Transition elements

Examples of
Multiple Choice Questions

1- Which one of the following statements about d orbitals is incorrect?

a) they are not found in the first two principal energy levels
b)they are associated with transition elements
c)d orbitals are filled before p orbitals in the same principal energy level
d) there are 5 types of d orbital
2- Which one of the following ions has an electronic configuration similar to
argon? a)Ti+ b) Ti2+ c) Ti3+ d)Ti4+ e)V4+
3- Electrons enter the 4s sub-level before the 3d sub-level because...
a)there is only one 4s orbital and there are 5 3d orbitals
b) the 4s orbital is spherical
c) the 4s orbital has a lower energy
d) the 3d orbitals have a lower energy
4- Which of the atom pairs both have only three unpaired electrons in their d
orbitals? a) Ti and V b)Ti and Co c)V and Cr d)V and Co
5- Which of the following atoms has the greatest number of unpaired electrons?
a) Ti b) V c) Cr d) Mn
6-Which statement about chromium is incorrect?
a) chromium is a transition metal
b)the electronic configuration of chromium atoms is 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5
c)the electronic configuration of chromium atoms is 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4
d)chromium has an atomic number of 24
7-Which statement about copper is incorrect?
a) the electronic configuration of Cu+ is 1s22s22p63s23p63d10
b) the electronic configuration of Cu2+ is 1s22s22p63s23p63d9
c) the electronic configuration of copper atoms is 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10
d) the electronic configuration of copper atoms is 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d9
8- Which one of the following is not isoelectronic with the others?
a) Fˉ b)Ne c)Na+ d)Mg+
9- What is the electronic configuration of a potassium ion K+? ( K=19)
a)1s22s22p6
b)1s22s22p63s1
c)1s22s22p63s2
d)1s22s22p63s23p6
10- Which of the following atoms has three unpaired electrons?
a) He b)Be c)H d)V
11- Which one of the following statements about orbitals is incorrect?
a) orbitals can hold up to two electrons
b) orbitals are regions in space where one is likely to find an electron
c) orbitals can hold two electrons provided they are spinning in the same direction
d) s, p, d and f orbitals are possible
12- Which one of the following statements is
correct? a) the 3d sub level is filled before the 4s sub
level
b) the 3rd principal energy level only contains 8 electrons
c) principal energy levels get closer together as they get further from the
nucleus d) orbitals are always filled in numerical order
13- Which one of the following statements about d orbitals is
incorrect? a) they are not found in the first two principal energy levels
b) they are associated with transition elements
c) d orbitals are filled before p orbitals in the same principal energy level
d) there are 5 types of d orbital
24- Compounds attracted by applied strong magnetic field are called
a) Paramagnetic b)Diamagnetic c)good conductor d)ferromagnetic
25-Which element matches the electron configuration: 1s22s22p63s23p64s1
a) calcium b)sodium c)potassium d)magnesium
26- The correct electronic configuration of Cr is
a) [Ar]4s23d4 b) [Ar] 4s23d4 c)[Ar]4s13d5 d)[Ar]4s03d5
27- Valence electrons are
a) electrons that are not involved in bonding
b) the total number of electrons in an atom
c) electrons in the outermost shell of an atom
d) electrons in the innermost shell of an atom
28-Choose the element that is a
nonmetal a) Xe b) Ni c) Ca
d) Ga
29- Choose the element that is a transition
metal a) K b) Zn c) O d) Cu
e) Ar
30-A substance that can exhibit metallic and nonmetallic properties is called
a) transition element b) lanthanide c)alkali metal d) metalloid
 31-The charge on the alkaline earth metal ions is
a) 1+ b)2+ c) 3+ d) 1- e)2-
32- What charge do the ions in the alkali metals usually
possess? a)1+ b)1- c) neutral d)2- e)2+
33- A transition metal is any element whose final electron enters a sublevel.
a) d b)s c)p d)g e)f
34- What order do electrons fill orbitals?
a) electrons fill the lowest energy levels first
b) electrons fill p orbitals first
c)electrons enter the highest energy state to fill
d) electrons fill the 3rd orbital first
e) electrons add two at a time into any orbital

Answers:
1.(c) 2.(d) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(d) 8.(b)
9.(d) 10.(d ) 11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(c) 14.(d) 15.(d) 16.(b)
17.(d) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(c) 21.(d) 22.(a) 23.(a) 24.(a)
25.(b) 26.(c) 27.(c) 28.(a) 29.(d) 30.(d) 31.(b) 32.(a)
33.(a) 34.(a)

11)The number of oxidation states increases on moving from Sc to Zn ( x)

12)The interstitial compounds of transition elements are usually stoichiometric
(x) 13)The transition elements have completely filled d-shells ( x )
14) the 3d- elements can not able to form carbonyl complexes ( x )
15) Scandium has the lowest number of valence electrons in the 3d- series ( true)
16) Atomic radius generally increases as we move down a group and from right to
left across a period ( true)
- Which one of the following is not isoelectronic with the others?
a) Fˉ b) Ne c) Na+ d) Mg+
isoelectronic atom or ion or molecule that contain the same no of valence
electrons
Answer : a), b), and c) have 10 electrons Except Mg has 11