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Electron Configuration Test Prep

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?

a)

1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5

b)

1s22s22p4

c)

1s22s22p6

d)

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1

2.

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

3.

What atom matches this electron configuration?

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

Nickel

d)

Germanium

4.

What atom matches this electron configuration?

1s22s22p63s2

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Aluminum

d)

Potassium

5.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
6.
Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?
a)
1s2s2p3s3p5
b)
1s2s2p3s3p6
c)
1s2s2p3s3p7
7.

What is the maximum number of electrons that an S orbital can have?

a)

1 electron

b)

2 electrons

c)

3 electrons

d)

4 electrons

8.

How many electrons can the d sublevel(orbital) hold?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

2

d)

4

9.

What is this element?

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6

a)

Argon

b)

Krypton

c)

Selenium

d)

Bromide

10.
Which of the following is a p block element?
a)
Ca
b)
Ar
c)
Re
d)
Au
11.
What is the electronic configuration of iron?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6
b)
1s22s22p63s23p63d8
c)
1s22p63s23p64s23d6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s13d6
12.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of atomic number 32 is
a)
4
b)
32
c)
42
d)
73
13.
In what part of an atom can protons be found? 
a)
Inside the electrons
b)
Inside the neutrons 
c)
Inside the atomic nucleus 
d)
 Inside the electron shells
14.
How many d electrons are in zirconium?
a)
2
b)
12
c)
40
d)
10
15.
How many p electrons are in bromine?
a)
5
b)
12
c)
17
d)
6
16.
What is the correct configuration for uranium?
a)
[Xe] 6s2 4d 3
b)
[Rn] 7s2 5f3 6d1
c)
[Rn] 7s2 5f4 
d)
[Rn] 7s2 6d1 6f3
17.
What is the correct configuration for lead?
a)
[Rn] 6s2  4f14 5d10 6p2
b)
[Xe] 6s2 6d10 6p2
c)
[Xe] 6s2 5d10 6p2
d)
[Xe] 6s2  4f14 5d10 6p2
18.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
19.
How many protons does this isotope of titanium have?
a)
48
b)
22
c)
26
d)
70
20.
which explanation of this notation is correct?
a)
 12 is proton #
b)
6 tells you there are 6 neutrons
c)
6 tells you there are 6 protons
d)
12 is not a mass # here
21.
The defining property of an atom is:
a)
The number of neutrons in the atom.
b)
The number of protons in the atom.
c)
The number of electrons in the atom.
d)
The number of positrons in the atom.
22.
The atomic number of Uranium is:
a)
110
b)
16
c)
53
d)
92
23.
B and C are found in the ______ of an atom.
a)
Energy levels
b)
Space
c)
Nucleus
d)
Outside
24.
Which of these is the electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
What element has 42 protons?
a)
Ca
b)
Mo
c)
Zr
d)
Po
26.
How many protons does Pb-209 have?
a)
127
b)
209
c)
82
d)
291
27.
How many protons does P-30 have?
a)
30
b)
16
c)
12
d)
15
28.
Which particle does not contribute mass to the atom?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Nucleus
29.
What is the noble gas shorthand electron for Sulfur atom?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s23p4
c)
[Ne] 3s23p4
d)
[Na] 3s23p4
30.
Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?
a)
1s2s2p3s3p5
b)
1s2s2p3s3p6
c)
1s2s2p3s3p7
31.

What is the electron configuration Bismuth?

a)

[Xe]6s2 5d10 6p3

b)

[Rn]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p3

c)

[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p3

d)

[Xe] 6s2 5f14 6d10 6p3

32.

What is the correct notation for Nobelium?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 5d10 6s2 6p6 6d10 6f14 7s2 7p6 7d10 7f14

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 4d10 4p6 5s2 5d10 5p6 6s2 6d14

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 5d10 6p6 4f14 7s2 6d10 5f14

33.

If you can make 312 tally marks per minute, which of the following is correct if you were asked how many years it would take to make one mole (6.02 X 1023) of tally marks?

a)

1 mole/6.02 x 1023 tally X 312 tally marks/1 min X 1 hr/60 min X 24 hr/ 1 day X 365 days/1 year= 7.57 x 10-20

b)

312 tally marks/ 1min X 60 min/1 hr X 24 hr/ 1 day X 365 days/ 1yr= 1.64 x 108 years

c)

6.02 x 1023 tally marks/1 X 1 min/312 tally marks X 1 hr/60 min X 1 day/24 hr X 1 yr/365 days= 3.67 x 1015 years

34.

If a tower with 10 stoppers measures a height of 29.31 cm, how tall would a tower of Avogadro's number (1 mole) of stoppers be in meters?

a)

10 stoppers/29.31 cm X 2.06 x 1023 stoppers/1 m= 7.028 x 1022 m

b)

10 stoppers/29.31 cm X 6.02 x 1023stoppers/ 1 m= 2.054 x 1023 m

c)

6.02 x 1023 stoppers/1 X 29.31 cm/10 stoppers X 1 m/ 1000 cm = 1.764 x 1021 m

d)

6.02 x 1023 stoppers/1 X 29.31 cm/10 stoppers X 1 m/ 100 cm = 1.764 x 1022 m

e)

2.06 x 1023 stoppers/1 X 29.31 cm/10 stoppers X 1 m/ 100 cm = 6.038 x 1021 m

35.

