Electron Configurations, Orbital Notation, and Quantum Numbers

Question 1

What are the four quantum numbers for the electron circled in the picture?

Accepted Answer

4, 3, -1, +1/2

Question 2

If an ion has a positive charge, then that means that the atom has...

Accepted Answer

lost electrons

Question 3

Oxygen will react to become an ion ([He]2s22p6). What charge will this ion of oxygen have?

Accepted Answer

-2

Question 4

Which of the following has the smallest electron affinity?

Accepted Answer

Rb

Question 5

How many different d orbitals exist?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 6

The f-block is how many electrons across?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 7

What is the major difference between electron configuration and orbital notation?

Accepted Answer

Orbital notation shows us how electrons fill orbitals

Question 8

Identify the atom with the following electron configuration: [Ar] 4s2 3d8

Accepted Answer

Ni

Question 9

What finding is NOT important about electron configurations?

Accepted Answer

we understand the nucleus of an atom better

Question 10

What atom has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p5?

Accepted Answer

Cl

Question 11

What ion(s) has the electron configuration of 1s22s22p6?

Accepted Answer

F-, Al+3, Mg+2, N-3

Question 12

What is the electron configuration of Bi?

Accepted Answer

[Xe]6s24f145d106p3

Question 13

Which is not a possible set of quantum numbers?

Accepted Answer

2, 2, -1, +1/2

Question 14

How many valence electrons does Mg have?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 15

How many electrons can fill the n = 3 shell?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 16

Which of the following is the smallest in terms of atomic radius?

Accepted Answer

Cl

Question 17

Which set of quantum numbers represents the circled electron pictured?

Accepted Answer

3, 1, 1, +1/2

Question 18

Which of the following has the largest ionization energy?

Accepted Answer

F

Question 19

What is the electron configuration of Mn+3?

Accepted Answer

[Ar]3d4

Question 20

Most main group elements react so that they have this many electrons in their valence?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 21

Which is the largest in size?

Accepted Answer

P-3

Question 22

The emission of light from using a flame is a result of...

Accepted Answer

an electron relaxng after being excited

Question 23

Certain atoms emit different colors of light when introduced to a flame because...

Accepted Answer

the energy gap differs from atom to atom

Question 24

Chemistry jokes are...

Accepted Answer

so bad that we should barium, so bad because all the good ones argon, so bad that they are boron, so funny that I slapped my neon that one

Question 25

Orbitals are...

Accepted Answer

a space in which electrons are found

Question 26

Aluminum is a main group element, what charge will it have when it becomes an ion?

Accepted Answer

+3

Question 27

When we fill orbitals in doing electron configurations, we fill from...

Accepted Answer

low to high energies

Question 28

What atom is represented by the following orbital notation?

Accepted Answer

N

Question 29

Which is not a possible set of quantum numbers for a 3d electron?

Accepted Answer

3, 2, -3, +1/2

Electron Configurations, Orbital Notation, and Quantum Numbers

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