1.6 Electron Configuration and Atomic Structure Quiz

What principle is associated with filling electron orbitals from low to high energy?

• Aufbau Principle

• Pauli Exclusion Principle

• Hund's Rule

• Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

What does the atomic number of an element represent?

• Number of protons

• Number of neutrons

• Number of electrons in the outer shell

• Number of electron shells

Which type of orbital is represented by a cloverleaf shape?

• d-orbital

• s-orbital

• p-orbital

• f-orbital

What is the electron configuration notation for an element with the configuration 1s² 2s² 2p³?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Fluorine

What does an electron orbital diagram represent?

• a visual representation of how electrons are distributed within an atom's atomic orbitals

• Energy levels of electrons

• Number of protons in the nucleus

• Chemical bonds between atoms

What is the term for the different layers where electrons reside around the nucleus?

• Energy level

• Valence shell

• Electron cloud

• Atomic radius

What is the term used to describe an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons?

• Orbital notation

• Ion

• Shorthand notation

• Hund’s Rule

What is the term for the representation of electron configuration using the noble gas from the previous period?

• Orbital notation

• Shorthand notation

• Ion

• Hund’s Rule

Which type of orbital is represented by a spherical shape?

• p-orbital

• f-orbital

• s-orbital

• d-orbital

Which type of orbital is represented by a dumbbell shape?

• s-orbital

• p-orbital

• d-orbital

• f-orbital