Electron Configurations
Orbital Diagrams and Rules
EM Spectrum and Flame Test
Periodic Table
Wild Card
100

Which phrase of the electron configuration for Mg is wrong? Write what it should be. (____ should be ____)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

3s1 should be 3s2

100

What must the electrons do if there is one per orbital in the same sublevel? Use scientific term for credit!

(Orbital is one box. Sublevel is set of boxes)

Have the same spin


Bonus Question (500 pts): What's the name of the rule that says this?

100

True or False: Electrons can occupy the space between energy levels

False

Bonus Question (400 pts): What's this type of energy called and what analogy is used to describe it?

100

What is Group 18 of the Periodic Table called?

Noble Gases

100
What do elements in the same group have in common?

Same number of valence electrons

200

Write out the electron configuration for Beryllium(Be)

1s2 2s2

200

What rule says that electrons fill the lowest energy level before going to the next? (Example: Fill 2s before going to 2p)

Aufbau Principle

200

Which part of the EM Spectrum is highest energy?

Gamma Rays

200

Which element is most similar to Silicon (Si)?

A. Aluminum (Al)          B. Phosphorous (P)

C. Tin (Sn)                   D. Sulfur (S)

C. Tin (Sn)


Bonus Question (+200 pts): How do you know?

200

Which phrase of the electron configuration for Bromine (Br) is wrong? Write what it should be. (____ should be ____)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 4d10 4p5

4d10 should be 3d10

300

Which phrase of the electron configuration is wrong? Write what it should be. (____ should be ____)


1s2 2s1 2p3

2s1 should be 2s2

300

Which rule says that in a sublevel, each orbital must have one electron before a second is added?

Hund's Rule

300

Fill in the blanks: _______ wavelength and ______ frequency = high energy

Short and High

300

Which element is in Group 2 and in the 5th period?

Strontium (Sr)

300

What is the main difference between Bohr's model of the atom and the Quantum Mechanical model?

In Bohr's model, electrons follow a defined path

400

Write out the electron configuration for Chlorine (Cl)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

400

Draw the orbital diagram for Oxygen

400

What happens to wavelength if you increase the frequency?

Decreases

400

What are the green elements called?

Metalloids


Bonus Question (300 pts): Are metals to the left or right of metalloids?

400

Draw the shapes for the s, p, and d orbitals

500

Write out the electron configuration for Manganese (Mn)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d5

500

What rule was broken? (Assume 1s was filled)

Hund's Rule

500

How is color produced in the flame test?

Excited electrons jump back down to the ground state and emit colored light. 

500

What sublevel is shown in green?

f sublevel


Bonus Question (200 pts): What must be done to the energy level when you enter the f sublevel?

500

What rule was broken in this orbital diagram?

Aufbau Principle