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6.1 Multiple-Choice and Bimodal Questions C) inversely, directly
D) directly, inversely
1) Electromagnetic radiation travels through E) indirectly, not
vacuum at a speed of __________ m/s.
6) Of the following, __________ radiation has
A) 186,000 the shortest wavelength.
B) 125
C) 3.00 ×108 A) X-ray
D) 10,000 B) radio
E) It depends on wavelength. C) microwave
D) ultraviolet
2) The wavelength of light that has a frequency E) infrared
of 1.20 ×1013 s −1 is __________ m.
7) What is the frequency of light ( s −1 ) that has
A) 25.0 a wavelength of 1.23 ×10−6 cm ?
B) 2.50 ×10−5
C) 0.0400 A) 3.69
D) 12.0 B) 2.44 ×1016
E) 2.5 C) 4.10 ×10−17
D) 9.62 ×1012
3) Ham radio operators often broadcast on the
6-meter band. The frequency of this E) 1.04 ×10−13
electromagnetic radiation is __________ MHz.
8) What is the frequency of light ( s −1 ) that
A) 500 has a wavelength of 3.12×10−13cm ?
B) 200
C) 50 A) 3.69
D) 20 B) 2.44 ×1016
E) 2.0 C) 9.62 ×1012
D) 4.10 ×10−17
4) What is the frequency (s −1 ) of
E) 1.04 ×10−13
electromagnetic radiation that has a
wavelength of 0.53 m? 9) What is the wavelength of light (nm) that
has a frequency of 3.22 ×1014 s −1 ?
A) 5.7 × 108
B) 1.8 ×10−9 A) 932
C) 1.6 ×108 B) 649
D) 1.3 ×10−33 C) 9.66 ×1022
E) 1.3 ×1033 D) 9.32 ×10−7
E) 1.07 ×106
5) The energy of a photon of light is
__________ proportional to its frequency and 10) What is the wavelength of light (nm) that
__________ proportional to its wavelength. has a frequency 4.62 ×1014 s −1 ?
A) directly, directly A) 932
B) inversely, inversely
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B) 649 wavelength of 13.2 nm is __________ J.
C) 1.39 ×1023
D) 1.54 ×10−3 A) 9.55 ×10−25
E) 1.07 ×106 B) 1.62 ×10−17
C) 1.99 ×10−25
D) 4.42 ×10−23
11) The wavelength of a photon that has an E) 1.51×10−17
energy of 5.25 ×10−19 J is __________ m.
16) The energy of a photon that has a
A) 3.79 ×10−7 frequency of 8.21×1015 s −1 is __________ J.
B) 2.64 ×106
C) 2.38 ×1023 A) 8.08 ×10−50
D) 4.21×10−24 B) 1.99 ×10−25
E) 3.79 ×107 C) 5.44 ×10−18
D) 1.24 ×1049
12) The energy of a photon that has a E) 1.26 ×10−19
wavelength of 9.0 m is __________ J.
17) The energy of a photon that has a
A) 2.2 ×10−26 frequency of 1.821×1016 s −1 is __________ J.
B) 4.5 ×1025
C) 6.0 ×10−23 A) 5.44 ×10−18
D) 2.7 ×109 B) 1.99 ×10−25
E) 4.5 ×10−25 C) 3.49 ×10−48
D) 1.21×10−17
13) The frequency of a photon that has an
E) 5.44 ×10−18
energy of 3.7 ×10−18 J is __________ s −1 .
18) What is the frequency (s −1 ) of a photon
A) 5.6 ×10 15

that has an energy of 4.38 ×10−18 J ?

