Electron Configurations and Periodic Table Quest v1

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Multiple Choice
1) Which of these represents a violation v of Hund’s Rule?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above

2) Which of the following is the correct electron configuration for a ground-state oxygen atom?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above is correct.

3) Which of the following is the ground state electron configuration of Ni ?

A) 1s22s23s23p64s23d6 B) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d8 C) 1s22s22p63s23p64d8
D) 1s22s23s23p84s23d6 E) 1s22s23s23p64s33d6

4) Which of the following elements has a ground-state electron configuration different from the
predicted one? (In other words, which of the following is an exception?)
A) Ca B) Ce C) Xe
D) Mo E) Ti

5) Which two elements have the same ground-state electron configuration?

A) Pd and Pt B) Cu and Ag C) Fe and Cu
D) Cl and Ar E) No two elements

6) The __________ subshell contains seven orbitals.

A) g B) f C) s
D) d E) p

7) The angular quantum number (l) designates __________ of orbitals.

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 A) shape B) size C) energy level
D) orientation E) spin

8) Which one of the following cannot exist?

A) 4f B) 1s C) 1p
D) 2p E) 3d

9) At maximum, an f-orbital can hold __________ electrons, a d-orbital can hold __________ electrons,
and a p-orbital can hold __________ electrons.
A) 14, 10, 6
B) 2, 8, 18
C) 14, 8, 2
D) 2, 12, 21
E) 2, 6, 10

10) The element that has a valence configuration (outermost electrons) of 5s2 is
A) Ba B) Sn C) Sr
D) Y E) Rf

1. Which of the following species would be isoelectronic?

I. S2-
II. Ar
III. O2-

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III

12) How many quantum numbers are necessary to designate a particular electron in an atom?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
E) 5

Fill In / Short Answer

13) The largest principal quantum number in the ground state electron configuration of platinum (Pt) is:-

14) Each p-subshell can accommodate a maximum of __________ electrons.

15) How many quantum numbers are necessary to designate any particular electron in an atom?
16) The principal quantum number (n) of the first f subshell is

17) The shorthand ground state electron configuration of cadmium (Cd) is

18) The ground-state electron configuration of the element ________________ is [Kr] 5s24d7.

19) The principal quantum number for the outermost electrons in ground state silver is

20) The complete (longhand) electron configuration of fluorine, ( atomic # 9) is

21) The shorthand electron configuration of chlorine, element 17, is

22) The 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic radon contains __________ electrons.

23) Write the shorthand electron configuration for the Ba2+ ion:

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