Name that element
What is the correctly spelled and full name of the element with the symbol P ?
Phosphorous.
Little Timmy has ionic sodium and chlorine in solution. What is the correct chemical formula and name of the resulting compound that forms after bonding?
NaCl
Sodium Chloride
Give the correct electron configuration (no noble gas shortcut) for the highest energy electron found in:
Lithium
1s2, 2s1
What element's highest energy electron would have the quantum numbers:
1, 0, 0, -1/2
Helium
This gentleman born in 1766 is widely known for his theories on the existence of small particles that made up the world around him.
Who is John Dalton?
What is the correctly spelled and full name of the element with the symbol Mg ?
Magnesium
Little Timmy has ionic aluminum and oxygen in solution. What is the correct chemical formula and name of the resulting compound after bonding occurs?
Al2O3
Aluminum Oxide
Give the correct electron configuration (no noble gas shortcut) for the highest energy electron found in:
Silicon
1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p2
What element's highest energy electron would have the quantum numbers:
2, 1, 0, -1/2
Fluorine
Born in 1850, this gentleman is best known for his discovery of the positively charged particle called the proton.
Who is Eugene Goldstein?
What is the correctly spelled and full name of the element with the symbol Zr ?
Zirconium
Little Timmy has ionic calcium and sulfur in solution. What is the correct chemical formula and name of the resulting compound after bonding occurs?
CaS
Calcium Sulfide
Give the correct electron configuration (no noble gas shortcut) for the highest energy electron found in:
Rhodium
1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d10, 4p6, 5s2, 4d7
What element's highest energy electron would have the quantum numbers:
3, 2, 1, +1/2
Chromium
Born in 1891 this gentleman is best known for his discovery of the neutral particle the neutron.
Who is James Chadwick?
What is the correctly spelled and full name of the element with the symbol Sn ?
Tin
Little Timmy has the ammonium and the Nitrate ions in solution. What is the correct chemical formula and name of the resulting compound after bonding occurs?
NH4NO3
Ammonium Nitrate
Give the correct electron configuration (noble gas shortcut is allowed now) for the highest energy electron found in:
Hafnium
What element's highest energy electron would have the quantum numbers:
5, 1, -1, -1/2
Tellurium
This gentleman is known widely for discovering the electron and his development of an atomic model representing a delicious plum pudding.
Who is J.J. Thompson?
What is the correctly spelled and full name of the element with the symbol Sb ?
Antimony
Little Timmy has ionic magnesium and the dichromate ion in solution. What is the correct chemical formula and name of the resulting compound after bonding occurs?
MgCr2O7
Magnesium Dichromate
Give the correct electron configuration (no noble gas shortcut for this one) for the highest energy electron found in:
Uranium
1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d10, 4p6, 5s2, 4d10, 5p6, 6s2, 4f14, 5d10, 6p6, 7s2, 5f3
What element's highest energy electron would have the quantum numbers:
6, 2, -2, +1/2
Actinium
Ernst Rutherford famously discovered the nucleus of the atom using what experiment? (Note: be prepared to explain how it worked)
What is the gold foil experiment?