Boot Camp #08 - Practice - Light & Electron Configuration - Score:

1.    What type of radiation is fastest?

A microwave

B ultraviolet

C gamma rays

D x-rays

E all light travels at the same speed

2.    Which among the following statements is TRUE?

A As the energy increases, the frequency of radiation decreases.

B Red light has a shorter wavelength than violet light.

C As the wavelength increases, the frequency also increases.

D The wavelength of light is inversely related to its energy.

E none of the above

3.    A television signal has a wavelength of 10.0 km. What is its frequency in
kilohertz?
A 30.0 kHz

B 3.33 x 10-2 kHz

C 3.00 x 107 kHz

D 3.33 x 10-7 kHz

E 3.00 x 104 kHz

4.    Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 525 -nm appears as green light

to the human eye. The frequency of this light is _______ s 1?
A 5.71 x 1014 s-1

B 5.71 x 105 s-1

C 1.58 x 102 s-1

D 1.58 x 1011 s-1

E 1.75 x 10-15 s-1

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5.    A nitrogen laser generates a pulse containing 10.0 mJ of energy at a wavelength
of 340.0 nm. How many photons are in the pulse?
A 5.85 x 10-28 photons

B 1.71 x 1028 photons

C 5.85 x 10-19 photons

D 2.94 x 107 photons

E 1.71 x 1016 photons

6.    Microwave radiation has a wavelength of 1.0 cm. Calculate the energy of a

single photon of this radiation.
A 1.99 x 10-23 J/photon

B 1.99 x 10-24 J/photon

C 1.99 x 10-25 J/photon

D 1.99 x 10-26 J/photon

E none of the above

7.    In the Bohr model, which energy transition will result in light being emitted with
shortest wavelength?
A n = 5 to n = 4

B n= 2 to n = 1

C n = 4 to n = 2

D n = 3 to n = 1

E n = 1 to n = 5

8.    On average, an electron occupying which orbital below would be furthest from
the atomic nucleus?
A 3s

B 3p

C 4d

D 5p

E cannot be determined

9.    How many unpaired electrons does Fe2+ have?

A 0

B 1

C 2

D 3

E 4

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10.    Give the complete electronic configuration for Mn.
A 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d5

B 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d6

C 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d5

D 1s22s22p63s23p64s24p5

E 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5

11.    Which element(s) in the second row of the periodic table have 2 unpaired
electrons in their ground state configuration?
A Be

B C

C O

D two of the above elements

E all of the above elements

12.    Which one of the following species has the electron configuration of

1s22s22p6?
+
1. Na (sodium ion)
2-
2. O- (oxide)
3. F (fluoride)
A 1 and 2 only

B 1 and 3 only

C 2 and 3 only

D All of 1, 2, 3

E Neither 1, 2, 3

13.    The element that corresponds to the electron configuration

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2 is?
A titanium

B vanadium

C chromium

D manganese

E iron

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14.    For which of the following transitions does the light emitted have the longest
wavelength?
A n=4 to n=3

B n=4 to n=2

C n=4 to n=1

D n=3 to n=2

E n=2 to n=1

15.    When a hydrogen electron makes a transition from n=3 to n=1, which of the
following statements is true?

I. Energy is emitted.
II. Energy is absorbed.
III. The electron loses energy.
IV. The electron gains energy.
V. The electron cannot make this transition.
A I, IV

B I, III

C II, III

D II, IV

E V

16.    Which of the following best described an orbital?

A space where electrons are unlikely to be found in an atom

B space which may contain electrons, protons, and/or neutrons

C the space in an atom where an electron is most likely to be found

D small, walled spheres that contain electrons

E a single space within an atom that contains all electrons of that atom

17.    Which of the following is an incorrect designation for an atomic orbital?

A 1s

B 3d

C 1p

D 4f

E 6s

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18.    Which of the following atoms or ions has two unpaired electrons?
A Ti2+

B O

C Al

D S2-

E two of the above have 2 unpaired electrons

19.    Which orbital diagram represents the ground state for nitrogen?

(Ignore the core electron configuration.)
A option a

B option b

C option c

D option d

E option e

20.    Which represents the ground state for the N- ion?

A option a

B option b

C option c

D option d

E option e

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