Atoms and Periodic Table - Practice Quiz
Atoms and Periodic Table - Practice Quiz
Atoms and Periodic Table - Practice Quiz
-Ricardo F. Uy Jr.
2. Calculate the natural abundances of the two (2) isotopes of thallium, given the
following information below and the average atomic mass of thallium is 204.4
amu.
Mass % Abundance of
Isotope
100 %
%
Tl-203 202.972320amu x
Tl-205 204.974401amu 1-x
a. 1s22s22p63s23p3 Phosphorus
b. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s2 Strontium
c. [Kr] 5s24d105p5 Iodine
d. [Xe] 6s24f145d5 Rhenium
e. [Rn] 7s2 1 Radium
3. Determine which of the following electron configurations are not valid and support
your answer. (8pts)
a. 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p5 - Not valid, it should be 3d10 instead of 4d10.
b. 1s22s22p63s33d4 - Not valid, because s-orbital can only hold 2
elctrons.
c. [Ra] 7s25f8 - Not valid, because Ra is not a noble gas.
d. [Kr] 5s24d105p5 - Valid
e. [Ar] - Not valid, abbreviation should follow some
orbitals.
4. Given an element with atomic number 38, provide the following information: (5pts)
a. How many electrons will fill each of the following shells:
1st shell (n=1): 2 electrons 2nd shell (n=2): 8 electrons 3rd shell( n=3): 18
electrons
b. Is this element likely to form a cation or anion? cation
c. What charge will the ion formed by this element have? Sr2+
6. Based on the given sets of elements in # 5, which one has the highest metallic
property? Ionization energy? Support your answer (6pts)
A. Metallic character tends to increase from top to bottom in a group, and tends to
decrease from left to right across a period. In the given sets of elements in #5 K and
Ba have shown considerable metallic character. Based on other consideration
which is the tendency to lose eclectrons, K is the greates among the given
elements. Therefore, metallic character will be highest in Potassium (K) among all
the given elements and also it has more tendency to lose electrons.
B. Oxygen atom is smaller than atom of the given sets of elements in # 5, therefore
the effective nuclear attraction force on the outermost electrons in F is higher than
the others so lesser energy must be provided to remove the outermost electron in
other elements when compared to that with Oxygen which require much more
higher energy. Therefore, Oxygen (O) has a higher ionization energy.
Sublevel N l ml ms
4p3 4 1 1 ½
3s2 3 0 0 -½
7d2 7 2 -1 ½
6p6 6 1 1 -½
8. Which sets of quantum numbers are not/acceptable? Support your answer. (6pts)
a. n = 2, l =-1, ml =0, ms = +1/2
The quantum number set given is not acceptable since there is no such a
negative azimuthal quantum number.
b. n = 4, l =-2, ml =1, ms = -1/2
The quantum number set given is not acceptable since there is no such a
negative azimuthal quantum number.
c. n = 5, l =4, ml = 3, ms = +1/2
The quantum number set given are valid and describes an electron
➢ that is located on the 5th energy level → n= 5
➢ located in the 5g-subshell → l=4
➢ located in the 5g8 orbital → ml=3
➢ that has spin-up → ms= +1/2.
McMurry, J., Fay, R. & Fantini, J. (2012). Chemistry. 6th Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.