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Chapter 5



Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
atomic orbital
d.
ground state
b.
aufbau principle
e.
Pauli exclusion principle
c.
electron configuration
f.
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
 

 1. 

region of high probability of finding an electron
 

 2. 

lowest energy level
 

 3. 

tendency of electrons to enter orbitals of lowest energy first
 

 4. 

arrangement of electrons around atomic nucleus
 

 5. 

each orbital has at most two electrons
 

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

 6. 

In Bohr's model of the atom, where are the electrons and protons located?
a.
The electrons move around the protons, which are at the center of the atom.
b.
The electrons and protons move throughout the atom.
c.
The electrons occupy fixed positions around the protons, which are at the center of the atom.
d.
The electrons and protons are located throughout the atom, but they are not free to move.
 

 7. 

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

 8. 

How many energy sublevels are in the second principal energy level?
a.
1
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 

 9. 

What is the maximum number of f orbitals in any single energy level in an atom?
a.
1
c.
5
b.
3
d.
7
 

 10. 

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

 11. 

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

 12. 

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

 13. 

When an electron moves from a lower to a higher energy level, the electron ____.
a.
always doubles its energy
b.
absorbs a continuously variable amount of energy
c.
absorbs a quantum of energy
d.
moves closer to the nucleus
 

 14. 

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
 

 15. 

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
 

 16. 

What is the electron configuration of potassium?
a.
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c.
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b.
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d.
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 17. 

If three electrons are available to fill three empty 2p atomic orbitals, how will the electrons be distributed in the three orbitals?
a.
one electron in each orbital
b.
two electrons in one orbital, one in another, none in the third
c.
three in one orbital, none in the other two
d.
Three electrons cannot fill three empty 2p atomic orbitals.
 

 18. 

How many unpaired electrons are in a sulfur atom (atomic number 16)?
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3
 

 19. 

Emission of light from an atom occurs when an electron ____.
a.
drops from a higher to a lower energy level
b.
jumps from a lower to a higher energy level
c.
moves within its atomic orbital
d.
falls into the nucleus
 

 20. 

Which of the following quantum leaps would be associated with the greatest energy of emitted light?
a.
n = 5 to n = 1
c.
n = 2 to n = 5
b.
n = 4 to n = 5
d.
n = 5 to n = 4
 

 21. 

Which scientist developed the quantum mechanical model of the atom?
a.
Albert Einstein
c.
Niels Bohr
b.
Erwin Schrodinger
d.
Ernest Rutherford
 

Short Answer
 

 22. 

Give the electron configuration for a neutral atom of chlorine.
 

 23. 

Give the electron configuration for a neutral atom of selenium.
 

 24. 

Write the electron configuration for chromium.
 

Essay
 

 25. 

Describe the shapes and relative energies of the s, p, d, and f atomic orbitals.
 

 26. 

Explain why the 4s sublevel fills before the 3d sublevel begins to fill as electrons are added.
 



 
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