B) 1.8 ×10−16
C) 2.5 ×10−15 A) 436
D) 5.4 ×10−8 B) 6.61×1015
E) 2.5 ×1015 C) 1.45 ×10−16
D) 2.30 ×107
14) The energy of a photon that has a
wavelength of 12.3 nm is __________ J. E) 1.31×10−9

19) What is the wavelength (angstroms) of a

A) 1.51×10−17
photon that has an energy of 4.38 ×10−18 J?
B) 4.42 ×10−23
C) 1.99 ×10−25 A) 454
D) 2.72 ×10−50 B) 2.30 ×107
E) 1.62 ×10−17 C) 6.89 ×1015
D) 1.45 ×10−16
15) The energy of a photon that has a
E) 1.31×10−9
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B) violet
20) A mole of red photons of wavelength 725 C) red
nm has __________ kJ of energy. D) yellow
E) green
A) 2.74 ×10−19
B) 4.56 ×10−46 25) Of the following, __________ radiation
has the shortest wavelength and __________
C) 6.05 ×10−3
radiation has the greatest energy.
D) 165
gamma ultraviolet visible
E) 227
A) gamma, visible
21) A mole of yellow photons of wavelength
B) visible, gamma
527 nm has __________ kJ of energy.
C) visible, ultraviolet
D) ultraviolet, gamma
A) 165
E) gamma, gamma
B) 227
C) 4.56 ×10−46 26) What color of visible light has the highest
D) 6.05 ×10−3 energy?
E) 2.74 ×10−19
A) violet
22) It takes 254 kJ/mol to eject electrons from B) blue
a certain metal surface. What is the longest C) red
wavelength of light (nm) that can be used to D) green
eject electrons from the surface of this metal E) yellow
via the photoelectric effect?
27) Which one of the following is considered
A) 471 to be ionizing radiation?
B) 233
C) 165 A) visible light
D) 725 B) radio waves
E) 552 C) X-rays
D) microwaves
23) Of the following, __________ radiation E) infrared radiation
has the longest wavelength and __________
radiation has the greatest energy. 28) Of the following transitions in the Bohr
gamma ultraviolet visible hydrogen atom, the __________ transition
results in the emission of the highest-energy
A) ultraviolet, gamma photon.
B) visible, ultraviolet
C) gamma, gamma A) n = 1 → n = 6
D) visible, gamma B) n = 6 → n = 1
E) gamma, visible C) n = 6 → n = 3
D) n = 3 → n = 6
24) What color of visible light has the longest E) n = 1 → n = 4
wavelength?
29) Using Bohr's equation for the energy levels
A) blue of the electron in the hydrogen atom,
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determine the energy (J) of an electron in the n B) 6.17 ×1014
= 4 level. C) 5.46 ×10−19
D) 8.22 ×1014
A) −1.36 ×10−19
E) 4.13 ×1019
B) −5.45 ×10−19
C) −7.34 ×1018 34) A spectrum containing only specific
D) −1.84 ×10−29 wavelengths is called a __________ spectrum.
E) +1.84 ×10−29
A) line
30) An electron in a Bohr hydrogen atom has B) continuous
an energy of −1.362 ×10−19 J The value of n C) visible
for this electron is __________. D) Rydberg
E) invariant
A) 1
B) 2 35) When the electron in a hydrogen atom
C) 3 moves from n = 6 to n = 2, light with a
D) 4 wavelength of __________ nm is emitted.
E) 5
A) 93.8
31) The energy (J) required for an electronic B) 434
transition in a Bohr hydrogen atom from n = 2 C) 487
to n = 3 is __________ J. D) 657
E) 410
A) 4.00 ×10−19
36) When the electron in a hydrogen atom
B) 3.00 ×10−19 moves from n = 6 to n = 1, light with a
C) −3.00 ×10−19 wavelength of __________ nm is emitted.
D) −7.90 ×10−19
E) 4.60 ×1014 A) 487
B) 411
32) Calculate the energy (J) change associated C) 434
with an electron transition from n = 2 to n = 5 D) 93.8
in a Bohr hydrogen atom. E) 657

