Go Figure

Clicker Questions

Chapter 6

ELECTRONIC
STRUCTURE
OF ATOMS

Troy Wood
University at Buffalo
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 If wave (a) has a wavelength of 2.0 m and a
frequency of 1.5 × 108 cycles/s, what are the
wavelength and frequency of wave (b)?

a. 1.0 m and 3.0 × 108 cycles/s

b. 2.0 m and 6.0 × 108 cycles/s
c. 0.5 m and 3.0 × 108 cycles/s
d. 0.5 m and 6.0 × 108 cycles/s

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 If wave (a) has a wavelength of 2.0 m and a
frequency of 1.5 × 108 cycles/s, what are the
wavelength and frequency of wave (b)?

a. 1.0 m and 3.0 × 108 cycles/s

b. 2.0 m and 6.0 × 108 cycles/s
c. 0.5 m and 3.0 × 108 cycles/s
d. 0.5 m and 6.0 × 108 cycles/s

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 (1) Is the wavelength of a microwave longer or
shorter than the wavelength of visible light?

a. A microwave wavelength is longer than a visible

wavelength.
b. A visible wavelength is longer than a microwave
wavelength.

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 (1) Is the wavelength of a microwave longer or
shorter than the wavelength of visible light?

a. A microwave wavelength is longer than a visible

wavelength.
b. A visible wavelength is longer than a microwave
wavelength.

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 (2) By how many orders of magnitude do the two
waves differ in wavelength?

a. One to three orders of magnitude

b. Three to five orders of magnitude
c. Five to seven orders of magnitude
d. Seven to nine orders of magnitude

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 (2) By how many orders of magnitude do the two
waves differ in wavelength?

a. One to three orders of magnitude

b. Three to five orders of magnitude
c. Five to seven orders of magnitude
d. Seven to nine orders of magnitude

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 Which is at a higher temperature: the part of the
nail glowing yellow or the part glowing red?

a. White-yellow or yellow area in center

b. Orange streaks around bottom
c. Green at far top left and top right
d. Black area at bottom

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 Which is at a higher temperature: the part of the
nail glowing yellow or the part glowing red?

a. White-yellow or yellow area in center

b. Orange streaks around bottom
c. Green at far top left and top right
d. Black area at bottom

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 If the frequency of the incoming light is increased,
will the energy of the ejected electrons increase,
decrease, or stay the same?

a. It will stay the same. Frequency has no effect on the

energy of the ejected electrons.
b. As the frequency of the incoming light is increased the
photon energy will increase, but the kinetic energy of
the ejected electrons will decrease.
c. As the frequency of the incoming light is increased
the photon energy will increase, and the kinetic
energy of the ejected electrons will increase.

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 If the frequency of the incoming light is increased,
will the energy of the ejected electrons increase,
decrease, or stay the same?

a. It will stay the same. Frequency has no effect on the

energy of the ejected electrons.
b. As the frequency of the incoming light is increased the
photon energy will increase, but the kinetic energy of
the ejected electrons will decrease.
c. As the frequency of the incoming light is increased
the photon energy will increase, and the kinetic
energy of the ejected electrons will increase.

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 If the transition of an electron from the n = 3 state to
the n = 2 state results in emission of visible light, is
the transition from the n = 2 state to the n = 1 state
more likely to result in the emission of infrared or
ultraviolet radiation?
a. Ultraviolet light, because a greater amount of energy is
emitted during the second electron transition than for the one
with emission of visible light
b. Infrared light, because a greater amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
c. Ultraviolet light, because a smaller amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
d. Infrared light, because a smaller amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
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 If the transition of an electron from the n = 3 state to
the n = 2 state results in emission of visible light, is
the transition from the n = 2 state to the n = 1 state
more likely to result in the emission of infrared or
ultraviolet radiation?
a. Ultraviolet light, because a greater amount of energy is
emitted during the second electron transition than for the one
with emission of visible light
b. Infrared light, because a greater amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
c. Ultraviolet light, because a smaller amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
d. Infrared light, because a smaller amount of energy is emitted
during the second electron transition than for the one with
emission of visible light
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 Which transition will lead to the emission of light with
longer wavelength, n = 3 to n = 2, or n = 4 to n = 3?

a. n = 3 to n = 2
b. n = 4 to n = 3
c. They will be the same.

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 Which transition will lead to the emission of light with
longer wavelength, n = 3 to n = 2, or n = 4 to n = 3?

a. n = 3 to n = 2
b. n = 4 to n = 3
c. They will be the same.

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 Where in the figure is the region of highest electron
density?

a. Far from the nucleus

b. Along the z-axis
c. Along the y-axis
d. Near the nucleus

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 Where in the figure is the region of highest electron
density?

a. Far from the nucleus

b. Along the z-axis
c. Along the y-axis
d. Near the nucleus

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 Figure 6.12 Figure 6.18

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 Are the energies of the n = 1, 2, and 3 shells shown
here the same as or different from those of the
Bohr model of the atom shown in Figure 6.12?

a. For a single electron atom like hydrogen the

energies of the orbitals are the same as the
energies of the orbits in the Bohr model.
b. They are different.

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 Are the energies of the n = 1, 2, and 3 shells shown
here the same as or different from those of the
Bohr model of the atom shown in Figure 6.12?

a. For a single electron atom like hydrogen the

energies of the orbitals are the same as the
energies of the orbits in the Bohr model.
b. They are different.

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 How many maxima would you expect to find in the
radial probability function for the 4s orbital of the
hydrogen atom? How many nodes would you expect
in this function?

Maxima Nodes
a. 4 4
b. 4 3
c. 3 3
d. 3 4

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 How many maxima would you expect to find in the
radial probability function for the 4s orbital of the
hydrogen atom? How many nodes would you expect
in this function?

Maxima Nodes
a. 4 4
b. 4 3
c. 3 3
d. 3 4

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 Each p orbital has what is called a nodal plane, a
plane or sheet where the probability density goes to
zero. For which of the orbitals below is the yz plane a
nodal plane?

a. The py orbital
b. The pz orbital
c. The px orbital.

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 Each p orbital has what is called a nodal plane, a
plane or sheet where the probability density goes to
zero. For which of the orbitals below is the yz plane a
nodal plane?

a. The py orbital
b. The pz orbital
c. The px orbital.

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 How many nodal planes, two-dimensional sheets
where the probability density goes to zero, are there
for the dxy orbital?

a. There are no nodal planes for d-orbitals.

b. There is a single nodal pane for each of the d-orbitals.
c. There are two nodal planes for each of the
d-orbitals.

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 How many nodal planes, two-dimensional sheets
where the probability density goes to zero, are there
for the dxy orbital?

a. There are no nodal planes for d-orbitals.

b. There is a single nodal pane for each of the d-orbitals.
c. There are two nodal planes for each of the
d-orbitals.

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 Not all of the orbitals in the n = 4 shell are shown in
this figure. Which subshells are missing?

a. 4g
b. 4d
c. 4p and 4d
d. 4d and 4f

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 Not all of the orbitals in the n = 4 shell are shown in
this figure. Which subshells are missing?

a. 4g
b. 4d
c. 4p and 4d
d. 4d and 4f

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 A friend tells you that her favorite element has an
electron configuration of [noble gas]6s24f 145d 6.
Which element is it?

a. Osmium
b. Ruthenium
c. Iron
d. Hassium

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 A friend tells you that her favorite element has an
electron configuration of [noble gas]6s24f 145d 6.
Which element is it?

a. Osmium
b. Ruthenium
c. Iron
d. Hassium

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