Quantum beginnings (Unit 1)
The FUN in wavefunctions (Unit 2)
Orbitals! (Unit 3)
Quantum potpourri
100

The energy of a 567 nm photon in Joules

30 seconds

What is 3.5 x 10-19 J?

100

There are this many nodes in the n = 4 state of a a particle-in-a-box 

15 seconds

What is 3?

100

The bond order of O2

30 seconds

What is 2?

100

The orbital diagram of N

15 seconds

What is
↑↓      ↑↓      ↑   ↑   ↑

1s     2s          2p

?

200

The threshold frequency of light that ejects photoelectrons from cobalt (work function = 5 eV)

30 seconds

What is 1.2 x 1015 Hz?

200

Between the following two wavefunctions, this one has more energy:

A(x) = sin(4x)

B(x) = sin(67x)

15 seconds

What is B(x) = sin(67x)?

200

The number of radial nodes in a 5p orbital

15 seconds

What is 3?

n-l-1 = 5-1-1=3

200

Between 1H-1H and 19F-19F, this molecule vibrates more quickly

15 seconds

What is 1H-1H?

300

Among these three objects, this one has the smallest de Broglie wavelength:

a 1H atom traveling at 25% the speed of light

a 10B atom traveling at 10% the speed of light

a 36Ar atom traveling at 1% the speed of light

30 seconds

What is a 10B atom traveling at 10% the speed of light?

300

The normalization constant for the wavefunction 

f(x) = Asin(2x)     0<x<pi

       =  0             otherwise

30 seconds

What is sqrt(2/pi)?

300

This orbital has 6 radial and 2 angular nodes

15 seconds

What is 9d? 

300

The change in energy (in J) when 1H79Br jumps from the ground vibrational state to the first excited vibrational state (spring constant k = 381 N/m)

1 minute

What is 5 x 10-20 J?

400

This is the energy of the first excited state of K18+ in electronvolts

30 seconds

What is -1227.4 eV?

400

The number of degenerate states within the 10 lowest energy states of a particle-in-a-3D-box with Lx=Ly=Lz=L

1 minute

What is 9?

400

The effective nuclear charge for a 4s electron in vanadium (Z = 23)

1 minute

What is 3.3?


S = 0.35+3(0.85)+8(0.85)+8(1)+2(1)=19.7

Zeff = 23-19.7=3.3

400

The electron configuration of Lu2+

30 seconds

What is [Xe]4f145d1?

500

A 1282 nm photon is created when an electron falls from this level to n = 3 in a hydrogen atom

1 minute

What is n = 5?

500

The value of <p> using 

f(x) = x2-3x     0<x<3

       = 0      otherwise

1.5 minutes

What is 0?

500

The bond order of LiBe

30 seconds

What is 0.5?

500

The change in energy (in J) when 14N16O transitions from the ground rotational state to the first excited rotational state (bond length = 115.1 pm)

2 minutes

What is 6.7 x 10-23 J?

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