A) 6.5 ×10−19 37) When the electron in a hydrogen atom

moves from n = 8 to n = 2 light with a
B) 5.5 ×10−19
wavelength of __________ nm is emitted.
C) 8.7 ×10−20
D) 4.6 ×10−19 A) 657
E) 5.8 ×10−53 B) 93.8
C) 411
33) The frequency of electromagnetic radiation D) 487
required to promote an electron from n = 2 to n E) 389
= 4 in a Bohr hydrogen atom is __________
Hz. 38) The n = 2 to n = 6 transition in the Bohr
hydrogen atom corresponds to the __________
A) 4.13 ×10−19 of a photon with a wavelength of __________
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nm.
43) What is the de Broglie wavelength (m) of a
A) emission, 410 2.0 kg object moving at a speed of 50 m/s?
B) absorption, 410
C) absorption, 660 A) 6.6 ×10−36
D) emission, 94 B) 1.5 ×1035
E) emission, 390
C) 5.3 ×10−33
39) The n = 5 to n = 3 transition in the Bohr D) 2.6 ×10−35
hydrogen atom corresponds to the __________ E) 3.8 ×1034
of a photon with a wavelength of __________
nm. 44) What is the de Broglie wavelength (m) of a
25 g object moving at a speed of 5.0 m/s?
A) absorption, 657
B) absorption, 1280 A) 1.9 ×1032
C) emission, 657 B) 5.3 ×10−33
D) emission, 1280 C) 6.6 ×10−36
E) emission, 389
D) 3.32 ×10−36
40) The n = 8 to n = 4 transition in the Bohr E) 3.02 ×1045
hydrogen atom occurs in the __________
region of the electromagnetic spectrum. 45) At what speed (m/s) must a 10.0 mg object
be moving to have a de Broglie wavelength of
A) infrared 3.3 ×10−41 m ?
B) visible
C) ultraviolet A) 4.1
D) microwave B) 1.9 ×10−11
E) X-ray C) 2.0 ×1012
D) 3.3 ×10−42
41) The n = 8 to n = 2 transition in the Bohr E) 9.1×1031
hydrogen atom occurs in the __________
region of the electromagnetic spectrum. 46) At what speed (m/s) must a 3.0 mg object
be moving in order to have a de Broglie
A) radio
B) X-ray wavelength of 5.4 ×10−29 m?
C) infrared
D) microwave A) 1.6 ×10−28
E) ultraviolet B) 3.9 ×10−4
C) 2.0 ×1012
42) The deBroglie wavelength of a particle is D) 4.1
given by __________. E) 6.3

A) h + mv 47) The de Broglie wavelength of an electron

B) hmv is 8.7 ×10−11 m . The mass of an electron is
C) h/mv
9.1×10−31 kg . The velocity of this electron is
D) mv/c
E) mv __________ m/s.
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A) 8.4 ×103
B) 1.2 ×10−7 52) There are __________ orbitals in the third
shell.
C) 6.9 ×10−5
D) 8.4 ×106 A) 25
E) 8.4 ×10−3 B) 4
C) 9
48) The de Broglie wavelength of a bullet (7.5 D) 16
g) traveling at 700 m/s is __________ m. E) 1

A) 7.7 ×1033 53) The __________ subshell contains only

B) 1.3 ×10−34 one orbital.
C) 6.2 ×10−29
A) 5d
D) 1.3 ×10−27
B) 6f
E) 1.3 ×10−23 C) 4s
D) 3d
49) The de Broglie wavelength of a car E) 1p
(1.0 ×103 kg) traveling at 75 km/hr is
__________ m. 54) There are __________ orbitals in the
second shell.
A) 3.2 ×10−38
B) 8.8 ×10−39 A) 1
C) 3.2 ×10−35 B) 2
C) 4
D) 1.4 ×10−35
D) 8
E) 1.4 ×1035 E) 9
50) The wavelength of an electron whose 55) The azimuthal quantum number is 3 in
velocity is 1.7 ×104 m/s and whose mass is __________ orbitals.
9.1×10−28 g is __________ m.
A) s
A) 4.3 ×10−11 B) p
B) 12 C) d
D) f
C) 4.3 ×10−8
E) a
D) 2.3 ×107
E) 2.3 ×10−7 56) The n = 1 shell contains __________ p
orbitals. All the other shells contain
51) The __________ quantum number defines __________ p orbitals.
the shape of an orbital.
A) 3, 6
A) spin B) 0, 3
B) magnetic C) 6, 2
C) principal D) 3, 3
D) magnetic E) 0, 6
E) phi
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62) How many p-orbitals are occupied in a Ne
57) The lowest energy shell that contains f atom?
orbitals is the shell with n = __________.
A) 5
A) 3 B) 6
B) 2 C) 1
C) 4 D) 3
D) 1 E) 2
E) 5
63) Each p-subshell can accommodate a
58) The principal quantum number of the first maximum of __________ electrons.
d subshell is __________.
A) 6
A) 1 B) 2
B) 2 C) 10
C) 3 D) 3
D) 4 E) 5
E) 0
64) How many quantum numbers are
59) The total number of orbitals in a shell is necessary to designate a particular electron in
given by __________. an atom?

