Scientific Notation and Unit Converstions
Electromagnetic Radiation
Valence Electrons
Bohr & Quantum Models
Electron Configuration
Orbital Notation
Periodic Table & Elements
100

Write 450,000 in scientific notation.

What is 4.5 × 10⁵?

100

What is a tiny packet of light energy?

What is a photon?

100

Where are valence electrons located?

What is the outermost energy level?

100

In Bohr’s model, electrons travel in fixed ___ around the nucleus.

What are orbits (energy levels)?

100

Write the electron configuration for hydrogen.

What is 1s¹?

100

In orbital notation, what symbol represents an electron?

What is an arrow (↑ or ↓)?

100

What do periods on the periodic table represent?

What are rows/energy levels?

200

Write 3.2 × 10⁻⁴ in standard form.

What is 0.00032?

200

Which has the highest energy: radio, infrared, or gamma?

What is gamma?

200

How many valence electrons does oxygen have?

What is 6?

200

Which model replaced Bohr’s orbits with orbitals of probability?

What is the Quantum Mechanical Model?

200

Which principle says electrons fill lowest-energy orbitals first?

What is Aufbau Principle?

200

Draw the orbital notation for oxygen (1s² 2s² 2p⁴).

What is ↑↓ in 1s, ↑↓ in 2s, ↑↓ ↑ ↑ in 2p?

200

What do groups (columns) represent?

What is number of valence electrons?

300

If the number is smaller than 1, will the exponent be positive or negative?

What is negative?

300

What happens to frequency when wavelength increases?

What is it decreases?

300

Why are valence electrons important?

What is they are used in bonding?

300

What shape are s orbitals?

What is spherical?

300

State Hund’s Rule and Pauli Exclusion Principle in your own words.

Hund’s: one electron in each orbital before pairing. Pauli: max of 2 electrons per orbital, with opposite spins.

300

Where are metals located on the table?

What is to the left of the stair-step line?

400

Convert 9.3 × 10⁶ into standard form.

What is 9,300,000?

400

What is the speed of light constant (c) in m/s?

What is 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s?

400

How many valence electrons do all noble gases (except helium) have?

What is 8?

400

Why is the Quantum Mechanical Model more accurate than Bohr’s?

What is it accounts for electron probability, not fixed paths?

400

Write the noble gas notation for sulfur.

What is [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴?

400

What is the maximum number of p orbitals that are possible?

What is 3?

400

Give one property of nonmetals.

What is brittle/poor conductors/gain electrons in reactions?

500

1 km = ___ m.

What is 1000?

500

If wavelength = 6.0 × 10⁻⁷ m, what is the frequency? (c = λν)

What is 5.0 × 10¹⁴ Hz?

500

Which group has 1 valence electron and is the most reactive?

What are alkali metals?

500

The maximum number of electrons that may occupy the third electron energy level is ________.

What is 18?

500

The electron configuration of an atom shows ________.

What is the number of electrons in each electron energy level?

500

How many orbitals are in the p subshell?

What is 3?

500

Which element group contains elements that are unreactive because they have full valence shells?

What are noble gases?

600

Convert 5000 mg into grams.

What is 5 g?

600

The greater the energy of a photon, the ____________ the wavelength and the higher the _______________. 

What is shorter; frequency? 
600

According to the quantum mechanical model, which orbital has the lowest energy?

What is 1s? 

600

What element has the electron configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁵?

What is Chlorine?

600

Draw the orbital notation for Neon (Ne).

What is 1s ↑↓ 2s ↑↓ 2p ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓? 

700

Why do scientists use scientific notation?

What is to easily write very large or very small numbers?

700

When a photon is absorbed by an atom, what happens to one of its Valence electrons? 

What is moves from a lower to a higher energy level?

700

The abbreviated electron configuration for the phosphorus atom is ________.

What is [Ne]3s²3p3?

700

his element has the ground-state orbital notation 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰.

What is Cadmium (Cd)?