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10A-Electron Configuration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these has the longest wavelength?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Infrared

d)

Microwaves

2.

Hund's rule states that

a)

electrons occupy orbital of lowest energy first

b)

orbitals can have at most 2 electrons

c)

orbital follow an order of energy

d)

electrons occupy orbital with the same spin first

3.

The first four orbitals are ________

a)

a, b, c, d

b)

w, x, y, z

c)

s, p, d, f

d)

All of the above

4.

According to the aufbau principle;

a)

an orbital may be occupied by up to two electrons

b)

electrons enter orbitals of lowest energy first

c)

one electron in every orbital in a sublevel before a second is added

d)

electrons in the same orbital must have different spins

5.

What is the electron configuration of Oxygen

a)

1s22s2

b)

1s22s22p5

c)

1s22s22p4

d)

1s22s22p6

6.

What is the meaning of electron configuration?

a)

The arrangement of neutrons of an atom or molecule

b)

The arrangement of electrons of an atom or molecule

c)

The arrangement of protons of an atom or molecule

d)

All of the above

7.

A photon has energy of 2.93 x 10-25J. What is its frequency if the planck constant is 6.626 x 10-34? Equation: E=hv

a)

1.9 x 10-58 Hz

b)

2.3 x 10-9 Hz

c)

4.4 x 108Hz

d)

1.5 x 108 Hz

8.

What is an electron cloud?

a)

a cloud in the sky

b)

a probable location where electrons are found

c)

where electrons are 100% of the time

d)

none of the above

9.

What is a valence electron?

a)

An electron inside the nucleus.

b)

An electron on the outermost orbital

c)

An electron on the innermost orbital

d)

None of the above

10.

The Pauli Exclusion Principle says:

a)

Only 2 electrons can occupy an orbital

b)

Electrons fill the lowest energy level first

c)

Electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins

d)

All of the above

11.

What atom has the following electron configuration?

a)

Calcium

b)

Boron

c)

Sodium

d)

Iron

12.

The three electron configuration rules are

a)

Aufbau, Pauli, Heisenberg

b)

Pauli, Hund, Einstein

c)

Aufbau, Schrodinger, Pauli

d)

None of the above

13.

Amplitude is.....

a)

Distance from the origin to the trough

b)

Distance from crest to crest

c)

Distance from the origin to the crest

d)

The length of the origin

14.

Electron configuration for Phosphorus

a)

1s22s22p63s23p3

b)

1s22s22p63s5

c)

1s22p53d10

d)

1s22s22p63

15.

Using c = 3 x 108 m/s, the wavelength of light with a frequency of 5.5 x 1014 Hz is; (C =

 λ\lambda  x v) 

a)

5.5 x107 m

b)

1.8 x 106 m

c)

5.5 x 10-7 m

d)

1.65 x 1023 m

16.

Light is both a wave and a _________

a)

wind

b)

crystal

c)

colour

d)

particle

17.

Orbitals are represented using

a)

boxes

b)

arrows

c)

lines

d)

None of the above

18.

A photon is a

a)

a massless particle that carries 2 quantums of energy

b)

a massive particle that carries no energy

c)

massless particle that carries a quantum of energy.

d)

a massive particle that carries waves

19.

As the frequency increases, the energy _________

a)

decreases

b)

stays the same

c)

increases

d)

None of the above

20.

What is the noble gas notation of Chlorine?

a)

[Ne] 3s² 3p⁵

b)

[Ar] 4s² 4p⁵

c)

[He] 3s² 3p⁵

d)

[Kr] 3s² 3p⁵