A) I 2 A) 3
B) n 2 B) 4
C) 2n C) 2
D) 2n + 1 D) 1
E) 2l + 1 E) 5

60) In a hydrogen atom, an electron in a 65) A __________ orbital is degenerate with a

__________ orbital can absorb a photon, but 5dz2 in a many-electron atom.
cannot emit a photon.
A) 5pz
A) 3s
B) 2s B) 4dz2
C) 3p C) 5s
D) 1s D) 5dxy
E) 3f E) 4dzz

61) __________-orbitals are spherically 66) The 3p subshell in the ground state of
symmetrical. atomic xenon contains __________ electrons.

A) s A) 2
B) p B) 6
C) d C) 8
D) f D) 10
E) g E) 36
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67) The second shell in the ground state of
atomic argon contains __________ electrons. A) 3s
B) 4s
A) 2 C) 4p
B) 6 D) 3d
C) 8 E) 4d
D) 18
E) 36 73) The principal quantum number for the
outermost electrons in a Br atom in the ground
68) The 4d subshell in the ground state of state is __________.
atomic xenon contains __________ electrons.
A) 2
A) 2 B) 3
B) 6 C) 4
C) 8 D) 5
D) 10 E) 1
E) 36
74) The azimuthal quantum number for the
2 10 3
69) [Ar]4s 3d 4p is the electron outermost electrons in a nitrogen atom in the
configuration of a(n) __________ atom. ground state is __________.

A) As A) 0
B) V B) 1
C) P C) 2
D) Sb D) 3
E) Sn E) -1

70) There are __________ unpaired electrons 75) The electron configuration of a ground-
in a ground state phosphorus atom. state Ag atom is __________.

A) 0 A) [Ar]4s 2 4d 9
B) 1 B) [Kr]5s1 4d10
C) 2
C) [Kr]5s 2 3d 9
D) 3
E) 4 D) [Ar]4s1 4d10
E) [Kr]5s 2 4d10
71) There are __________ unpaired electrons
in a ground state fluorine atom. 76) The ground state electron configuration for
Zn is __________.
A) 0
B) 1 A) [Kr]4s 2 3d10
C) 2
D) 3 B) [Ar]4s 2 3d10
E) 4 C) [Ar]4s1 3d10
D) [Ar]3s 2 3d10
72) In a ground-state manganese atoms, the
__________ subshell is partially filled. E) [Kr]3s 2 3d10
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B) 4
77) Which is the correct ground-state electron C) 5
configuration for silver? D) 6
E) 7
A) [Kr]5s 2 4d 9
B) [Kr]5s1 4d10 82) The largest principal quantum number in
the ground state electron configuration of
C) [Kr]5s 2 4d10 barium is __________.
D) [Xe]5s 2 4d 9
E) [Xe]5s1 4d10 A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
78) What is the correct ground-state electron
D) 5
configuration for molybdenum?
E) 6
A) [Kr]5s1 4d10 83) The largest principal quantum number in
B) [Kr]5s 2 4d 4 the ground state electron configuration of
C) [Kr]5s1 4d 5 cobalt is __________.
D) [Kr]5s 2 4d 9
A) 2
E) [Kr]5s 2 4d 9 B) 3
C) 4
79) All of the __________ have a valence D) 7
shell electron configuration ns1 . E) 9

