Practice Worksheet

Choose the correct answer:

1) The quantum number which is limited to 2 values only is …………

a) principle quantum number b) subsidiary quantum number

c) magnetic quantum number d) spin quantum number

2) Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers represents the last
electron in an atom that is located in the d-sublevel?

a) n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -3 / ms = + ½
c) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ d) n = 3 / l = 0 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½

3) What is the possible value for ml if the electron is located in 4s sublevel?

a) -1 b) 0 c) 4 d) + ½

4) The electron with the following quantum numbers (n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = -1 /

ms = - ½) is located in ……….

a) the second energy level b) aluminum atom (13Al)

c) d-sublevel d) sulphur atom (16S)

5) The two electrons that have the two quantum numbers (n = 2 and l = 0)
must have the quantum number …………..

a) ms = +½ b) ml = -1 c) ms = -½ d) ml = 0

6) Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers is wrong concerning

an electron in the p-sublevel?

a) n = 2 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 1 / l = 1 / ml = +1 / ms = - ½
c) n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½ d) n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½
7) The number of electrons that have the subsidiary quantum number (l=1) in
vanadium atom (23V) is …………… electrons

a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 8

8) The number of sublevels that are occupied with electrons in the element
whose atomic number is 26 ……….

a) 9 b) 7 c) 6 d) 8

9) When two electrons have the same values of l and m s they must be located
in the same ……………..

a) principle energy level but in different sublevel

b) sublevel but in different orbitals
c) orbital but spin in opposite direction
d) atom but in different energy levels and sublevels and orbitals

10) The possible quantum numbers of the last electron of titanium atom ( 22Ti)
is ………….

a) n = 4 / l = 0 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½ b) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½
c) n = 4 / l = 0 / ml = 0 / ms = - ½ d) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml =+1 / ms = + ½

11) The element which has 15 completely filled orbitals must have …………..

a) four completely filled energy levels b) 13 completely filled sublevels

c) 30 electrons d) b and c

12) Which of the following facts doesn’t agree with Dalton’s postulates?

a) two atoms of oxygen react with one atom of sulphur to produce sulphur dioxide
b) the mass of an atom of iron is different from the mass of an atom of copper
c) the space within the atom is very large
d) atoms are the building units of matter

13) Electronic configuration of the element X ends with 5p1, so the number of
sublevels occupied with electrons is ……………

a) 11 b) 7 c) 8 d) 10
14) Which atom can contain an electron with the following quantum numbers
(n=3 / l=0 / ml=0 / ms= - ½)

a) 11Na b) 12Mg c) 9F d) 10Ne

15) The number of completely filled orbitals in chromium atom 24Cr is ………….

a) 10 b) 15 c) 8 d) 9

16) If the last electron of element X has the quantum numbers (n=3 / l=2 /
ml=+2/ ms=- ½) so the last electron of element Y that follows element X will
have the quantum numbers ………………

a) n=3 / l=2 / ml=+2 / ms=+ ½ b) n=4 / l=2 / ml=+2 / ms=+ ½

c) n=3 / l=1 / ml= -1 / ms=+ ½ d) n=4 / l=1 / ml= -1 / ms=+ ½

17) Which of the following represents the correct configuration of 28Ni2+?

a) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 b) [Ar] 4s0 3d10

c) [Ar] 4s2 3d6 d) [Ar] 4s0 3d8

18) What is the number of unpaired electrons in copper atom, copper I ion
and copper II ion respectively?

a) 0, 1 and 1 b) 1, 0 and 1 c) 1, 0 and 0 d) 0, 0 and 0

19) How many electrons in phosphorus atom ( 15P) have the spin quantum
number ms = - ½?

a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10

20) The following postulates belong to Thomson’s atomic theory except that
……………….

a) electrons are negatively charged

b) electrons are rotating around the nucleus
c) the atom is electrically neutral
d) electrons are embedded in the atom
21) The element whose last electron has the quantum numbers (m l=-1 and
ms=+ ½) may be ………

a) 11Na b) 22Ti c) 30Zn d) 18Ar

22) What is the maximum value of m l for an electron which is located in the
third principle energy level?

a) +1 b) +2 c) +3 d) +4

23) The last electron in 10Ne differs from the last electron in 11Na in the value
of ………….

a) n only b) n and l
c) n, l and ml d) n, l, ml and ms

24) Ferrous ion 26Fe2+ is easily converted into ferric ion 26Fe3+ by ………………..

