PRACTICE SOLVING:

Directions: Write your answer in a 1 whole sheet of Paper. (You can open your books/ periodic table of elements only)

1. An inner transition element has the electron configuration

1s22s22p63s23P64S23d104p65s24d105p66s24f145d106p67s25f9 What is the element? How many valence electron
does it have?
2. According to the Bohr model, an electron in the ground state of Hydrogen atom orbits the nucleus at a specific
radius of 0.53A. In the quantum mechanical description of the hydrogen atom, the most probable distance of
the electron from the nucleus is 0.53A. Why are these two statements different?
3. For each element, indicate the number of valence electrons and unpaired electrons in ground state:
a. Carbon b. Phosphorus c. Neon

4. Write the condensed electron configuration for the following atoms, using the appropriate noble- gas core
abbreviations:
a. Cs b. Ni c. Se d. Cd e. Ac f.Pb

5. Write the condensed electron configurations for the following atoms and indicate how many unpaired electrons
each has:
a. Mg b. Ge c. Br d. V e. Y f.Lu
6. Identify the specific element that corresponds to each of the following electron configurations and indicate the
number of unpaired electrons for each.

a. 1s22s2
b. 1s22s22p4
c. [Ar]4s13d5
d. [Kr]5s24d105p4

Choose the correct answer for the following numbers:

7. Among the choices, which atom represents in an excited state?

8. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the results of Rutherford’s experiment in which gold atoms
were bombarded with alpha particle?
A. Atoms have equal numbers of positive and negative charges
B. Electrons in atoms are arranged in shells
C. Neutrons are at the center of atom
D. Neutrons and Protons in atoms have nearly equal mass
E. Positive charge of an atom is concentrated in a small region

9. It defines that an atomic orbital can hold no more than two electrons.
A. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
B. Pauli Exclusion Principle
 C. Shielding Effect
10. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) best describes the valence electron of highest
energy in a ground state gallium atom (atomic number 31)
A. 4, 0, 0, ½
B. 4, 0,1, ½
C. 4, 1, -1, ½
D. 4, 1, 2, ½
E. 4, 2, 0, ½
11. Calculate the energy of a photon of electromagnetic radiation whose frequency is 6.75X1012 S-1.
Calculate the energy of a photon of radiation whose wavelength is 322nm.
What wavelength of radiation has photons of energy 2.87X10-18J.
(Planck’s Constant (h=6.626X10-34J)

12. Use the de Broglie relationship to determine the wavelengths of the following objects (a) 85kg person skiing at
50km/hr (b) A lithium atom moving at 2.5x105 m/s.

13. Arrange the following kinds of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing wavelength: infrared, green light,
red light, radiowaves, x-rays, ultraviolet light.