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Multiple choice questions
Given the molar masses in g.mol-1
M(H)=1 M(C)=12 M(O)=16
Direction: Choose the best answer for each question and mark the letter of your selection on the
corresponding answer sheet.
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1) How many protons (p), neutrons(n), and electrons (e) are in an atom of 19 K ?
A- 40 p, 21 n, & 40 e B- 19 p, 21 n, & 19 e C- 40 p, 40 n, & 40 e
D- 19 p, 19 n, & 19 e E- 40 p, 21 n, & 21 e
2) A sulfide ion, S2-, has: S(Z=16)
A- 16 protons and 16 electrons B- 32 protons and 16 electrons
C- 16 protons and 14 electrons D- 16 protons and 18 electrons
E- 32 protons and 18 electrons
3) The orbital diagram for a ground state oxygen atom is: O (Z=8)
1s 2s 2p
A- ↑↓
↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑
B- ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓
C- ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑
D- ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑
E-
↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑
4) How many electrons are in the 3rd principal energy level of a phosphorus atom? P (Z=15)
A- 3 B- 5 C- 6 D- 8 E- 10
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5) Chemists arranged elements in the periodic table according to increasing:
A- atomic number B- mass number C- atomic mass
D- number of neutrons E- nuclear binding energy
6) How many electrons are in the 4p orbital of selenium? Se (Z=34)
A- 0 B- 2 C- 4 D- 5 E- 6
7) Which of the following is the electron configuration for the Al3+ ion? Al (Z=13)
A- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
B- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
C- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
D- 1s2 2s2 2p6
E- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
8) The electronic configuration of a Ca2+ ion ends with 3p6 the atomic number of calcium is:
A- 18 B- 40 C- 22 D- 20 E- None of the above
9) The number of neutrons of silver Ag of mass number 108 and having an electron configuration
ending with 4d9 is:
A- 108 B- 47 C- 61 D- 155 E- None of the above
10) The electron configuration of Co (Z=27) ends with:
A- 3d7 B- 3d9 C- 4s2 D- 3s2 E- 4p6
11) Give the number of protons (p), electrons (e), and neutrons (n) in one atom of chlorine-37
37
which has the symbol 17 Cl
A. 37p, 37e, 17n B. 17p, 17e, 37n C. 17p, 17e, 20n
D. 37p, 17e, 20n E. 17p, 37e, 17n
12) The orbital diagram for a ground state carbon atom is: C (Z=6)
1s 2s 2p
A- ↑ ↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↓ __ __
B- ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑_ ↑_
C- ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑_ ↑_
D- ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑_ __
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13) How many unpaired electrons does an atom of sulfur have? S (Z=16)
A- 0 B- 1 C- 2 D- 3 E- 4
14) The electron configuration of a vanadium atom (V) is: V (Z=23) Ar ( Z= 18)
A- [Ar] 4s2 4d3 B- [Ar] 4s2 4p3 C- [Ar] 4s2 3d3 D- [Ar] 3d5
15) How many electrons are in the 3rd principle energy level (n=3) of a phosphorus atom? P (Z=15)
A- 3 B- 5 C- 6 D- 8 E- 10
16) The general electron configuration for atoms of all elements in column 15 is:
A- ns2 np6 B- ns2 np5 C- ns2 np4 D- ns2 np3 E- ns2 np1
17) The general electron configuration for atoms of the halogen group is:
A- ns2 np6 B- ns2 np5 C- ns2 np6 (n – 1)d7 D- ns1 E- ns2 np7
18) How many valence electrons does a tin (Sn) atom have? (Zn=50)
A- 2 B- 4 C- 14 D- 36 E- 50
19) How many electrons are in the 4d orbitals of Tc? Tc (Z=43)
A- 1 B- 2 C- 3 D- 4 E- 5
20) Which of the following is the electron configuration of a sulfide ion, S2- ? S (Z=16) Ne (Z= 10)
A- [Ne] 3s2 3p4
B- [Ne]
C- [Ne] 3s2 3p1
D- [Ar]
E- [Ne] 3s2 3p2
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