Practice problems Chapter 6

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question

1) Which one of the following is correct? 1)

A) ν ÷ λ = c B) ν = cλ C) νλ = c D) λ = c ν E) ν + λ = c

2) The photoelectric effect is . 2)

A) a relativistic effect
B) the ejection of electrons by a metal when struck with light of
sufficient energy
C) the darkening of photographic film when exposed to an electric field
D) the production of current by silicon solar cells when exposed to
sunlight
E) the total reflection of light by metals giving them their typical luster

3) Low-frequency electromagnetic fields with potential biological effects have 3)

frequencies of
Hz.
A) 100-10,000
B) 1-1000
C) 10-5-10-9
D) 10-3-10-5
E) 400-700

4) In the Bohr model of the atom, . 4)

A) electron paths are controlled by probability
B) electrons travel in circular paths called orbitals
C) electrons can have any energy
D) electron energies are quantized
E) both A and C

5) According to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, it is impossible to know precisely both

the 5) position and the
of an electron.
A) mass
B) shape
C) momentum
D) velocity
E) color

6) The de Broglie wavelength of a________will have the shortest wavelength when 6)

traveling at 30
cm/s.
A) car
B) planet
C) hydrogen atom
D) uranium atom
E) marble

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7) The uncertainty principle states that . 7)
A) it is impossible to know the exact position and momentum of an
electron
B) there can only be one uncertain digit in a reported number
C) it is impossible to know anything with certainty
D) matter and energy are really the same thing
E) it is impossible to know how many electrons there are in an
atom

8) All of the orbitals in a given electron shell have the same value of the quantum number. 8)
A) azimuthal B) psi C) principal D) magnetic E) spin

9) All of the orbitals in a given subshell have the same value of the quantum number. 9)
A) azimuthal B) magnetic C) principal D) A and B E) B and C

10) Which one of the following is not a valid value for the magnetic quantum number 10)
of an electron in a 5d subshell?
A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D) 3 E) -1

11) Which of the subshells below do not exist due to the constraints upon the 11)
azimuthal quantum number?
A) 2s
B) 2p
C) 2d
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

12) Which of the subshells below do not exist due to the constraints upon the 12)
azimuthal quantum number?
A) 4f
B) 4p
C) 4d
D) 4s
E) none of the above

13) An electron cannot have the 13)

quantum numbers n = ,l= , ml =
.
A) 1, 1, 1 B) 2, 0, 0 C) 3, 2, 1 D) 2, 1, -1 E) 3, 1, -
1

14) An electron cannot have the 14)

quantum numbers n = ,l= , ml =
.
A) 1, 0, 0 B) 3, 2, 1 C) 3, 2, 3 D) 6, 1, 0 E) 3, 2, -
2

15) Which one of the following is an incorrect subshell notation? 15

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

16) Which one of the following is an incorrect orbital notation? 16

A) 3py B) 4s C) 4dxy D) 3f E) )
2s

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17) Which quantum number determines the energy of an electron in a hydrogen 17)
atom?
A) l B) n C) E D) ml E) n and
l

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18) Which one of the quantum numbers does not result from the solution of 18)
the Schroedinger equation?
A) azimuthal
B) spin
C) principal
D) angular momentum
E) magnetic

19) Which quantum numbers must be the same for the orbitals that they designate to 19)
be degenerate in a one-electron system (such as hydrogen)?
A) n, l, and ml
B) n only
C) l and ml
D) ml only
E) n and l only

20) Which one of the following represents an acceptable set of quantum numbers for 20)
an electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, ml, and ms)
A) 5, 4,- 5, 1/2
B) 3, 3, 3, -1/2
C) 2, 2, -1, -1/2
D) 3, 3, 3, 1/2
E) 1, 0, 0, 1/2

21) Which one of the following represents an acceptable possible set of quantum 21)
numbers (in the order n, l, ml, ms) for an electron in an atom?
A) 2, 2, 0, 1/2
B) 2, 0, 1, -1/2
C) 2, 0, 2, +1/2
D) 2, 1, 0, 0
E) 2, 1, -1, 1/2

22) Which one of the following represents an impossible set of quantum numbers for 22)
an electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, ml, and ms)
A) 2, 1, -1, -1/2
B) 5, 4, -3, -1/2
C) 5, 4, - 3, 1/2
D) 1, 0, 0, 1/2
E) 3, 3, 3, 1/2

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23) Which electron configuration represents a violation of the Pauli 23)
exclusion principle? A)

B)

C)

D)

E) This is the answer

24) Which electron configuration represents a violation of the Pauli

exclusion principle? A) This is the answer 24)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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25) Which electron configuration represents a violation of the Pauli 25)
exclusion principle? A)

B)

C)

D)

