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Period 1 Chapter 11 Prep Test

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
A
electronegativity
D
period
B
ionization energy
E
transition metal
C
atomic radius
F
group
 

 1 

ability of an atom to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound
 

 2 

vertical column in the periodic table
 

 3 

horizontal row in the periodic table
 

 4 

energy required to remove an electron from an atom
 

 5 

one-half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms when the atoms are joined
 

 6 

type of element characterized by the presence of electrons in the d orbital
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Use the following passage and table to answer the following 2 questions

A student studying electron configurations in atoms created Table 1 in order to summarize the various facts she learned about principal energy levels, energy sublevels, and orbitals.
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 7 

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the third energy level?
A
4
C
12
B
8
D
18
 

 8 


Based on Table 1 what is the relationship between the principal energy level number (n)
and the number of energy sublevels that the principal energy level contains?
A
There is no clear relationship.
B
They are the same.
C
The number of orbitals is greater than the principal energy level number (n).
D
The maximum number of electrons equals 2n2 - 1
 

 9 

What element has the e- configuration [Ne]3s23p5?
A
Chlorine
C
Sulfur
B
Neon
D
Oxygen
 

 10 

An orbital that could never exist according to the quantum or wave-mechanical description of the atom is
A
3d.
C
6d.
B
8s.
D
1p.
 

 11 

As you move down the periodic table from carbon through lead, atomic radii
A
generally increase.
C
do not change.
B
generally decrease.
D
vary unpredictably.
 

 12 

A spherical electron cloud surrounding an atomic nucleus would best represent
A
an s orbital.
C
a combination of px and py orbitals.
B
a px orbital.
D
a combination of an s and a px orbital.
 

 13 

The atomic emission spectra of a sodium atom on Earth and of a sodium atom in the sun would be ____.
A
the same
B
different from each other
C
the same as those of several other elements
D
the same as each other only in the ultraviolet range
 

 14 

How does the energy of an electron change when the electron moves closer to the nucleus?
A
It decreases.
C
It stays the same.
B
It increases.
D
It doubles.
 

 15 

In the Bohr model of the atom, an electron in an orbit has a fixed ____.
A
position
C
energy
B
color
D
size
 

 16 

In a row/period in the periodic table, as you move across and as the atomic number increases, the atomic radius generally
A
decreases.
C
increases.
B
remains constant.
D
becomes unmeasurable.
 

 17 

How are the frequency and wavelength of light related?
A
They are inversely proportional to each other.
B
Frequency equals wavelength divided by the speed of light.
C
Wavelength is determined by dividing frequency by the speed of light.
D
They are directly proportional to each other.
 

 18 

Electrons are elevated from the ground state to the excited state by: 
A
the absorption of energy
C
the release of energy
B
the loss of mass
D
the destruction of energy
 

 19 

Which of the following subshells CANNOT exist in an atom?
A
2p
C
4f
B
4d
D
3f
 

 20 

If the s and p orbitals of the highest main energy level of an atom are filled with electrons, the atom has a(n)
A
electron pair.
C
ellipsoid.
B
octet.
D
circle.
 

 21 

The elements of the Noble Gas family, except for Helium, have an outer shell (s and p) of:
A
6 electrons
C
2 electrons
B
8 electrons
D
18 electrons
 
 
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 22 

According to Bohr, electrons cannot reside at ____ in the figure above.
A
point A
C
point C
B
point B
D
point D
 

 23 

Which of the following groups of atoms have the same outermost electron configurations but with different (principal) energy levels?
A
N, O, F, Ne
C
Ca, Ge, Sr, In
B
S, Cl, Ar, K
D
O, S, Se, Te
 

 24 

A student drew the following electron box diagram for an atom of sodium in the ground state.
            mc024-1.jpg
Which of the following statements is true?
A
The student’s diagram is correct.
B
The student’s diagram is incorrect because it shows an incorrect number of electron.
C
The student’s diagram is incorrect because the arrows that represent the electrons should have opposite spins.
D
The student’s diagram violates the law of conservation of mass.
 

