Orbital Diagrams and Electron Configuration

Which of these is WRONG?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

D is wrong because the final electron must have the same spin as the other electrons in its orbital. The others are up, so that electron must be up as well.

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The correct lewis dot diagram for nitrogen would be

• E

• F

• G

• H

Answer explanation

Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons, so the correct lewis dot diagram has 5 dots

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Which of these could be the lewis dot diagram for an oxygen anion?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

Oxygen has 6 valence electrons, but it wants 8. Therefore, it will steal 2 electrons so that it has a total of 8 electrons. Choice A has 8 electrons.

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Which is the correct lewis dot diagram for carbon?

• D

• E

• F

• G

• H

Answer explanation

Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so the lewis dot diagram should have only 4 dots.

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Which of these is the correct Bohr model for fluorine?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Answer explanation

Fluorine is in the 2nd period, so it has 2 electron shells. It's a halogen, so it has 7 valence electrons. The only one that has that many valence electrons is B. You can also count the total number of electrons, which is 9. That's how many electrons a neutral atom of fluorine has.

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Put these in the correct order

• 1s

• 2s

• 2p

• 3p

• 3s

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Which of the following shows the correct electron configuration for oxygen?

• 1s2 2s2 2p4

• 1s2 2s2 2p6

• 1s2 2s2 2p8

• 1s2 2s2 2p2 3s2

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Match the following models of the atom with what was wrong with each.

• Didn't know about the nucleus

• 
• Thought atoms had different shapes that gave substances their properties

• 
• Didn't know about orbitals and suborbitals

• 
• Didn't know electrons orbited in specific energy levels

• 
• Doesn't include any subatomic particles

• 

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An atom with 2 protons and 2 electrons would have a charge of ​ (a)   . An atom with 15 protons and 18 electrons would have a charge of ​ (b)   . An atom with 12 protons and 10 electrons would have a charge of ​ (c)   . An atom with 5 protons and 2 electrons would have a charge of ​ (d)   . An atom with 7 protons and 10 electrons would have a charge of ​ (e)  

• 0
• -3
• +2
• +3

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An atom has the configuration 1s2 2s2 2p3. Which element is this?

• lithium

• boron

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Answer explanation

Add up all of the electrons - it has 7 electrons, so it must be nitrogen.

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