Light
Quantum Numbers & Electron Configs.
Atomic & Ionic Size
IE, EA, LE trends
Miscellaneous
100

What happens when light at a specific wavelength is absorbed by an atom?

An electron jumps to a higher energy level

100

Which of the following box configurations is the correct way to place 4 electrons in a p subshell?

What is B?

100

The direction on the periodic table that indicates increasing atomic size.

What is down and to the left?

100

Describe Lattice Energy

What is the energy required to break apart an ionic compound into gaseous ions?

100

This type of bonding involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

What is ionic bonding?

200

As frequency of light increases, what happens to the energy and wavelength?

What is energy increases and wavelength decreases?

200

What is the noble gas configuration of Hg? How many inner, outer, and valence electrons does Hg have?

[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10

78 inner electrons

2 outer electrons

2 valence electrons

200

How do the sizes of anions and cations compare to that of the neutral atom?

Anions are larger and cations are smaller than the neutral atom.

200

The direction on the periodic table that indicates increasing (more negative) electron affinity.

What is up and to the right?

200

Estimate the molar absorptivity (units of 1/(M*cm)) of the substance (path length is 1 cm)

What is approximately 0.47 1/(M * cm)

300

An X-ray has a frequency of 1018 Hz and a radio wave has a frequency of 106 Hz. Compare the wavelength of the two waves.

X-ray: 3 * 10-10

Radio: 300 m

300

The possible values of l and ml when n = 3.

What are l = 0, 1, 2 and ml = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2?

300

Which of the following atoms is the largest?

P, Br, Cl, O, As

What is As?

300

Given these ionization energies, identify the atoms:

Atom 1: IE1 = 899.5, IE2 = 1757.1, IE3 = 14848.7, IE4 = 21006.6

Atom2: IE1 = 495.8, IE2 = 4562, IE3 = 6910.3, IE4 = 9543

a. Ca, Li

b. Be, Na

c. O, S

d. Rb, K

What are Be and Na?

300

Describe the properties of metals.

What are shiny, malleable, ductile, good conductors, reducing agents, and form basic oxides?

400

Why can hydrogen only emit 4 wavelengths of visible light?

Quantization of energy and energy levels only allow for specific energy changes.

400

A given atom has 20 electrons. How many electrons have n = 2, l = 1, and ml = -1?

What are 2 electrons?

400

Which of these ions is not in the isoelectronic set?

B+, Li-, Be, C2+, N3-

What is N3-?

400

Order these salts by increasing lattice energy:

NaCl, MgO, KI, LiF

What is KI < NaCl < LiF < MgO?

400

Which of these electron configurations is the most paramagnetic?

What is D?

500

Visible light has a range of wavelengths from 400. nm to 700. nm. What is the range of energy for visible light?

Energy ranges from 2.84 * 10-19 J to 4.97 * 10-19 J

500

The electron configuration of Sn and Sn4+.

Sn: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p2

Sn4+: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 4d10

500

Order these ions from smallest to largest:

K+, S2-, Sr2+, Sr+

What is K+ < S2- < Sr2+ < Sr+?

500

Write the chemical reaction associated with the 3rd ionization energy of Oxygen.

What is O2+ --> O3+ + e-?

500

The electron configuration of Ag

What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1 4d10?

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