Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Electromagnetic radiation and Atomic spectra

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a particle of electromagnetic radiation with zero mass and a quantum of energy.

Write the answer in CAPITAL LETTERS.

(a)  

2.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

3.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

4.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

5.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

6.

the diagram show

a)

the formation of continous spectrum

b)

the formation of line spectrum

7.
Light has characteristics of both a wave and a ____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
freqency
c)
joule
d)
photon
8.
All electromagnetic waves travel at 
a)
Speed of Sound
b)
the Speed of Light
c)
the speed of gravity
d)
no idea
9.

Which of the following give off infrared radiation?

a)

people

b)

light bulbs

c)

stars

d)

teletubbies

e)

a heated / glowing stovetop burner

10.
Waves with a large wavelength have a __________ frequency
a)
high
b)
low
11.

Which shows an impossible electron configuration?

a)

1s2 2s22p6 3s23p6

b)

1s2 2s22p62d10 3s23p6

c)

1s2 2s22p6 3s23p63d5

d)

1s2 2s22p6 3s23p63d3 4s2

12.

Mass spectrometry is not a spectroscopy technique because

a)

It absorbs light

b)

It emits light

c)

Does not absorb light

d)

Uses electromagnetic radiation

13.

How many electrons can fit in a p-orbital?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

10

14.

Which wave has a low frequency, a long wavelength, and low energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Not enough information to determine

15.

When bombarded with light, lithium emits a light with a frequency of 4.29 x 1014 Hz. Calculate the wavelength and use the chart to predict the color.

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

16.

"Electrons will occupy atomic orbitals of lowest energy first."

This statement is known as

a)

Hund’s rule.

b)

the Pauli exclusion principle.

c)

the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

d)

the aufbau principle.

17.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lithium

18.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lithium

19.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lithium

20.
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we see?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Ultra Violet 
d)
Microwaves
21.

What is the LOWEST possible energy level that an electron can occupy?

a)

Excited State

b)

Fundamental State

c)

Ground State

d)

Outermost State

22.

All stars, including our sun, emit ___ spectra when viewed through a spectroscopy telescope.

a)

bright-line (or emission)

b)

absorption (or dark-line)

c)

continuous

d)

multiple

23.

The study of the way matter emits and absorbs radiation is called ___.

a)

astronomy

b)

chemistry

c)

spectroscopy

d)

atomic theory

24.

What are line spectra, and how are they used?

a)

Line spectra are observed when pure samples of individual elements are heated. They can be used to identify elements.

b)

Line spectra are observed when atoms interact with visible light. They can be used to determine the energy levels of atoms.

c)

Line spectra are observed when atoms interact with visible light. They can be used to infer important information about atoms.

d)

Line spectra are observed when pure samples of individual elements are heated. They can be used to determine the wavelengths of light.

25.

The atomic mass of an element is the ___.

a)

average of the mass number and the atomic number for the element

b)

weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of the element

c)

total mass of the isotopes of the element

d)

total number of subatomic particles in the nucleus

26.
Form of energy that in includes a spectrum of EM waves ranging from radio waves to gamma rays.
a)
Electromagnetic spectrum 
b)
Quantum levels 
c)
Bohr model
d)
Mechanical Energy
27.

What is the difference between an absorption spectrum and an emission spectrum?

a)

An absorption spectrum is formed by a solid or dense gas, while an emission spectrum is formed by a hot, thin gas

b)

An absorption spectrum is a continuous spectrum, while an emission spectrum is a pattern of missing colors

c)

An absorption spectrum is produced by passing white light through a cool, thin gas, while an emission spectrum is produced by heating a gas

d)

An absorption spectrum consists of bright lines, while an emission spectrum consists of dark lines

28.

Spectrum is a group of.......

a)

Wavelengths

b)

Frequencies

c)

Both wavelength and frequency

d)

None of the above

29.
______________ is the energy that can travel through space in the form of waves. 
a)
telescopes
b)
electromagnetic spectrum
c)
observatory
30.

What do spectroscopes do?

a)

Collect light to identify elements

b)

Refract light

c)

Absorb light

d)

Transmit light

31.
Which of the following type of electromagnetic radiation has the most energy
a)
infrared
b)
ultraviolet
c)
microwaves
d)
radiowaves
32.

A “particle of light” is called a ______

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutrino

d)

photon

33.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
34.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
35.

Read the following statements:


I. It explains the origin of the emission spectrum for Hydrogen only.

II. It is impossible to know both the position and the momentum of the electron

III. It does not specify the position of the electron in the atom.


What options correspond to deficiencies of the Bohr's atomic model?

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and III

36.

True or False: The ground state is the highest energy state of an atom.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which scientist described a positively charged core (“nucleus”) in the middle of a lot of empty space?

a)

Rutherford

b)

JJ Thompson

c)

Chadwick

d)

Bohr

38.

a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.

a)

atomic emission spectra

b)

electromagnetic radiation

c)

photon

d)

quantum

39.

The basic unit of a chemical element is referred to as the

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

atom