WorksheetsElectron and Noble Gas Configuration Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
1s22s22p63s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
2.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
3.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
4.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
5.
What do you start electron configuration with?
a)
1s2
b)
1d10
c)
1f14
d)
1p6
6.
What is the shape of an s orbital?
a)
sphere
b)
dumbbell
c)
double dumbbell
d)
TOO COMPLEX TO KNOW IT.
7.
What is the shape of a p orbital?
a)
sphere
b)
it's just too complex to think about it
c)
dumbbell
d)
I don't know this stuff.
8.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
2
d)
4
9.
Which is associated with more energy?
a)
2p
b)
2s
c)
3p
d)
1s
10.
How many total electrons can the f orbitals in a sublevel hold?
a)
2
b)
14
c)
6
d)
10
11.
What is this element?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
12.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
13.
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
14.
Electrons occupy orbitals of lowest energy first is part of what electron configuration rule?
a)
Hund’s Rule
b)
Aufbau Principle
c)
Pauli Exclusion Principle
15.
Electrons are paired based on their spin directions, clockwise and counterclockwise, is what electron configuration rule?
a)
Hund’s Rule
b)
Aufbau Principle
c)
Pauli Exclusion Principle
16.
What is this element?
[Xe] 6s24f145d9
[Xe] 6s24f145d9
a)
Mercury
b)
Gold
c)
Platinum
d)
Thallium
17.
There are 4 different types of sublevels on the periodic table:
s,p,d,f
s,p,d,f
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is this element?
[Ar]4s2
[Ar]4s2
a)
Calcium
b)
Sodium
c)
Scandium
d)
Titanium
19.
What is the noble gas shorthand for Sulfur?
a)
[Ar]3p4
b)
[He]3s23p4
c)
[Ne]3s23p4
d)
[Na]3s23p4
20.
Why do we use the three electron configuration rules: Hund's Rule, Aufbau Principle, and Pauli Exclusion Principle?
a)
to know where electrons are located
b)
to know how electrons are oriented in space
c)
to know how electrons are used in chemical reactions
d)
all of these
21.
Which orbital shows a violation of Hund's Rule?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Which orbital shows a violation of the Pauli Exclusion Principle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which orbital shows a violation of the Aufbau Principle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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