a) losing an electron from the 4s sublevel

b) losing an electron from the 3d sublevel
c) gaining an electron in the 4s sublevel
d) gaining an electron in the 3d sublevel

25) Which of the following has the highest number of unpaired electrons?

a) 12Mg b) 13Al c) 16S2- d) 14Si

26) Electronic configuration of the element X ends with 3s 2, so the number of

orbitals occupied with electrons is ……………

a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9

27) Which atom can’t contain an electron with the following quantum
numbers (n=4 / l=1 / m l=+1 / ms= + ½)

a) 31Ga b) 33As c) 36Kr d) 35Br

28) The spectral lines differ among different elements due to ……………..

a) the difference in their atomic masses

b) the difference in the resolution power of the spectroscope used
c) the difference in the number of neutrons
d) the difference in their atomic numbers

29) On the exposure of calcium cation to the non-illuminant Bunsen flame,

the flame acquires a brick red color due to the ……………..

a) increase in the number of electrons

b) transfer of the electrons to higher energy levels
c) returning electrons to their original energy levels
d) burning calcium cations

30) In which case the energy released from the transition of the electron is
the greatest?

a) from n=5 to n=3 b) from n=3 to n=2

c) from n=4 to n=3 d) from n=4 to n=2

31) The maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have the following
quantum numbers (n=3 / l=2) is …………

a) 10 b) 6 c) 18 d) 2

32) Bohr was able to describe ……………..

a) different energy levels in different atoms

b) the energy difference between energy levels
c) the energy sublevels and their shapes
d) the type of spin motion of the electron

33) The concept of quantum can be proven by the ……………..

a) penetration of alpha particles in the gold foil

b) spinning of electrons in opposite directions
c) spectral lines of hydrogen
d) atomic model of Thomson
34) The following is correct concerning the electron

a) it is a material particle only

b) it must lose an amount of energy to transfer from any energy level to another
c) paired electrons spin in the same direction
d) it has a dual nature

35) When the electron is excited …………..

a) its energy in the excited state is higher than that in the ground state
b) it can absorb an amount of energy to transfer back to its lower energy level
c) it can release the quantum of energy in the form of heat or electricity
d) the energy released to return back is greater than the energy absorbed for
excitation

36) The quantum number which is limited to any whole number excluding zero
is …………

a) principle quantum number

b) subsidiary quantum number
c) magnetic quantum number
d) spin quantum number

37) The three quantum numbers that helped to explain the behavior of the
electron of hydrogen atom are ………………

a) n, l and ml b) l, ml and ms
c) n, ml and ms d) n, l and ms

38) Which of the following quantum numbers represents an electron in one of

the 3d orbitals?

a) n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -3 / ms = + ½
c) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ d) n = 3 / l = 0 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½

39) When n=3 and l=1 so the only possible value of m l from the following is
……….

a) -1 b) -2 c) +2 d) + ½
40) Which of the following is filled with the greatest number of electrons?

a) 2p sublevel b) one of the 4f orbitals

c) the second energy level d) 4s sublevel

41) The electron with the following quantum numbers (n = 2 / l = 1 / m l = -1 /

ms = - ½) is located in ………. sublevel

a) 3s b) 2p c) 3d d) 4f

42) The two electrons that have the two quantum numbers (n = 3 and m l = +2)
must have the quantum number …………..

a) l = 1 b) l = 2 c) ms = + ½ d) l = 3

43) Electrons of the first energy level have the same ………….

a) values of n b) values of l
c) values of ml d) all the previous

44) Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers is wrong?

a) n = 3 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½
c) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = +1 / ms = + ½ d) n = 3 / l = 0 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½

45) Which of the following sublevel is considered incorrect in the elements

known so far?

a) 4f b) 5d c) 7s d) 6f

46) From the possible value(s) of l for an electron in an atom when n=4 is
…………..

a) l = 0 b) l = 1 c) l = 2 d) all the previous

47) The maximum number of electrons that have the same subsidiary
quantum number in fluorine atom ( 9F) is …………… electrons

a) 2 b) 4 c) 5 d) 7
48) The number of orbital that are occupied with electrons in an element
whose configuration ends with 3d 10 is ……….

a) 4 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20

49) When two electrons have the same values of l and ml they must be
located in the same ……………..

a) principle energy level b) sublevel

c) orbital d) b and c

50) The possible quantum numbers of the last electron of oxygen atom (8O) is
………….

