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- 1. Multiple Choice
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
Zinc
Copper
Nickel
Germanium
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the noble gas electron configuration for sulfur?
[Ar] 3p4
[He] 3s23p4
[Ne] 3s23p4
[Na] 3s23p4
- 3. Multiple Choice
This orbital diagram represents:
C
B
N
O
- 4. Multiple Choice
Each orbital can hold ____ electrons
5
4
8
2
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which sub-shell has the highest energy level?
3d
4s
3p
3s
- 6. Multiple Choice
All orbitals of equal energy are occupied by one electron before any single orbital is occupied by a second electron. (Electrons don't pair up until they have to)
Aufbau principle
Pauli exclusion principle
Hund’s rule
Core Notation
- 7. Multiple Choice
An electron occupies the lowest energy orbital first.
Hund’s rule
Pauli exclusion principle
Bohr model of the atom
Aufbau principle
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this element?
[Ar]4s2CalciumSodiumScandiumTitanium - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich orbital shows a violation of Hund's Rule?ABCD
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which electron configuration rule is violated here?
Hund's Rule
Aufbau Principle
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Heisenburg Principle
- 11. Multiple Choice
What electron configuration matches a the ion F-1?
1s22s22p63s23p6
1s22s22p4
1s22s22p6
1s22s22p5
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of waves are used in broadcasting?radio wavesinfrared raysx-rays
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which color has the longest wavelength?
Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.wavelengthcresttroughamplitude
- 15. Multiple Choice
Energy can't be .....
transformed.
made or destroyed.
converted.
harnessed or produced.
- 16. Multiple Choice___________ energy can move through empty space.SoundNuclearElectromagneticChemical
- 17. Multiple Choice
What do all waves transfer?
Matter
Heat
Electricity
Energy
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?amplitudecresttroughwavelength
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which EM waves are have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?
radio
gamma rays
infrared
x-rays
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which wave has the highest frequency?
A
B
C
None (same frequency)
- 21. Multiple Choice
how fast do electromagnetic waves travel through the vacuum of space?
they don't
250,000,000 m/s
the speed of light
100mph
- 22. Multiple Choice
Sound waves cannot travel through which of these?
paper
milk
outer space
hydrogen
- 23. Match
Match these parts of a light wave
top
Amplitude
how often waves occur
wavelength
distance from crest to crest or trough to trough
crest
bottom
trough
height of the wave
frequency
- 24. Multiple Choice
The 4 different orbital shapes are called:
s, p, d, f
a, b, c, d
2, 4, 6, 8
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow many electrons can the d sublevel hold?81024
- 26. Multiple Choice
How many electrons can the f sublevel hold?
810214
- 27. Multiple Choice
Electrons that have not been excited are said to be at:
high level
base line
set state
ground state
- 28. Multiple Choice
This shape (dumbell) is that of a...
s orbital
d orbital
p orbital
f orbital
- 29. Multiple Choice
The first quantum number represents the:
spin value
suborbital value
energy level
magnetic value
- 30. Multiple Choice
The designations s, p, d, and f indicate:
orbital color
electron spin
orbital shape
energy level
- 31. Multiple Choice
This is a ____ orbital
s
d
p
d
- 32. Multiple Choice
There may be a maximum of ____ p orbitals at a given energy level.
2
6
3
8
- 33. Multiple Choice
An element's outer electron has the following quantum numbers:
1st = 3
2nd = p
3rd = py
4th = down
What element is this?
sulfur
chlorine
fluorine
argon
phosphorus
- 34. Multiple Choice
The 4th quantum number refers to:
direction of spin
energy level
the particular orbital in the sublevel
the type of sublevel
- 35. Multiple Choice
The 3rd quantum number refers to:
direction of spin
energy level
the particular orbital in the sublevel
the type of sublevel
- 36. Multiple Choice
What happens when two polarizing filters are placed at right angles?
only half the light passes through
three fourths of the light passes through
no light passes through
all of the light passes through
- 37. Multiple Choice
Electrons are thought of as
a particle
a wave
protons
both a particle and a wave
- 38. Multiple Choice
Light can be thought of as
a gamma ray and a microwave
an electron and a photon
infrared waves
both a particle and an electromagnetic wave
a particle, and an ultraviolet wave
- 39. Reorder
Reorder the following from longest to shortest wavelength (note: Only 5 answer options are allowed, so not all of the visible spectrum is shown!)
red
yellow
green
blue
violet
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of these could possibly be the emission spectrum of hydrogen?
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a continuous spectrum?
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following colors of light have the highest energy
red
orange
green
violet
- 43. Multiple Choice
Light is emitted when electrons
move from one atom to another.
collide with one another, releasing energy.
move from a lower energy level to a higher energy level.
move from a higher energy level to a lower energy level.
- 44. Multiple Choice
In order to go from ground state to an excited state, an electron must
emit energy
absorb energy
rotate
wiggle
- 45. Multiple Choice
When an electron returns to ground state from an excited state, the atom will
emit a photon
absorb energy
spin in the opposite direction
emit an electron
- 46. Multiple Choice
When a metal is struck with light of a certain frequency, it will emit electrons. This is known as:
the photoelectric effect.
the thermal effect.
the magnetic effect.
the solar effect
- 47. Multiple Choice
How is an emission spectrum formed?
The light emitted from the element is passed through a prism
The element is cooled until its color changes
Sunlight passed through a prism is then passed through the element in a gas state.
- 48. Multiple Choice
The theory that electrons behave as both a wave and a particle is the basis for:
all of physics
quantum mechanics
kinematic theory
classical mechanics
- 49. Open Ended
Explain the term "quantum leap" and explain why it isn't a "leap".
- 50. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the mathmatical equation that explains the shapes of the orbitals?
DeBroglie
Einstein
Bohr
Heisenberg
Schrodinger
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