A) noble gases 84) Elements in group __________ have a np 6

B) halogens electron configuration in the outer shell.
C) chalcogens
D) alkali metals A) 4A
E) alkaline earth metals B) 6A
C) 7A
80) The elements in the __________ period of D) 8A
the periodic table have a core-electron E) 5A
configuration that is the same as the electron
configuration of neon. 85) Which group in the periodic table contains
elements with the valence electron
A) first
B) second configuration of ns 2 np1 ?
C) third
D) fourth A) 1A
E) fifth B) 2A
C) 3A
81) The largest principal quantum number in D) 4A
the ground state electron configuration of E) 8A
iodine is __________.
6.2 Multiple-Choice Questions
A) 1
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1) Which one of the following is correct? D) 2.75
E) 3.84
A) ν+λ = c
B) ν÷λ = c 6) In the Bohr model of the atom, __________.
C) ν = cλ
D) λ = cν A) electrons travel in circular paths called
E) νλ = c orbitals
B) electrons can have any energy
2) The photoelectric effect is __________. C) electron energies are quantized
D) electron paths are controlled by probability
A) the total reflection of light by metals giving E) both A and C
them their typical luster
B) the production of current by silicon solar 7) The de Broglie wavelength of a 6.0 gram
cells when exposed to sunlight bullet traveling at the speed of sound is
C) the ejection of electrons by a metal when _________. The speed of sound is 331 m/sec.
struck with light of sufficient energy
D) the darkening of photographic film when A) 2.7 ×10−34 m
exposed to an electric field B) 3.3 ×10−34 m
E) a relativistic effect C) 3.35 ×10−33 m
3) Low-frequency electromagnetic fields with D) 2.7 ×10−37 m
potential biological effects have frequencies of E) 6.6 ×10−31 m
__________ Hz.
8) According to the Heisenberg Uncertainty
A) 10−3 - 10−5 Principle, it is impossible to know precisely
both the position and the __________ of an
B) 10−5 - 10−9 electron.
C) 100 -10, 000
D) 400 - 700 A) mass
E) 1-1000 B) color
C) momentum
4) The wavelength of light emitted from a D) shape
traffic light having a frequency of E) charge
5.75 ×1014 Hz is _________.
9) The de Broglie wavelength of a
A) 702 nm __________ will have the shortest wavelength
B) 641 nm when traveling at 30 cm/s.
C) 674 nm
D) 521 nm A) marble
E) 583 nm B) car
C) planet
5) A radio station broadcasts at 103.5 MHz . D) uranium atom
The wavelength of the signal is __________ m. E) hydrogen atom

A) 3.10 10) The uncertainty principle states that

B) 2.90 __________.
C) 4.71
A) matter and energy are really the same thing
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B) it is impossible to know anything with E) none of the above
certainty
C) it is impossible to know the exact position 15) Which of the subshells below do not exist
and momentum of an electron due to the constraints upon the azimuthal
D) there can only be one uncertain digit in a quantum number?
reported number
E) it is impossible to know how many A) 4 f
electrons there are in an atom B) 4 d
C) 4 p
11) All of the orbitals in a given electron shell D) 4 s
have the same value of the __________ E) none of the above
quantum number.
16) An electron cannot have the quantum
A) principal numbers n = __________, l = __________, ml
B) azimuthal = __________.
C) magnetic
D) spin A) 2, 0, 0
E) psi B) 2, 1, -1
C) 3, 1, -1
12) All of the orbitals in a given subshell have D) 1, 1, 1
the same value of the __________ quantum E) 3, 2, 1
number.
17) An electron cannot have the quantum
A) principal
numbers n = __________, l = __________, ml
B) azimuthal
= __________.
C) magnetic
D) A and B
A) 6, 1, 0
E) B and C
B) 3, 2, 3
C) 3, 2, -2
13) Which one of the following is not a valid
D) 1, 0, 0
value for the magnetic quantum number of an E) 3, 2, 1
electron in a 5 d subshell?
18) Which one of the following is an incorrect
A) 2 subshell notation?
B) 3
C) 0 A) 4f
D) 1 B) 2d
E) -1 C) 3s
D) 2p
14) Which of the subshells below do not exist E) 3d
due to the constraints upon the azimuthal
quantum number?
19) Which one of the following is an incorrect
A) 2 d orbital notation?
B) 2 s
C) 2 p A) 2s
D) all of the above
B) 3py
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C) 3f A) 5s
D) 4dxy B) 5px
E) 4s C) 4py
D) 5dxy
20) Which quantum number determines the
energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom? E) 5d 2

