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Electron Energy Levels Ground State Frequency and Wavelength and Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
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1.

Look carefully at the picture. It shows an electron in the excited state on the left, and the electron returning to its ground state on the right. When the electron return to the ground state it emits a_______________________.

a)

blast of cold air

b)

electrostatic charge

c)

proton

d)

photon (light)

2.

The picture shows an atom in the ground state absorbing energy and the electron jumps to the excited state. Which state has higher energy?

a)

Ground State

b)

Excited State

3.

Take a close look at the picture. What is this called?

a)

the color of life

b)

lucky charms

c)

spectral line

d)

electron cloud

4.

Line emission spectra is produced from atoms when

a)

electrons release energy as they move to their excited state.

b)

electrons absorb energy as they move to their excited state.

c)

electrons release energy as they return to the ground state.

d)

electrons absorb energy as they return to the ground state.

5.

The color of emitted light with lowest energy is

a)

violet

b)

green

c)

red

d)

indigo

6.
For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
7.

When an electron moves from n=2 (energy level 2) to n=4 (energy level 4)

MULTIPLE ANSWERS: CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

it must absorb light

b)

it will release light

c)

it will move farther from the nucleus

d)

it will move closer to the nucleus

8.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

a)

varying

b)

long

c)

the same

d)

short

9.
There is an emission spectrum and absoption spectrum shown here. What is the bottom spectrum?
a)
an emission spectrum
b)
an absoption spectrum
c)
neither
d)
both 
10.
The splitting of white light into a spectrum is called...
a)
diffraction
b)
dispersion
c)
divergence
d)
refraction
11.
The type of spectrum generated here is called...
a)
absoption
b)
continuous
c)
constant
d)
emission
12.
The arrows pointing down represents...
a)
photon absorption
b)
proton emission
c)
electron absorption
d)
electron transition
13.
The parallel lines represents...
a)
energy levels of the atom
b)
energy levels of the electrons
c)
energy levels of the photons
d)
energy levels of the nucleus
14.
Light is emitted when electrons ...
a)
jump from high to low 
b)
jump from low to high 
c)
either of these
d)
none of these
15.
As the energy level increases the difference in the energy level ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
none of these
16.
There are seven arrows shown. Which would correspond to the longest wavelength?
a)
the left Lyman arrow
b)
the right Lyman arrow
c)
the left Balmer arrow
d)
the Paschen arrow
17.

What evidence did you observe that proves that elements give off their own unique color spectrum?

a)

All of the gas tubes produced a full spectrum. (A rainbow.)

b)

When we looked at white light through a prism, we saw the rainbow.

c)

Each gas tube gave off its own unique color and color spectrum when we looked at the light through the spectroscope. None of them were the exact same.

d)

Each gas tube gave off the same color and color spectrum when we looked at the light through a spectroscope.

18.

A ground state electron is

a)

freshly crushed into a fine powder.

b)

in the highest possible energy level.

c)

in the lowest possible energy level.

d)

constantly emitting light.

19.
A line spectrum is produced when an electron moves from one energy level
a)
into the nucleus.
b)
to another position in the same sublevel.
c)
to a higher energy level.
d)
to a lower energy level.
20.

What type of spectrum is shown?

a)

emission

b)

absorption

c)

visible

d)

photon