UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL NATURAL SCIENCES

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

CHE 1010 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH

SCIENCES

ATOMIC STRUCTURE: Tutorial Sheet 1 15th Monday 2021

1. Complete the following sentences concerning the energy level diagram for the hydrogen
atom:
a) The energy levels in the H atom get closer as n ……………………...

b) When n = infinity the energy separation of an electron from the nucleus is equal to the

……………………… energy.

c) The equation relating the energy separation between levels in the H atom to the

number of the level (n) is called the ……………………… equation.

2. Briefly describe the following:

a) Bohr model postulates and its limitations

b) Wave particle-duality

3. Calculate the wave number and frequency of violet radiation having wavelength of

3500Å

4. The blue colour of the sky results from the scattering of sunlight by air molecules. Blue

light has a frequency of about 7.5 x 1014 Hz.

a) Calculate the energy of a single photon associated with this frequency.

b) Calculate the energy of a mole of photons with this energy.

c) Would the energy be sufficient to break the Cl-Cl bond in Cl2? (Average bond

enthalpy Cl-Cl = 242 kJ mol-1).

5. The speed of an electron is 1.68 x108 m/s. What is the wavelength?

6. Calculate the wavelength for the transition from n = 4 to n = 2, and state the name given

to the spectroscopic series to which this transition belongs?

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7. What values of the orbital quantum number, or angular momentum (l) and magnetic (ml)

quantum numbers are allowed for a principle quantum number (n) of 3? How many

orbitals are allowed for n = 3?

8. Give the name, magnetic quantum numbers, and number of orbitals for each sublevel

with the following quantum numbers: a) n = 3, l = 2 b) n = 2, l = 0 c) n = 5, l = 1 d) n = 4,

l=3