Chemistry 2A

Chapter 11 Practice Problems

When you have thoroughly reviewed chapter 11 complete the

following practice exercise. The answer key can be found on
page 4.

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Chapter 11 Practice Problems

1. Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy composed of which of the

following?

(a) Electric field and gravitational fields

(b) Magnetic field and gravitational fields
(c) Electric and magnetic fields
(d) Electric, magnetic and gravitational fields
(e) None of the above

2. Quantum model of the atom attempts to describe what atomic characteristic?

(a) Proton and electron position

(b) Neutron and electron position
(c) Proton and neutron position
(d) Proton neutron and electron position
(e) None of the above

3. A specific amount of energy required to move an electron from one location to

another is called a photon, why do materials only absorb certain types of energy?

(a) The size of the nucleus determines the photons absorbed.

(b) The photon wavelength much match proton energy gap.
(c) The photon wavelength much match neutron energy gap.
(d) The photon wavelength much match electron energy gap.
(e) None of the above

4. Line spectra allows the determination of what electron characteristic?

(a) Direction
(b) Energy
(c) Exact position
(d) Speed
(e) None of the above

5. A chemical reaction occurs resulting in a flame, what causes the flame?

(a) Acceleration of protons

(b) Acceleration of neutrons
(c) Acceleration of electrons
(d) Acceleration of atoms
(e) None of the above

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6. Which of the following is a form of electromagnetic radiation?

(a) Sound
(b) Heat
(c) Electricity
(d) Magnetism
(e) None of the above

7. Calculate the frequency given a wavelength of 420. nm if the speed of light is

3.00 x108 m/s and 1.00 x109 nm = 1.00 m.

(a) 1.40 x1015 Hz

(b) 1.40 x10-15 Hz
(c) 7.14 x1014 Hz
(d) 7.14 x10-14 Hz
(e) None of the above

8. What spectroscopy results are important for understanding the electron?

(a) Continuous spectrum providing evidence electrons position is continuous

(b) Continuous spectrum providing evidence electrons position is quantized
(c) Line spectrum providing evidence electrons position is continuous
(d) Line spectrum providing evidence electrons position is quantized
(e) None of the above

9. Modern atomic theory uses which of the following?

(a) Rutherford Planetary Model

(b) Democritus Atomic Theory
(c) Dalton Atomic Theory
(d) Thomson Pudding Model
(e) Quantum Model

10. What is the electron configuration Rh?

(a) 1S22S22P63S23P64S24D104P65S25D7
(b) 1S22S22P63S23P64S23P104P65S24P7
(c) 1S22S83S84S185S9
(d) 1S22S22P63S23P64S24D104P65S23D7
(e) None of the above

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Answer Key

1. C

2. E

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. E

7. C

8. D

9. E

10. E

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