A) n 25) Which set of three quantum numbers (n, l,

B) E ml) corresponds to a 3d orbital?
C) ml
D) l A) 3, 2, 2
E) n and l B) 3, 3, 2
C) 3, 2, 3
21) Which one of the quantum numbers D) 2, 1, 0
does not result from the solution of the E) 2, 3, 3
Schrodinger equation?
26) At maximum, an f-subshell can hold
A) principal __________ electrons, a d-subshell can hold
B) azimuthal __________ electrons, and a p-subshell can
C) magnetic hold __________ electrons.
D) spin
E) angular momentum A) 14, 10, 6
B) 2, 8, 18
22) Which quantum numbers must be the same C) 14, 8, 2
for the orbitals that they designate to be D) 2, 12, 21
degenerate in a one-electron system (such as E) 2, 6, 10
hydrogen)?
27) If an electron has a principal quantum
A) n, l, and ml number (n) of 3 and an azimuthal quantum
B) n and l only number (l) of 2, the subshell designation is
C) l and ml _________.
D) ml only
A) 3p
E) n only B) 3d
C) 4s
23) In a porbital, the subscript x denotes the D) 4p
x
__________ of the electron. E) 4d

A) energy 28) Which one of the following represents an

B) spin of the electrons acceptable set of quantum numbers for an
C) probability of the shell electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, ml, and
D) size of the orbital m s)
E) axis along which the orbital is aligned
A) 2, 2, -1, -1/2
24) The __________ orbital is degenerate with B) 1, 0, 0, 1/2
5py in a many-electron atom. C) 3, 3, 3, 1/2
D) 5, 4,- 5, 1/2
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E) 3, 3, 3, -1/2 A) 2, 0, 0, +1/2
B) 2, 1, 0, -1/2
29) Which one of the following represents an C) 3, 1, -1, -1/2
acceptable possible set of quantum numbers D) 1, 0, 0, +1/2
(in the order n, l, ml, and ms) for an electron in E) 1, 1, 0, +1/2
an atom?
34) Which of the following is a valid set of
A) 2, 1, -1, 1/2 four quantum numbers?(n, l, ml, ms)
B) 2, 1, 0, 0
C) 2, 2, 0, 1/2 A) 2, 1, 0, +1/2
D) 2, 0, 1, -1/2 B) 2, 2, 1, -1/2
E) 2, 0, 2, +1/2 C) 1, 0, 1, +1/2
D) 2, 1, +2, +1/2
30) Which one of the following orbitals can E) 1, 1, 0, -1/2
hold two electrons?
35) Which electron configuration represents a
A) 2px violation of the Pauli exclusion principle?
B) 3s
C) 4dxy
D) all of the above
E) none of the above A)

31) Which quantum numbers must be the same

for the orbitals that they designate to be B)
degenerate in a many-electron system?

A) n, l, and ml C)
B) n only
C) n, l, ml, and ms
D) ms only D)
E) n and l only

32) Which one of the following represents an E)

impossible set of quantum numbers for an
electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, ml, and 36) Which electron configuration represents a
violation of the Pauli exclusion principle?
m s)

A) 2, 1, -1, -1/2
B) 1, 0, 0, 1/2
C) 3, 3, 3, 1/2 A)
D) 5, 4, - 3, 1/2
E) 5, 4, -3, -1/2
B)
33) Which of the following is not a valid set of
four quantum numbers? (n, l, ml, ms )
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C) D)
E) None of the above is correct.

