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electonic configuration grade 9

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Determine the electronic configuration of the following atoms.

4Be

(a)  

2.

Determine the electronic configuration of the following atoms.

28Ni

(a)  

3.

___10. What atom matches this electron configuration?

1s2 ,2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2 ,3d10,4p6, 5s1

 

a)

A. Helium        

b)

B. Lithium      

c)

C. Hydrogen

d)

D. Rubidium

4.

Which element has 2,8,8 electrons per shell?

a)

Lead

b)

Fluorine

c)

Neon

d)

Argon

5.
What is the electron configuration for this atom?
a)
1s22s22p6
b)
1s22s22p5
c)
1s22s22p3
d)
2s22p3
6.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
7.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
8.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
9.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
10.

Chemists can identify the composition of some unknown salts by conducting a flame test. When potassium salts are heated in a flame, a purple color is observed.


This is due to the movement of electrons between energy levels. What is the electron configuration of a potassium atom at ground state?

a)

1s2; 2s2; 2p6; 3s2; 3p6; 4d1

b)

1s2; 2s2; 2p6; 3s2;3p6; 3d1

c)

1s2; 2s2; 2d6; 3s2; 3d6; 4s1

d)

1s2; 2s2; 2p6; 3s2; 3p6; 4s1

11.

Which two particles are contained in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons and Neutrons

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Electrons and Neutrons

12.

How many electrons can the third shell have?

a)

Two

b)

Eight

c)

Five

d)

Three

13.

What charge do electrons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

14.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
15.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
16.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
17.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
18.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
19.

What are the three main subatomic particles and their charges?

a)

Protons, electrons, and quarks

b)

Protons, neutrons, and photons

c)

Protons, neutrons, and electrons

d)

Protons, electrons, and positrons

20.

What is the atomic structure of an atom?

a)

The atomic structure of an atom consists of a nucleus, which contains electrons and neutrons, surrounded by protons in energy levels or shells.

b)

The atomic structure of an atom consists of a nucleus, which contains protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons in energy levels or shells.

c)

The atomic structure of an atom consists of a nucleus, which contains electrons and protons, surrounded by neutrons in energy levels or shells.

d)

The atomic structure of an atom consists of a nucleus, which contains electrons and protons, surrounded by neutrons in orbitals or subshells.

21.

Which one of the following compounds contains two ions with different electronic configurations?

a)

CaCl2

b)

MgF2

c)

MgO

d)

NaCl

22.

The vanadium atom (atomic number 23) in its ground state has the electronic configuration:

a)

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

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s3

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 4p2

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 4p1

23.

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

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

10

24.

Which of the following statements regarding electronic orbitals is/are correct?

a)

Each p-orbital can hold a maximum of six electrons.

b)

The 3p-orbitals have a higher energy level than the 3s-orbital.

c)

The three 3p-orbitals have slightly different energy levels.

d)

The 1s-orbital has the same size and shape as the 2s-orbital.

25.

Which one of the following is the electronic structure of a metal with a maximum oxidation state of +3?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2

26.

Which one of the following contains no unpaired electrons in the ground state?

a)

Be

b)

F

c)

Si

d)

N

27.

Which one of the following is the maximum number of atomic orbitals having a principal quantum number of two?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

9

28.

Which one of the following does not represent the electronic configuration of an atom in its ground state?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p3

b)

1s2 2s2 2p4

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3d1

29.

To which one of the following energy levels (denoted by n) does the electron in a hydrogen atom return when the emission spectrum is in the ultraviolet region;

a)

n= 1

b)

n = 2

c)

n = 3

d)

n = 4

30.

Which one of the following is the electronic configuration of the bromine atom?

a)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s14p6

b)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p7

c)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p5

d)

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6