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HA revision: Electrons

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many electrons can fit in one orbital?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

2.

How many electons can fit in the n=1 principal energy level?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

3.

How many electrons can fit in the n=2 principal energy level?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

4.

Why can 8 electrons fit in the n=2?

a)

because it has 1 s orbital

b)

because it has 1x S- orbital and 1x P- orbitals

c)

because it has 1x S- orbital and 2x P- orbitals

d)

because it has 1x S- orbital and 3x P- orbitals

5.

So how many electrons can fit in each orbital?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

6.

Study this electron configuration "1s22s22p63s23p6". What do the large numbers represent?

a)

The principal energy level

b)

The sublevel

c)

The orbital

d)

The number of electrons

7.

Study this electron configuration "1s22s22p63s23p6". What do the letters represent?

a)

The principal energy level

b)

The sublevel

c)

The orbital

d)

The number of electrons

8.

Study this electron configuration "1s22s22p63s23p6". What do the small numbers represent?

a)

The principal energy level

b)

The sublevel

c)

The orbital

d)

The number of electrons

9.

Which element has this electron config. "1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2"

a)

K

b)

Ca

c)

Sc

d)

Ti

e)

V

10.

For this element "1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2" the electrons with the highest energy are in

a)

the n=3 principal energy level

b)

the n=4 principal energy level

c)

the 3d sublevel

d)

the 4s sublevel

11.

How many different d-orbitals are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

12.

How many different s-orbitals are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

13.

How many different p-orbitals are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

14.

How many different f-orbitals are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

15.

What is the Pauli exclusion principle

a)

Electrons fill lower sub-levels energy first

b)

Electrons can only exist in the same orbital if they have opposite spin

c)

When there is more than one orbital in the same sub-level, electrons first go one in each, with the same spin, before pairing up

16.

What is Hund's Rule?

a)

Electrons fill lower sub-levels energy first

b)

Electrons can only exist in the same orbital if they have opposite spin

c)

When there is more than one orbital in the same sub-level, electrons first go one in each, with the same spin, before pairing up

17.

What is the Aufbau Principle

a)

Electrons fill lower sub-levels energy first

b)

Electrons can only exist in the same orbital if they have opposite spin

c)

When there is more than one orbital in the same sub-level, electrons first go one in each, with the same spin, before pairing up

18.

Which of the 3 rules/principles is being broken in this image of orbital notation?

a)

Aufbau

b)

Hund

c)

Pauli

19.

Which of the 3 rules/principles is broken?

a)

Aufbau

b)

Hund

c)

Pauli

20.

Which of the 3 rules/principles is broken?

a)

Aufbau

b)

Hund

c)

Pauli