AP Chemistry Review
Authored by Alison Locke
Chemistry
11th - 12th Grade
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This AP Chemistry review quiz covers atomic structure and periodic trends, targeting students in grades 11-12 who are preparing for advanced placement coursework. The questions assess fundamental understanding of electron configuration, orbital theory, and periodic properties that form the foundation of chemical bonding and reactivity concepts. Students must demonstrate mastery of electron configuration notation, including both longhand and noble gas abbreviated forms, while understanding the principles that govern electron arrangement such as the Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and the Pauli exclusion principle. The quiz also requires students to analyze periodic trends including atomic radius, electronegativity, and ionization energy, connecting these macroscopic properties to the underlying electronic structure of atoms. Success on these problems demands students understand orbital shapes and capacities, can count valence electrons from electron configurations, and recognize how nuclear charge and electron shielding influence atomic properties across periods and down groups. Created by Alison Locke, a Chemistry teacher in the US who teaches grades 11 and 12. This comprehensive review quiz serves multiple instructional purposes throughout a unit on atomic structure and periodicity, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student readiness for AP-level problem solving. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before introducing chemical bonding concepts, or as targeted practice following instruction on electron configuration rules and periodic trends. The variety of question types makes it particularly valuable for homework assignments or review sessions before unit exams, allowing students to identify knowledge gaps in fundamental concepts that underpin more complex chemistry topics. This assessment aligns with AP Chemistry Learning Objectives 1.1-1.7 and supports Essential Knowledge statements regarding atomic structure, electron configuration, and periodic trends that students must master for success on the AP examination.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
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NGSS.HS-PS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An orbital can at most hold how many electrons?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6. The number of electrons in the atom is
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the electron configuration of Ag?
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the shape of an s orbital?
sphere
dumbbell
pear
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many d orbitals are there in a given sublevel?
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NGSS.HS-PS1-1
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