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General Review - Periodic Table and Electron Configuration

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins

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.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
16.
What do you start electron configuration with?
a)
1s2
b)
1d10
c)
1f14
d)
1p6
17.
Identify the Electron Configuration for Aluminum (Al)
a)
1s2s2p3s3p1
b)
1s2s2p3s3p3
c)
1s2s2p3s4p1
18.
Identify this atom: 
a)
Lithium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Phosphorus 
d)
Fluorine
19.
What is the number of valence electrons for Carbon?
a)
12
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
20.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

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

22.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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.

27.

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.

28.

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.

29.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

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.

31.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

32.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
33.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
34.
Which of the following will have a larger radius than Zinc?
a)
Gallium
b)
Aluminum
c)
Magnesium
d)
Strontium
35.
Francium (Fr) has the lowest ionization energy in Group 1 because - 
a)
it has the smallest number of valence electrons
b)
it has the greatest atomic mass
c)
it has the greatest number of protons, so it attracts its electrons the strongest
d)
its 1 valence electron is very far from the nucleus, so little energy is needed to remove it
36.
Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?
a)
Helium (He)
b)
Titanium (Ti)
c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Magnesium (Mg)
37.
Electronegativity is...
a)
the ability of an atom to attract/ accept electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
38.
Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
39.
As atoms of elements in group 16 are considered in order from top to bottom, the electronegativity of each successive element....
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
remains the same
d)
none of the above
40.
Elements in the same column of the periodic table always have the same # of _______ as one another.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Valence Electrons
41.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
42.
How many valence electrons are in an atom of K?
a)
3
b)
8
c)
4
d)
1
43.
How many valence electrons are in an atom of Ar?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
4
d)
1
44.

The idea of arranging the elements in the periodic table according to their chemical and physical properties is attributed to

a)

Mendeleev.

b)

Moseley.

c)

Bohr.

d)

Ramsay.

45.

Mendeleev left spaces in his periodic table and predicted the existence of three elements and their

a)

atomic numbers.

b)

colors.

c)

properties.

d)

radioactivity.

46.

Mendeleev noticed that properties of elements usually repeated at regular intervals when the elements were arranged in order of increasing

a)

atomic number.

b)

density.

c)

reactivity.

d)

atomic mass.

47.

Mendeleev predicted that the spaces in his periodic table represented

a)

isotopes.

b)

radioactive elements.

c)

unstable elements.

d)

undiscovered elements.

48.

The person whose work led to a periodic table based on increasing atomic number was

a)

Moseley.

b)

Mendeleev.

c)

Rutherford.

d)

Cannizzaro.

49.

Moseley's work led to the realization that elements with similar properties occurred at regular intervals when the elements were arranged in order of increasing

a)

atomic mass.

b)

density.

c)

radioactivity.

d)

atomic number.

50.

The periodic table

a)

permits the properties of an element to be predicted before the element is discovered.

b)

will be completed with element 119.

c)

has been of little use to chemists since the early 1900s.

d)

was completed with the discovery of the noble gases.

51.

Evidence gathered since Mendeleev's time indicates that a better arrangement than atomic mass for elements in the periodic table is an arrangement by

a)

mass number.

b)

atomic number.

c)

group number.

d)

series number.

52.

Dmitri Mendeleev

a)

formulated the first Periodic Law and created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements that arranged elements by their properties and not atomic mass.

b)

He formulated the periodic table based on atomic numbers better fitting the periodic law and pattern seen by scientists.

c)

a vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in the same group share chemical properties

d)

a region of an electron subshell where there is a high probability of finding electrons.

53.

Henry Moseley

a)

formulated the first Periodic Law and created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements that arranged elements by their properties and not atomic mass.

b)

He formulated the periodic table based on atomic numbers better fitting the periodic law and pattern seen by scientists.

c)

a vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in the same group share chemical properties

d)

a region of an electron subshell where there is a high probability of finding electrons.