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Electrons Configuration

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this electron configuration correct or incorrect?

a)

Incorrect

b)

Correct

2.

Which one of these rules is not part of electron configuration

a)

Electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first

b)

Within a sub level, always place one electron per orbital before pairing them

c)

Each orbital can hold THREE electrons with opposite spins

d)

Each orbital can hold TWO electrons with opposite spins

3.

Looking at your periodic table, to which element does the following electron configuration belong to

a)

Germanium

b)

Selenium

c)

Arsenic

d)

Zinc

4.

Looking at the electron configuration shown below, why is it incorrect?

a)

The two arrows are not in the same orbital, they should have been paired before moving to another box.

b)

The second arrow(electron) is not facing the same way the first arrow(electron) faces.

c)

The middle row of 2p should have been left empty

d)

The second arrow should have been facing up in the third box

5.

What is the noble gas configuration of Bromine?

a)

[Ne] 3s^2 3p^6 3d^10 4s^2 4p^5

b)

[Ar] 3d^10 4s^2 4p^5

c)

[Ar] 3d^10 4s^2 4p^4

d)

[Ar] 3d^10 4s^2 4p^6

6.

Which one is the electron configuration of Phosphorus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

How many electrons fit in the F shell?

a)

2

b)

14

c)

10

d)

20

8.

How many rules are there for electron configuration?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

9.

Look at the image displayed above, explain why the placement of the electrons is correct?

(a)  

10.

How many orbitals are in the 4f sub level?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

11.

What element matches this electron configuration?

a)

Bromine

b)

Iron

c)

Cobalt

d)

Sulfur

12.

Look at your periodic table, write the electron configuration that turns Germanium into the noble gas Argon.

Example :

1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^2 ~ [Ne] 3s^2 3p^2

(a)  

13.

Which one correctly displays the electron configuration of Barium?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

How many electrons are in the 4s orbital of Hf?

a)

2

b)

None

c)

1

15.

What element has the electron configuration

1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^4?

a)

Mercury

b)

Iron

c)

Tellurium

d)

Lead

16.

What element has the electron configuration

[Xe]6s^2 4f^14 5d^1?

(a)  

17.

What element has the electron configuration

[He]2s^2 2p^2?

a)

Carbon

b)

Beryllium

c)

Boron

d)

Nitrogen

18.

Explain the Autbau principle

(a)  

19.

Explain the Pauli exclusion principle..

(a)  

20.

Choose the electron configuration of Scandium.

a)

1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^1

b)

1s^2 2s^2 2p^2 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^5

c)

[Ar]4s^2 3d^1

d)

1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 4d^5 5s^1

21.

On the periodic table how many valence electrons does column 15 have?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

3

d)

5

22.

How many valence electrons does column 14 have?

(a)  

23.

How would you organize the valence electron to the Lewis Dot Diagram?

(a)