E) This is the answer

26) In a px orbital, the

subscript x denotes the of the electron. 26)
A) spin of the electrons
B) probability of the shell
C) size of the orbital
D) energy
E) axis along which the orbital is aligned

27) The orbital is degenerate with 5py in a many-electron atom. 27

A) 5d2 B) 4py C) 5px D) 5dxy E) )
5s

28) Which set of three quantum numbers (n, l, ml) corresponds to a 3d orbital? 28)
A) 3, 3, 2 B) 3, 2, 2 C) 3, 2, 3 D) 2, 3, 3 E) 2, 1,
0

29) At maximum, an f-subshell can hold 29)

electrons, a d-subshell can hold
electrons, and a p-subshell can hold electrons.
A) 14, 8, 2 B) 2, 6, 10 C) 2, 8, 18 D) 14, 10, 6 E) 2, 12,
21

30) Which one of the following orbitals can hold D) all

two electrons? of
A) 3s the
B) 2px abov
C) 4dxy e
E) non
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e of the above 30)

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31) In which orbital does an electron in a phosphorus atom experience the greatest 31)
effective nuclear charge?
A) 1s B) 2s C) 2p D) 3s E) 3p

32) Which of the following is a valid set of four quantum numbers? 32)
(n, l, ml, ms)
A) 2, 1, +2, +1/2
B) 2, 1, 0, +1/2
C) 1, 1, 0, -1/2
D) 2, 2, 1, -1/2
E) 1, 0, 1, +1/2

33) Which of the following is not a valid set of four quantum 33

numbers? (n, l, ml, ms) )
A) 3, 1, -1, -1/2
B) 2, 0, 0, +1/2
C) 1, 1, 0, +1/2
D) 2, 1, 0, -1/2
E) 1, 0, 0, +1/2

34) Which quantum numbers must be the same for the orbitals that they designate to 34)
be degenerate in a many-electron system?
A) ms only
B) n, l, and ml
C) n and l only
D) n only
E) n, l, ml, and ms

35) Which one of the following is the correct electron configuration for a ground-state 35)
nitrogen atom? A) This is the answer

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above is correct.

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36) Which electron configuration denotes an atom in its 36)
ground state? A)

B)

C)

D)

E) This is the answer

37) The ground-state

electron configuration of the element is [Kr]5s14d5. 37)
A) Cr B) Tc C) Mo D) Mn E)
Nb

38) The ground-state electron 38)

configuration of is [Ar]4s13d5.
A) Mn B) V C) Fe D) Cr E)
K

39) T 39)
he ground state electron configuration of Fe is .
A) 1s22s22p63s23p63d64s2
B) 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d6
C) 1s22s23s23p10
D) 1s22s23s23p63d6
E) 1s22s22p63s23p64s2

40) T 40
he ground state electron configuration of Ga is . )
A) 1s22s23s23p63d104s24p1
B) 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p1
C) 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24d1
D) [Ar]4s23d11
E) 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p1

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41) Which one of the following configurations depicts an excited 41)
oxygen atom?
A) 1s22s22p23s2
B) 1s22s22p2
C) [He]2s22p4
D) 1s22s22p4
E) 1s22s22p1

42) Which one of the following configurations depicts an excited 42

carbon atom? )
A) 1s22s22p13s1
B) 1s22s22p1
C) 1s22s22p3
D) 1s22s22p2
E) 1s22s23s1

43) Which electron configuration represents a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its 43)
ground state? A)

B)

C)

D)

E) This is the answer

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44) Which electron configuration represents a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its 44)
ground state? A)

B)

C)

D)

E) This is the answer

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45) Which electron configuration represents a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its 45)
ground state? A)

B)

C)

D) This is the answer

E)

46) Which of the following elements has a ground-state electron configuration

different from the predicted one? 46)
A) Ca B) Cu C) Xe D) Cl E) Ti

47) Which two elements have the same ground-state electron 47

configuration? )
A) Cu and Ag
B) Fe and Cu
C) Cl and Ar
D) Pd and Pt
E) No two elements have the same ground-state electron
configuration.

48) The valence shell of the element X contains 2 electrons in a 5s subshell. Below 48)
that shell, element X has a partially filled 4d subshell. What type of element is X?
A) alkali metal
B) main group element
C) transition metal
D) halogen
E) chalcogen

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Answer Key
Testname: PRACTICE PROBLEMS CHAPTER 6

1) C
2) B
3) B
4) D
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) C
9) D
10) D
11) C
12) E
13) A
14) C
15) D
16) D
17) B
18) B
19) B
20) E
21) E
22) E
23) E
24) A
25) E
26) E
27) C
28) B
29) D
30) D
31) A
32) B
33) C
34) C
35) A
36) E
37) C
38) D
39) A
40) E
41) A
42) A
43) E
44) E
45) D
46) B
47) E
48) C

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