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CHAPTER 5 ELECTRONS IN ATOMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bohr's contribution to the development of atomic structure

a)

was referred to as the "plum pudding model".

b)

was the discovery that electrons surround a dense nucleus.

c)

was proposed that electrons travel in circular orbits around the nucleus.

d)

is the quantum mechanical model

2.

What is the total number of orbitals in the third principal energy level?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

9

d)

16

3.

What is the maximum number of electrons allowed in the third energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

4.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy one orbital?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

5.

The electron configuration for fluorine is

a)

1s22s22p3

b)

1s22s22p5

c)

1s22s22p6

d)

1s22s22p63s2

6.

The first three electrons that enter into p orbitals must have

a)

parallel spins.

b)

opposite spins.

c)

low energy levels

d)

opposite charges.

7.

The atom whose electron configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p1 is

a)

Ba

b)

Na

c)

Al

d)

Ga

8.

The configuration for the outermost energy level in Ca is

a)

3s2

b)

4s2

c)

2s1

d)

4s1

9.

The element having the same s and p configurations for principal energy level 3 as the element F has for its principal energy level 2 is

a)

Na

b)

Al

c)

P

d)

Cl

10.

The frequency and wavelength of all waves are

a)

directly related

b)

inversely related

c)

unrelated

d)

equal

11.

The SI unit of cycles per second is called a

a)

photon

b)

quantum

c)

hertz

d)

hund

12.

Among the following groups of atoms, which have the same outer energy level configurations?

a)

H, He

b)

Li, Be, N, Ne

c)

Mg, Al, Ca, Ga

d)

N, P, As, Bi

13.

The wavelength of light with a frequency of 2.50 × 1013 s-1 is

a)

1.20 × 105 m

b)

8.33 × 105 m

c)

1.20 × 10-5 m

d)

8.33 × 10-5 m

14.

Once the electron in a hydrogen atom absorbs a quantum of energy, it

a)

is now in its ground state.  

b)

is now in its excited state.  

c)

has released a photon.

d)

none of the above

15.

The fourth principal energy level has

a)

4 orbitals

b)

16 orbitals

c)

32 orbitals

d)

9 orbitals

16.

If the electron configuration of an element is 1s22s22p63s23p5, the element is

a)

iron

b)

bromine

c)

chlorine

d)

phosphorus

17.

The quantum mechanical model of the atom

a)

is concerned with the probability of finding an electron in a certain position.

b)

was proposed by Neils Bohr.

c)

defines the exact path of an electron around the nucleus.

d)

has many analogies in the visible world.

18.

As the frequency of light increases, the wavelength

a)

increases

b)

remains the same

c)

decreases

d)

approaches the speed of light

19.

The formula 2n2 represents

a)

the number of sublevels in any energy level.

b)

the maximum number of electrons that can occupy an energy level.

c)

the number of orbitals in a sublevel.

d)

none of the above

20.

According to Hund’s rule, when electrons occupy orbitals of equal energy, one electron enters each orbit until

a)

all the orbitals contain one electron, with spins parallel.

b)

all the orbitals contain one electron, with opposite spins.

c)

there are two electrons in each orbital.

d)

electron velocities become constant.