 25 

Which of the following electron configurations is most likely to result in an element that is relatively inactive?
A
a half-filled energy sublevel
B
a filled energy sublevel
C
one empty and one filled energy sublevel
D
a filled highest occupied principal energy level
 
 
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 26 

What element is displayed in the above electron orbital diagram?
A
Nitrogen
C
Oxygen
B
Carbon
D
None of these
 

 27 

The shape (not the size) of an electron cloud is determined by the electron's ____.
A
energy sublevel (s, p, d, & f)
C
speed
B
diet
D
principal quantum number
 

 28 

The element that has the greatest electronegativity is
A
oxygen.
C
chlorine.
B
sodium.
D
fluorine.
 

 29 

Bohr's theory helped explain why
A
electrons have negative charge.
B
most of the mass of the atom is in the nucleus.
C
excited atoms give off certain colors of light.
D
atoms combine to form molecules.
 

 30 

The atomic sublevel with the next highest energy after 4s is
A
4p.
C
5p.
B
4f.
D
5s.
 

 31 

The elements on the modern periodic table are organized by increasing:
A
atomic number
C
ionization energy
B
atomic mass
D
size
 

 32 

Write the ground-state electron conguration of a lead atom.
A
[Xe] 6s1 5d54f146p6 7s2
C
[Xe] 6s1 5d10 4f14 6p3
B
[Xe] 6s2 5d10 4f14 6p2
D
[Xe] 6p4 4f14 5d10
 

 33 

In a given atom, how many electrons can occupy the 3d set of orbitals?
A
2
C
10
B
6
D
14
 

 34 

The letter designations for the first four sublevels with the number of electrons that can be accommodated in each sublevel are
A
s:1, p:3, d:10, and f:14.
C
s:2, p:6, d:10, and f:14.
B
s:1, p:3, d:5, and f:7.
D
s:1, p:2, d:3, and f:4.
 

 35 

When a salt such as sodium chloride is exposed to a flame, the visible light given off is the result of:   
A
ground state electrons moving to higher energy levels
C
excited electrons returning to the ground state
B
nuclear decay
D
gamma radiation
 

 36 

Which of the following is the correct orbital notation for the element oxygen (O, atomic #8)?
A
mc036-1.jpg
C
mc036-3.jpg
B
mc036-2.jpg
D
mc036-4.jpg
 

 37 

What is the shape of the 3p atomic orbital?
A
sphere
C
bar
B
dumbbell
D
two perpendicular dumbbells
 

 38 

Which element is predicted to have the ground-state electron conguration [He] 2s2?
A
beryllium
C
boron
B
lithium
D
carbon
 
 
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 39 

Given the representation of a chlorine atom, which circle might be a chloride ion, Cl-
A
Circle A
C
Circle C
B
Circle B
D
Circle D
 

 40 

The number of orbitals for the d sublevel is
A
1.
C
5.
B
3.
D
7.
 

 41 

The number of electrons in the highest energy level of the argon atom (atomic number 18) is
A
10.
C
6.
B
2.
D
8.
 

 42 

In the alkaline-earth group, atoms with the smallest radii
A
are the most reactive.
C
are all gases.
B
have the largest volume.
D
have the highest ionization energies.
 

 43 

mc043-1.jpg
The "up" and "down" arrows in electron orbital notation, such as is shown here, depict:
A
electrons and protons attracting each other
C
protons and neutrons in orbitals
B
oppositely charged electrons
D
electrons with opposite spins
 

 44 

Cations have a ______________ charge and are ______________ than the atoms from which they formed.
A
positive/larger
C
negative/larger
B
negative/smaller
D
positive/smaller
 

 45 

Which of the following is NOT a valid electron configuration?
A
1s22s22p63s23p64s1     
C
1s22s22p62d103s23p64s2     
B
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d5     
D
1s22s22p63s23p6
 



 
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