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Direction: Answer the following questions with complete solutions by group (brainstorm). Divide
the work among the members of the group. Submit indicating the names of the members
assigned to answer particular numbers. There will be a group grade and individual grade (for
posting).
1. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be found in the n=3 energy levels?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 8 D. 9 E. 18
2. Which of the following sublevels corresponds to the quantum numbers of n=3 and l=2?
A. 2p B. 3s C. 3p D. 3d E. 3f
Solution: l = 0 - s the answer is 3d, because n=3 and l=2 that represents letter d.
l=1-p
l=2-d
l=3-f
3. Which of the following sublevels does not exist?
A. 2p B. 3d C. 2d D. 4f E. 5f
Solution:
n=2 2s 2p
n=3 3s 3p 3d
n=4 4s 4p 4d 4f
n=5 5s 5p 5d 5f
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
Solution: Cr(24) -> 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d⁴
-> 4s ↑ 3d ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
5. What is the maximum number of electrons that contains the values n=4 and l=3?
A. 2 B. 6 C. 10 D. 14 E. 18
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16 E. 17
3s ↑↓ 3p ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑
2s ↑↓ 2p ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓
1s ↑↓
A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. 9
Solution:
S → l= 0 0
P → l= 1 -1 0 1
D → l= 2 -2 - 1 0 1 3 2
F → l= 3 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
5p has 3 orbitals
↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↑↑
1s 2s 3s 3p 2p
9. What is the maximum number of electrons with the quantum numbers n=4 and ms = ½?
A. 8 B. 16 C. 24 D. 32 E. 64
Solution:
n=4 ms=½
2n² = 2(4)²
2n² = 2(16)
= 32e-
↑ +½ ↓ -½
16 16
10. What is the maximum number of electrons with the quantum number n=3 and ml =1?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 6
Solution: - e ≤ ml ≤l
3s _____ l=0
-1 0 1
-2 -1 0 1 ← 2
A. n=4, l=3, ml=1, ms=1 B. n=3, l=3, ml=1, ms=1/2 C. n=5, l=2, ml=3, ms=1/2
Solution:
l≤n–1
N=4o≤l≤3
N = 5 l = 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
-l ≤ ml ≤ l
l = 2 -2 ≤ me ≤ 2
l=3 -3 ≤ me ≤ 3
ms = ± ½
12. How many orbitals are located in the n=4 energy levels?
A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 32 E. 64
2
Solution: e = 2n orbitals = n2
= 42 = 16
4s ______ 1
4p _____________ _______ 3
(1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16)
A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7
=3s + 1s= 7
=p6 + p4= 10
15. What is the maximum number of electrons with the quantum numbers n=3, l=2, ml=1?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
Solutions:
3d = __ __ __ ↑↓ __
-2 -1 0 1 2
16. What is the maximum number of electrons with the quantum numbers of n=4, l=3, ml=-1,
and ms=-1/2?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
Solution:
4f = __ __ _↓ __ __ __ __
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
17. Which of the following elements correspond to the ground state electron configuration of [Ar]
3d74s2?
A. Mn B. Fe C. Ni D. Co E. Zn
Electron Configuration:
= 1�22�22�63�23�64�23�7
18. Which of the following elements correspond to the electronic configuration [Ar] 3d¹⁰4s²4p³ ?
A. Ge B. As C. Sb D. P E. 64
Electron Configuration:
= 1�22�22�63�23�64�23�104�3
19. Which of the following groups of elements correspond to the configuration ns1?
Solution:
H 1�1
Li ���
Na ���
K ���
= n��
20. What is the maximum number of electrons with the quantum numbers n=4, ml=0, and
ms=1/2?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8 E. 10
Solution:
4s ↑
0
4p __ ↑ __
-1 0 1
4d __ __ ↑ __ __
-2 -1 0 1 2
4f __ __ __ ↑ __ __ __
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3