount of energy is released.

c)

The atom undergoes transmutation.

d)

The atom spontaneously decays.

8.

The isotopes K-37 and K-42 have the same

a)

decay mode

b)

bright-line spectrum

c)

mass number of their atoms

d)

total number of neutrons in their atoms

9.

What is the total number of valence electrons in an atom of germanium in the ground state?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

14

d)

4

10.

What is the electron configuration of a sulfur atom in the ground state?

a)

2-4

b)

2-6

c)

2-8-4

d)

2-8-6

11.

Which electron configuration represents a potassium atom in the excited state?

a)

2-7-6

b)

2-8-5

c)

2-8-8-1

d)

2-8-7-2

12.

When compared with the energy of an electron in the first shell of a carbon atom, the energy of an electron in the second shell of a carbon atom is

a)

less

b)

the same

c)

greater

d)

all of these

13.

As a chlorine atom becomes a negative ion, the atom

a)

gains an electron and its radius increases

b)

gains an electron and its radius decreases

c)

loses an electron and its radius increases

d)

loses an electron and its radius decreases

14.

A strontium atom differs from a strontium ion in that the atom has a greater

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of protons

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number