D) 39) Which electron configuration denotes an

atom in its ground state?

E)
A)
37) Which electron configuration represents a
violation of the Pauli exclusion principle?
B)

A) C)

B) D)

C) E)

40) The ground state electron configuration of

Fe is __________.
D)
A) 1s 2 2s 2 3s 2 3p 6 3d 6
E) B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d 6 4s 2
C) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2
D) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 4d 6
38) Which one of the following is the correct
E) 1s 2 2s 2 3s 2 3p10
electron configuration for a ground-state
nitrogen atom?
41) The ground state electron configuration of
Ga is __________.

A) A) 1s 2 2s 2 3s 2 3p 6 3d10 4s 2 4p1
B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 4d10 4p1
C) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d10 4s 2 4p1
B) D) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d10 4s 2 4d1
E) [ Ar ] 4s 2 3d11

C)
42) The ground-state electron configuration of
the element __________ is [kr]5s1 4d 5 .
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A) Nb
B) Mo C)
C) Cr
D) Mn
E) Tc
D)
43) The ground-state electron configuration of
__________ is [Ar]4s1 3d 5
E)
A) V 47) Which electron configuration represents a
B) Mn violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its
C) Fe ground state?
D) Cr
E) K

44) Which one of the following configurations

depicts an excited oxygen atom? A)

A) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2
B)
B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2 3s 2
C) 1s 2 2s 2 2p1
D) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 4 C)
E) [ He ] 2s 2 2p 4
D)
45) Which one of the following configurations
depicts an excited carbon atom?
E)
A) 1s 2 2s 2 2p1 3s1
B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p3 48) Which electron configuration represents a
C) 1s 2 2s 2 2p1 violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its
ground state?
D) 1s 2 2s 2 3s1
E) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2

46) Which electron configuration represents a A)

violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its
ground state?
B)

A)
C)

B)
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ground-state electron configuration different
from the predicted one?
D)
A) Cu
B) Ca
E) C) Xe
D) Cl
49) The ground state configuration of fluorine E) Ti
is __________.
54) Which two elements have the same
A) [He]2s22p2 ground-state electron configuration?
B) [He]2s22p3
A) Pd and Pt
C) [He]2s22p4 B) Cu and Ag
D) [He]2s22p5 C) Fe and Cu
E) [He]2s22p6 D) Cl and Ar
E) No two elements have the same ground-
50) The ground state configuration of tungsten state electron configuration.
is __________.
55) How many different principal quantum
A) [Ar]4s23d3 numbers can be found in the ground state
B) [Xe]6s24f145d4 electron configuration of nickel?
C) [Ne]3s1
A) 2
D) [Xe]6s24f7 B) 3
E) [Kr]5s24d105p5 C) 4
D) 5
51) The lowest orbital energy is reached when E) 6
the number of electrons with the same spin is
maximized. This statement describes 56) The valence shell of the element X
__________. contains 2 electrons in a 5s subshell. Below
that shell, element X has a partially filled 4d
A) Pauli Exclusion Principle subshell. What type of element is X?
B) Planck's constant
C) deBroglie hypothesis A) main group element
D) Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle B) chalcogen
E) Hund's rule C) halogen
D) transition metal
52) The element that has a valence E) alkali metal
configuration of 4s1 is _________.
6.3 Short Answer Questions
A) Li
B) Na 1) What wavelengths correspond to the visible
C) K region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
D) Rb
E) Cs 2) In the deBroglie formula describing the
movement of an electron about the nucleus,
53) Which of the following elements has a
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the quantity "mv" is called its __________. asymmetric.

3) A spectrum containing radiation of specific
wavelengths is called a __________.
4) The shape of an orbital is defined by the
azimuthal quantum number which is
represented as letter __________
6) The larger the principal quantum number of
an orbital, the lower is the energy of the
electrons in that orbital.
7) When the value of n is greater than or equal
to 3, electrons can reside in d orbitals.

