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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The principal quantum number indicates what property of an electron?
a.
position
c.
energy level
b.
speed
d.
electron cloud shape
 

 2. 

What is the maximum number of d orbitals in a principal energy level?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
5
 

 3. 

What is the maximum number of orbitals in the p sublevel?
a.
2
c.
4
b.
3
d.
5
 

 4. 

What is the maximum number of electrons in the second principal energy level?
a.
2
c.
18
b.
8
d.
32
 

 5. 

The letter "p" in the symbol 4p5orbital_files/i0060000.jpg indicates the ____.
a.
spin of an electron
c.
principle energy level
b.
orbital shape
d.
speed of an electron
 

 6. 

If the spin of one electron in an orbital is clockwise, what is the spin of the other electron in that orbital?
a.
zero
c.
counterclockwise
b.
clockwise
d.
both clockwise and counterclockwise
 

 7. 

What types of atomic orbitals are in the third principal energy level?
a.
s and p only
c.
s, p, and d only
b.
p and d only
d.
s, p, d, and f
 

 8. 

What is the next atomic orbital in the series 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p?
a.
2d
c.
3f
b.
3d
d.
4s
 



 
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