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Review and reinforce 2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p61s^22s^22p^6 The number of electrons in the atom is 

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

2.

The number of electrons in the 3d orbital of the atom of atomic number 27 is

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

10

3.
What is the electron configuration for this atom?
a)
1s22s22p6
b)
1s22s22p5
c)
1s22s22p3
d)
2s22p3
4.

Pauli's exclusion principle states:

a)

lower energy orbitals fill before higher energy orbitals

b)

one electron goes into each orbital until all of them are half full before pairing up.

c)

no two electrons can be identified by the same set of quantum numbers (i.e. must have different spins).

d)

the position and the velocity of an electron cannot both be measured exactly, at the same time, even in theory.

5.

Fe3+ ions have which electron arrangement?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5

c)

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

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d4 4s1

6.

The statement that an electron occupies the lowest available energy orbital is

a)

Hund's Rule

b)

AUfbau principle

c)

Bohr's law

d)

The Pauli Exclusion principle

7.

The sequence in which energy sublevels are filled is specified by

a)

the Pauli exclusion principle.

b)

Aufbau principle

c)

Orbital's rule

d)

Lyman's series.

8.

The atomic sublevel with the next highest energy after 4p is

a)

4d

b)

4f

c)

5s

d)

5p

9.

What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?

a)

Both arrows in the filled 2p box should be pointing the same direction

b)

In the there should only be 1 arrow in the first 2p box and one in the 2nd 2p box

c)

There is nothing incorrect with this diagram

d)

All the arrows should be pointing the same direction.

10.

How many orbitals are present in the n = 3 main energy level?

a)

A. 12

b)

B. 3

c)

C. 9

d)

D. 7

11.

Which is the correct orbital diagram (arrows in boxes) for a carbon atom?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which is the correct orbital diagram (arrows in boxes) for the 4s and 3d orbitals in the Fe3+ ion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
14.
Which subatomic particle has a positive (+) charge?
a)
Neutron
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
15.
Which subatomic particle has a negative (-) charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
16.

State the maximum number of electrons that can be placed in the first electron shell of an atom.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

17.

State the maximum number of electrons that can be placed in the second electron shell of an atom.

a)

24

b)

18

c)

8

d)

2

18.

This diagram shows the electron arrangement of a sulphur atom. How many protons must be there in a sulphur atom?

a)

18

b)

4

c)

16

d)

90

19.

There may be a maximum of ____ p orbitals at a given energy level.

a)

2

b)

6

c)

3

d)

8

20.

This shape is that of

a)

s-orbital

b)

d-orbital

c)

p-orbital

d)

f-orbital

21.

The spin of an electron is represented by this variable:

a)

n

b)

m

c)

L

d)

ms

22.

This is the shape of ____ orbital

a)

s

b)

d

c)

p

d)

d

23.

Which of the following shows a proper pair of the l value with the orbital shape.

a)

0=f

b)

3=p

c)

1=s

d)

2=d

24.

As the energy level goes higher, the electrons

a)

have lower in energy

b)

are more stable

c)

are weaker

d)

are farther from the nucleus

25.

How many electrons total are found in the f orbital?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

14

26.

What is the correct representation for an orbital which has an "n" value of 4 and an "L" value of 2?

a)

4d

b)

4s

c)

4f

d)

4p

27.

What does the 1 in "1s" stand for?

a)

energy level

b)

s orbitals

c)

p orbitals

d)

the number of electrons

28.

The higher the principal quantum number, the lower the orbital energy.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The possible values for the principal quantum numbers are: n= 0,1,2,3,4

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A principal shell with a value of n=3 would contain s, p, d, and f orbitals.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

How many protons are in Sodium?

a)

11

b)

22

c)

12

d)

33

32.

How many neutrons are in Magnesium?

a)

36

b)

12

c)

24

d)

6

33.

How many electrons are in Aluminium?

a)

40

b)

27

c)

13

d)

14

34.

How many protons are in Silicon?

a)

7

b)

42

c)

28

d)

14

35.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

36.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
37.

What did Rutherford's gold-foil experiment help him conclude?

a)

The mass of the atom is equivalent to the number of protons alone.

b)

The mass of the atom is negligible.

c)

The mass of the atom is mostly located in a small nucleus.

d)

The mass of the atom is equivalent to the number of neutrons alone.

38.

The first person with evidence supporting concept of atoms was...

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John Dalton

d)

Democritus

39.

Which conclusion was a direct result of the gold foil experiment?

a)

An electron has properties of both waves and particles.

b)

An atom is composed of at least three types of subatomic particles.

c)

An electron has a positive charge and is located inside the nucleus.

d)

An atom is mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.

40.

Which scientist postulated that electrons exist in orbits of fixed energy levels?

(and travel around the nucleus the way that planets travel around the sun)

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

JJ Thomson

d)

John Dalton

41.

In the late 1800s, experiments using cathode ray tubes led to the discovery of the...

(hint... it was the first subatomic particle discovered)

a)

proton

b)

nucleus

c)

electron

d)

gamma ray

e)

atomic spectra

42.

Which experiment used alpha particles to show that atoms were mostly empty space but had a dense, positively-charged nucleus?

a)

cathode ray experiment

b)

electrolysis of water

c)

gold foil experiment

d)

atomic spectra experiments

43.

How many valence electrons does this element have?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

2

d)

10

44.

How many valence electrons does this element have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

An element will always have the same number of 

a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
isotopes
d)
atoms