Quantum Theory Review
1. Zinc (#30) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
2. Uranium (#92) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
3. Oxygen (#8) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
4. Rubidium (#37) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
1) How do we know when an electron has moved from an excited state to the ground state? The electron will 1.Release a photon. 2.Release a specific amount of energy. 3.Release a specific color. 4.Release a quantum of energy. 5.All of the above are correct. Table
2) What does the second quantum number ( l ) describe? 1.Orbital shape. 2.Energy level. 3.Electron spin. 4.Orbital orientation. Table
3) Which quantum number has values of +½ or –½? 1.Orbital shape. 2.Energy level. 3.Electron spin. 4.Orbital orientation. Table
4) Which of the following is not a possible orbital shape? 1.s 2.p 3.z 4.f Table
5) What is currently the highest possible principal quantum number an electron can have? 1.No limit Table
1. Which element has the following electron configuration? 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 8 1.Fe 2.Pd 3.Ni 4.Ca Table
2. Using Noble gas notation, which Noble gas would you use to start your configuration for Se (#34)? 1.Cl 2.Ne 3.Ar 4.Kr 5.Xe Table
3. Nickel (#28) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
4. Phosphorus (#15) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
5. Fermium (#100) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
6. Radium (#88) would have its final electrons placed in what sublevel? 1.s 2.p 3.d 4.f Table
7. The Noble gas configuration for iron, Fe (#26): 1.[Ne] 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 6 2.[Ar]4s 2 4d 6 3.[Ar] 4s 2 3d 6 4.[Ar] 3d 6 5.[Ne] 4s 2 4d 6 Table
8. The Noble gas configuration for copper, Cu #29: 1. [Ar] 4s 2 3d 9 2.[Ar]4s 2 4d 9 3.[Ar] 4s 2 3d 10 4.[Ar] 4s 1 3d 10 5.[Ar] 4s 1 3d 9 Table
9. The electron configuration for Cerium, Ce #58 : 1.1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 10 4p 6 5s 2 4d 10 5p 6 6s 2 4f 1 2.1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 10 4p 6 5s 2 4d 10 5p 6 6s 2 5d 1 4f 1 3.1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 10 4p 6 5s 2 4d 10 5p 6 6s 2 5f 1 Table