a) n = 2 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 2 / l = 1 / ml = +1 / ms = - ½
c) n = 2 / l = 1 / ml = +1 / ms = + ½ d) n = 2 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = - ½

51) The correct electronic configuration of iron atom ( 26Fe) according to the
principle energy levels is …………

a) 2, 8, 16 b) 2, 8, 10, 6
c) 2, 8, 8, 8 d) 2, 8, 14, 2

52) Which of the following represents the correct configuration of 33As3-?

a) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p3 b) [Ar] 4s2 3d10

c) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p6 d) [Ar] 4s2 3d7 4p3

53) Which of the following quantum numbers represents the electron with
the highest energy?

a) n = 4 / l = 1 / ml = -1 / ms = + ½ b) n = 3 / l = 2 / ml = +2 / ms = - ½
c) n = 5 / l = 0 / ml = 0 / ms = + ½ d) n = 4 / l = 2 / ml = -1 / ms = - ½

54) The element which has four completely filled sublevels must have
…………..

a) four completely filled energy levels b) 6 completely filled orbitals

c) 10 electrons d) b and c
55) The number of half filled orbitals in nitrogen atom ( 7N) is …………

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 0

56) Which of the following electronic configuration represents an excited

atom?

a) 1s2 2s2 2p4 b) 1s2 2s2 2p5

c) 1s2 2s2 2p5 3s1 d) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

57) The element whose last electron has the following quantum numbers
(n=3 / l=2 / ml=+2 / ms=+ ½) has the atomic number …………..

a) 22 b) 30 c) 28 d) 25

58) The following configuration doesn’t agree with the building up principle
concerning an atom in the elementary state

a) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2 b) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d5
c) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 d) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

59) The excited electron of hydrogen may have the following quantum
numbers.

a) n=1 / l=0 b) n=2 / l=2

c) n=5 / l=3 d) n=6 / l=4

60) The following sequence in incorrect according to auf-bau principle.

a) 4s > 3d > 2p > 2s b) 4d > 5s > 4p > 4s

c) 5s > 4p > 3d > 3p d) 6s > 4p > 3p > 3s
 1s

2s
3s

From the previous probability graph and in the view of your study,
answer the following questions:

61) Which of the following is correct concerning the 1s electrons?

a) they can be found anywhere around the nucleus in all distances

b) they are found at a fixed orbit with a definite radius
c) they are nearer to the nucleus than 2s electrons in most of the time
d) they can be found at a distance 800 pm but with a very low probability

62) The greatest probability of finding the 3s electrons is between ……………

a) 0 – 200 pm b) 200 – 400 pm

c) 400 – 600 pm d) 600 – 800 pm

63) At the distance 300 pm, it is most probable to find …………. electrons

a) 1s b) 2s c) 3s d) can’t be specified

64) Which of the following is incorrect concerning the probability of finding

an electron around the nucleus?

a) it is impossible to determine the precise location of the electron and its speed at
the same time
b) the electron behaves as a wave and don’t move in a fixed path
c) each sublevel can be considered a region of space around the nucleus
d) the probability to find an electron around the nucleus may reach zero at some
distances
Study the opposite figure then answer the following:

65) The figure represents ………………..

a) a hydrogen atom according to Bohr’s atomic model

b) a hydrogen atom according to the wave mechanical theory
c) an oxygen atom according to the wave mechanical theory
d) an oxygen atom according to Thomson’s atomic model

66) Which of the following is incorrect concerning

Schrodinger’s idea about the electron …………….

a) the path of the electron can’t be determined accurately

b) the electron is found in a definite orbits called energy levels
c) electrons can be found at any distance and any direction around the nucleus
d) electrons have dual nature

67) The atomic model in the middle of the figure belongs to …………………

a) Rutherford b) Thomson
c) Bohr d) Schrodinger

68) According to the last atomic model

positive charges are ……………

a) not found in the atom

b) not found in the nucleus
c) evenly distributed in the atom
d) concentrated in the nucleus

69) The first atomic model that belongs to Dalton describes the atom as a ……

a) plum pudding b) solid ball

c) planetary system d) electron cloud

70) The main difference between Rutherford’s atomic model and Bohr’s
atomic model is about …………..

a) the charge of the nucleus

b) the ratio between the positive charges and the negative charges
c) the system in which electrons are rotating
d) the dual nature of the electrons