What is the maximum number of electrons that the second energy level can hold?
8
This describes the ways in which electrons are arranged around the nucleus of an atom.
Electron configuration
The only radiation visible to the human eye.
Visible light
The distance between two like points on a wave.
Wavelength
When an electron moves from a lower to a higher energy level, the electron will
a. absorb energy
b. release energy
a. absorb energy
Which of the following is/are not sublevel/s?
s, t, p, f, n
t and n
This element has an electron configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2.
Magnesium, Mg
What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
Inverse relationship
The number of wavelengths that pass by any given point.
Frequency
The elements that has a full valence shell are called ____.
Noble gases
Which of the following changes in the energy level represents the greatest release of energy?
a. from energy level 1 to 3
b. from energy level 3 to 1
b. from energy level 3 to 1
Identify the element that has the last electron configuration of 3p4.
Sulfur (S)
Which has a higher wavelength, radio waves or gamma rays?
Radio waves
Emission of light from an atom occurs when an electron:
a. jumps from a lower to a higher energy level
b. drops from a higher to a lower energy level
b. drops from a higher to a lower energy level
Which information from the periodic table can we use to identify the number of valence electrons that an element has?
Group number
What is the maximum number of electrons that a d sublevel can hold?
10
How many electrons are there in the atom of phosphorus?
15
When the frequency and energy increases, what happens to the wavelength?
it decreases
Which electromagnetic spectrum is being describes as:
lowest energy, lowest frequency and longest wavelength
Radio waves
Which best explains why metals glows when heated?
a. the electrons are releasing energy
b. the electrons are absorbing energy
a. the electrons are releasing energy
Which energy level can hold up to 32 electrons?
4th (4)
Identify the element that has the electron configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
Phosphorus
Which color in the spectrum has the longest wavelength?
Red
Which of the following is nOT an electromagnetic wave?
visible light, microwave, sound wave, infrared light
sound wave
The frequency of electromagnetic radiation ________(increases/decreases) with decreasing energy.
decreases