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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For Lyman series, the first line is the

a)

highest energy

b)

highest frequency

c)

longest wavelength

d)

none of the above

2.

Which of the following are the postulate of Bohr's atomic model?

a)

Electron moves in circular orbits around the nucleus

b)

The energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is quantised

c)

If energy is supplied, electron absorbs the energy and is promoted from a lower energy level to a higher energy level

d)

At excited state, the electron is unstable. It will fall back to lower energy level and releases a specific amount of energy (photon) in the form of light

3.
Line emission spectrum shown below happens when
a)
Electron transition from lower to higher energy level.
b)
Electron transition from higher to lower energy level.
c)
Electron exist in fixed energy states
d)
Electron transition between different energy levels.
4.

A certain photon of light has a wavelength of 4.22x10-7 m. What is the frequency? (v=c/λ)

a)

7.11x1014 Hz

b)

7.11Hz

c)

1.41x10-15

d)

-1.41x1015

5.

Calculate the energy of electron at n=6

a)

6.055 x 10^-20 J

b)

5.655 x10^-20 J

c)

-6.055 x10^-20 J

d)

1.320 x10^-20 J

6.

Which of the following line is correct when electron undergoes transition from excited state n= 7 to ground state n= 1 in Lyman Series

a)

5th line

b)

4th line

c)

6th line

d)

7th line

7.

Which of the following Hydrogen atom series of spectrum is NOT in infrared region in electromagnetic region

a)

Balmer

b)

Brackett

c)

Pfund

d)

Lyman

e)

Paschen

8.
What is the wavelength for a quantum of light with energy of 7.56x10-19J? (λ=hc/E) 
a)
2.62x10-7m
b)
2.62x107m
c)
2.64x10-45m
d)
2.64x1045m
9.

When an electron moves from n=4 to n=1, what wavelength of energy is emitted?

a)

97 nm

b)

410 nm

c)

434 nm

d)

1282 nm

10.
What is the frequency of a light that has the Energy of 2.84x10-19. (v=E/h)
a)
4.30x1014Hz
b)
4.30x10-14Hz
c)
4.30x10-54Hz
d)
4.30x1054Hz
11.
What is the Energy of a blue light with the frequency of 6.91x1014Hz? (E=hv)
a)
4.56x1049J
b)
9.55x10-49J
c)
4.56x10-19J
d)
5.82x1019J
12.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be represented by n = 3?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

18

13.

What is meant by orbital?

a)

a 2-d region around nucleus whereby the probability of finding electron is highest

b)

a 3-d region around orbit whereby the probability of finding electron is highest

c)

a 2-d region around nucleus whereby the probability of finding electron is lowest

d)

a 3-d region around nucleus whereby the probability of finding electron is highest

14.

The quantum number that determines the orientation of the orbitals?

a)

azimuthal quantum number (l)

b)

magnitude quantum number (m)

c)

electron spin quantum number (s)

d)

principle quantum number (n)

15.

Write a set of quantum numbers for a 4d orbital.

a)

{4,2,-3,-1/2}

b)

{4,1,1,+1/2}

c)

{4,2,-2,+1/2}

d)

{4,0,1,-1/2}

16.

Which orbitals CANNOT exist?

a)

2p

b)

7s

c)

3f

d)

4d

17.

Which set of quantum numbers is not allowed?

a)

{3,1,1,-1/2}

b)

{4,2,-1,-1/2}

c)

{2,1,1,+1/2}

d)

{2,1,-2,+1/2}

18.
All orbitals of equal energy are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron.
a)
Aufbau principle
b)
Pauli exclusion principle
c)
Hund’s rule
d)
Core Notation
19.
Which guideline, Hund’s rule or the Pauli exclusion principle, is violated in the following orbital diagrams?
a)
Hund's
b)
Aufbau's
c)
Pauli's Exclusive
20.

The chromium atom (atomic number 24) in its ground state has the electronic configuration:

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s1 3d5

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2 3d4

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 4p2

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 4p2

21.

Cu (Z=29) shows anomalous electronic configuration.

The actual electronic configuration is

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d10.

This is because ...

a)

the half-filled d-orbital (3d5) is more stable

b)

the completely filled d-orbital (3d10) is more stable

c)

the partially filled d-orbital (3d4) is more stable

22.

According to Aufbau Principle, electrons are filled into 4s orbital before 3d orbital.


When removing the electrons, the electron needs to be removed from which sub-shell first?

a)

4s

b)

3d

c)

3p

d)

1s

23.

How many unpaired electrons are there in the Vanadium ion, V3+ (Z: 23)

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

24.

All ions matches with this electronic configuration.Except?

1s22s22p63s23p6

a)

13Al3+

b)

17Cl-

c)

16S2-

d)

20Ca2+

25.

Which of the following element has this orbital in its electronic configuration.

a)

Ar (Z=18)

b)

K (Z=19)

c)

Ca (Z=20)

d)

Sc (Z=21)