If you used 13.3 g of chalk to make your drawing, how many chalk particles did you use?

a)

13.3 g CaCO3/1 X 1 mole CaCO3/100 g CaCO3 X 6.02 X 1023 particles/ 1mole CaCO3 =8.01 X 1022 particles of chalk

b)

13.3 g CaCO3/1 X 1 mole CaCO3/13.3 g CaCO3 X 6.02 X 1023 particles/ 1mole CaCO3 =8.01 X 1022 particles of chalk

c)

13.3 g CaCO3/1 X 100 g CaCO3/1 mole CaCO3 X 6.02 X 1023 particles/ 1mole CaCO3 =8.01 X 1026 particles of chalk

d)

13.3 g CaCO3/1 X 100 g CaCO3/ 6.02 X 1023 particles= 2.21 X 10 -21 particles

36.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

37.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
38.
Where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Within a Proton
d)
Within a Neutron
39.

What is one way Neutrons are different from electrons?

a)

they both are negative

b)

neutrons have no charge, while electrons have a negative charge

c)

Both are in the nucleus( center of atom)

d)

Electrons are inside nucleus and neutrons are outside the nucleus.

40.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

41.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
none of the above
42.
How many electrons does a Copper atom have?
a)
63
b)
29
c)
92
d)
34
43.

What is the conversion factor that should be used to determine how many molecules are there in 4.00 moles of glucose, C6H12O6?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.
Which of the following dimensional analysis setups will correctly convert 27.76g of Li to atoms of Li?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
Which of the following dimensional analysis setups will correctly convert 4.00x1023atoms of cobalt to moles of cobalt? How many moles of colbalt are there?
a)
setup B : 0.6644mol Co
b)
setup A: 2.41x1047mol Co
c)
setup A : 0.664mol Co
d)
setup B: 2.41x1047mol Co
46.

Convert 3.5 gallons into cups. (1gal = 16cups)

a)

56 cups

b)

0.21875 cups

c)

19.5 cups

d)

48 cups

47.
How many gallons are in a pool that holds 758,000 Liters?
(1 gallon = 3.79 Liters)
a)
200
b)
20,000
c)
200,000
d)
2,000,000
48.

40 ft = __________ inches

a)

400

b)

3.3

c)

480

d)

12

49.
The length of a desk is 3.5 feet. How many centimeters is the length? 
(there are 2.54 cm in an inch)
a)
60
b)
120.23
c)
106.68
d)
117.12
50.
How many minutes are in a year?
a)
I can't count that high.
b)
525,600min
c)
52,560min
d)
31,536,000min
51.

How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 pound = 454 grams; 1 kg = 1000 g)

a)

1.10 kg

b)

78.5 kg

c)

110 kg

d)

78500 kg

52.
The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet?  (3 ft=1 yd)
a)
0.867 ft
b)
7.8 ft
c)
8.07 ft
d)
8.27 ft
53.

Americans drink 5,604,000 gallons of sweet tea each day. How many liters is that? (1 gal = 3.79 L)

a)

21,200,000 L

b)

21,240,000 L

c)

21,207,190.2 L

d)

21,000,000 L

54.
What conversion factor would you use to solve this problem?
a)
2.20 lbs / 1 kg
b)
1 kg / 2.20 lbs
c)
0.002 lbs / 1 g
d)
1 g / 0.002 lbs
55.

Which conversion fraction would be needed?

a)
b)
56.

Which conversion factor would be needed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

Which conversion factor would be needed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Which conversion factor would be needed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.
Convert 15.34 cm to nm.
a)
4351 nm
b)
1.534 nm
c)
1.534 x 10 ^8 nm
d)
15.34 x 10^5 nm
60.

A purple color of light was seen when this element was heated in the flame.

a)

sodium

b)

barium

c)

potassium

d)

copper

61.

When a solution containing copper ions is heated in a flame it gives off this color

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

purple

62.

What colour would be observed in the flame if the solid contained sodium ions?

4 lines
63.

Lithium Flame Test?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

yellow

d)

green

64.

strontium

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

blue

65.
Metal ion with a lilac flame
a)
Na+
b)
K+
c)
Na2+
d)
K2+
66.

Which subatomic particle is directly connected to the process of the flame test?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quart

67.

What is the color of the light that sodium compounds give off?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Violet

d)

Yellow-orange

68.

What is the color of the light that potassium compounds give off?

a)

Yellow-orange

b)

Lavender (Violet)

c)

Pinkish red

d)

Green

69.

What is the color of the light that calcium compounds give off?

a)

Yellow

b)

Orange

c)

Blue-green

d)

Purple

70.

Flame tests are most useful for

a)

blood testing

b)

watching fireworks

c)

identification of elements

d)

none of the above