5) All of the subshells in a given shell have the 8) An NMR spectrum results from photon
same energy in the hydrogen atom. In a many- irradiation in which the nuclear spin alignment
electron atom, the subshells in a given shell do is flipped.
not have the same energy. Why?
6.5 Algorithmic Questions
6) The largest principal quantum number in the
ground state electron configuration of 1) Electromagnetic radiation with a
francium is __________. wavelength of 525 nm appears as green light
to the human eye. The frequency of this light
7) The ground state electron configuration of is __________ s −1 .
scandium is __________.
A) 5.71×1014
8) The electron configuration of the valence
B) 5.71×105
electrons of an atom in its ground state is
C) 1.58 ×102
ns 2 np3 . This atom is a group __________
D) 1.58 ×1011
element.
E) 1.75 ×10−15
9) Elements in group __________ have a np5
2) An FM radio station broadcasts
electron configuration in the outer shell. electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of
100.6 MHz. The wavelength of this radiation
10) The ground state electron configuration of is __________ m.
copper is __________.
A) 2.982 ×106
6.4 True/False Questions
B) 2.982
1) The wavelength of radio waves can be C) 3.018 ×1016
longer than a football field. D) 3.018 ×1010
E) 0.3353
2) Black body radiation is the emission of light
from metal surfaces. 3) Electromagnetic radiation with a
wavelength of 525 nm appears as green light
3) If a hydrogen atom electron jumps from the to the human eye. The energy of one photon of
n=6 orbit to the n=2 orbit, energy is released. this light is __________ J.

4) The square of Schrodinger's wave equation A) 1.04 ×10−31

is called an orbital. B) 3.79 ×10−28
C) 3.79 ×10−19
5) The electron density of the 2s orbital is
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D) 1.04 ×10−22 D) 1s 4 2s 4 2p10

E) 2.64 ×1018 E) 1s 6 2s 6 2p 2 3s 4

4) Electromagnetic radiation with a 8) The complete electron configuration of

wavelength of 531 nm appears as green light gallium, element 31, is __________.
to the human eye. The energy of one photon of
this light is 3.74 ×10−19 J Thus, a laser that A) 1s 2 2s 2 2p10 3s 2 3p10 4s 2 3d 3
emits 1.3 ×10−2 J of energy in a pulse of light at B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d10 4s 2 4P1
this wavelength produces __________ photons
in each pulse. C) 1s 4 2s 4 2p 6 3s 4 3p 6 4s 4 3d 3
D) 1s 4 2s 4 2p10 3s 4 3p9
A) 2.9 ×10−17 E) 1s 4 2s 4 2p8 3s 4 3p8 4s3
B) 9.2 ×10−24
C) 1.8 ×1019 9) The condensed electron configuration of
D) 3.5 ×1016 silicon, element 14, is __________.
E) 6.5 ×1013
A) [ He ] 2s 4 2p 6
5) The de Broglie wavelength of an electron B) [ Ne] 2p10
with a velocity of 6.00 ×106 m/s is
__________ m. The mass of the electron is C) [ Ne] 3s 2 3p 2
9.11×10−28 g D) [ He] 2s 4
E) [ He ] 2s 6 2p 2
A) 8.25 ×10 9

B) 8.25 ×1012 10) The condensed electron configuration of

C) 1.21×10−16 krypton, element 36, is __________.
D) 1.21×10−13
E) 1.21×10−10 A) [ Kr ] 4s 2 3d8
B) [ Ar ] 4s 4
6) The element that corresponds to the electron
configuration 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 is __________. C) [ Kr ] 4s 4 3d8
D) [ Ar ] 3d10 4s 2 4p 6
A) sodium E) [ Ar ] 4s 4 3d 4
B) magnesium
C) lithium
D) beryllium
E) neon

7) The complete electron configuration of

argon, element 18, is __________.

A) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6
B) 1s 2 2s 2 2p10 3s 2 3p 2
C) 1s 4 2s 4 2p 6 3s 4