ENT145/3 Materials Engineering Tutorial 1 (Answer)
ENT145/3 Materials Engineering Tutorial 1 (Answer)
ENT145/3 Materials Engineering Tutorial 1 (Answer)
Tutorial 1 (Answer)
5. (a) Relative to electrons and electron states, what does each of the four quantum numbers
specify?
(b) Cite two important quantum mechanical concepts associated with the Bohr model of
the atom.
(c) Cite two important additional refinements that resulted from the Wave-mechanical
atomic model.
Answers:
(a) n quantum number designates the electron shell.
l quantum number designates the electron subshell.
ml quantum number designates the no. of electron states in each electron subshell.
ms quantum number designates the spin moment on each electron.
(b) Two important quantum-mechanical concepts associated with the Bohr model of the
atom are (1) that electrons are particles moving in discrete orbitals, and (2) electron
energy is quantized into shells.
(c) Two important refinements resulting from the wave-mechanical atomic model are (1)
that electron position is described in terms of a probability distribution, and (2) electron
energy is quantized into both shells and subshells—each electron is characterized by four
quantum numbers.
6. Give the electron configurations for the following ions: Fe2+, Al3+, Cu+, Ba2+, Br−, O2−,
Fe3+ and S2-.
Answer:
7. Without consulting Figure 2.6 or Table 2.2, determine whether each of the electron
configurations given below is an inert gas, a halogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth
metal, or a transition metal. Justify your choices.
(a) 1s22s22p63s23p63d74s2
(b) 1s22s22p63s23p6
(c) 1s22s22p5
(d) 1s22s22p63s2
(e) 1s22s22p63s23p63d24s2
(f) 1s22s22p63s23p64s1
Answer:
13. Determine the indices for the directions shown in the following cubic unit cell.
Answer:
14. Do you expect gold and silver to have the same (a) atomic packing factor, (b) volume of
unit cell, (c) number of atoms per unit cells, and (d) coordination number? Verify your
answer.
Answer: