Math and Measurement
Isotopes
The Atom
Wave Properties
Electron Configuration
100

65,000 in scientific notation is

6.5x104

100

Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are isotopes.  The difference between these two atoms is

The number of neutrons

OR

The mass

100

How many neutrons does Carbon-14 have? 

8

100

Waves with low frequencies will have low

energy

100

What is the full configuration for Phosphorus?

1s22s22p63s23p3

200

1.5x10-5 in standard notation is

.000015

200

Give the hyphen notation of an isotope with 15 neutrons and an atomic number of 14?

Silicon-29

200

What is the mass of a calcium atom with 21 neutrons? 

41

200

Waves with long wavelength will have low 

energy and frequency

200

What is the shorthand configuration for Silver (#47)

[Kr]5s24d9

300

You bought a bag of jelly beans and the label said it weighed 10 ounces. When you actually weighed the jelly beans it was 10.3 ounces. What was the percent error?  

2.9%

300

There are three isotopes of hydrogen (hydrogen-1, hydrogen-2 and hydrogen-3); based on its average mass, which one is most abundant?

Hydrogen-1

300

What did Rutherford discover about the atom from his gold foil experiment? 

The atom is mostly empty space

AND

The nucleus is small, dense and positively charged

300

What type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?


gamma

300

Correct or Incorrect?

The configuration for Lutetium (#71) is [Xe]6s25d1

Incorrect


400

Convert 400 meters into kilometers

.4 km

400

Which of the following atoms are isotopes? 

Element       #protons      # electrons     #neutrons

A                       19               19                  20
B                       20               19                  19
C                       20               21                  20
D                       19               20                  20

B and C are isotopes

400

An element has 2 isotopes.  One isotope has a mass of 32 and occurs 65% of the time.  The other has a mass of 30 and occurs 35% of the time.  What is the average atomic mass of this element? 

31.3 amu

400

If energy decreases, wavelength will

increase

400

Give the configuration for N-2 

(Honors Only)

1s22s22p5 

500

A student is given a rock that is known to have a mass of 436.8 grams. She measures the mass of the rock three different times with the following results: 460.9 g, 461.4g, 459.0 g. What can be said about her precision and accuracy?

She is precise but not accurate

500

What element is the following notation showing? 

114X48

Cadmium

500

Which subatomic particle is the same as the atomic number? 

The proton

500

Which type of radiation has the highest frequency? 


gamma

500

How many electrons can be held in each orbital? 

s=2

p=6

d=10

f=14