Atomic Structure and Properties

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What is the main concept that explains the distribution of electrons among orbitals in an atom?

  • Aufbau principle
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron configuration (correct)
  • Orbital diagram

Which of the following principles states that electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals available?

  • Electron configuration principle (correct)
  • Hund's rule
  • Pauli's exclusion principle
  • Aufbau principle

In which subshell do electrons go into in the transition elements, according to the Aufbau process?

  • d subshell (correct)
  • p subshell
  • f subshell
  • s subshell

What determines the group number of an A-group element?

<p>Number of electrons in the principal shell of highest quantum number (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the period number and the highest number of principal shell containing electrons?

<p>The period number is the same as the highest number of principal shell containing electrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the nucleus in Rutherford's atomic model?

<p>Protons and neutrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is a key idea required to write a probable electron configuration?

<p>Electrons occupy orbitals singly rather than in pairs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average of the mass numbers of the isotopes of an element based on their percentage abundances?

<p>Atomic mass (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the velocity, frequency, and wavelength of electromagnetic radiation?

<p>c = νλ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the emission spectrum of an atom?

<p>A discrete set of wavelength components (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the energy of a photon according to Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect?

<p>E = hν (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of an electron falling from a higher to a lower energy level in Bohr's theory?

<p>Emission of a discrete amount of energy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the four sp3 hybrid orbitals?

<p>Tetrahedral (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the bond angle in CH4?

<p>109.50° (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of hybridization does PCl5 exhibit?

<p>sp3d (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many hybrid orbitals are required to describe bonding in SF6?

<p>6 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond consists of one σ and one π bond?

<p>Double covalent bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of hybridization involved in the formation of C2H4?

<p>sp2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol used to represent the magnitude of a bond dipole moment?

<p>µ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the magnitude of the partial charges in a bond dipole moment?

<p>Electronegativity difference (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which direction are dipole vectors typically drawn?

<p>From the less electronegative atom to the more electronegative atom (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for a molecule to be polar?

<p>It must contain at least one polar covalent bond, and the sum of the vectors of each bond dipole moment does not cancel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the trans isomer non-polar?

<p>Because the C – Cl bond polarities balance each other (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the molecular dipole in the cis-isomer?

<p>Pointing between the Cl atoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for an atom to be electrically neutral?

<p>The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom?

<p>Mass number (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an atom gains one or more electrons?

<p>It becomes an anion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the mass number and the atomic number?

<p>The number of neutrons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of an atom with 11 protons and 10 electrons?

<p>1+ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an atom loses one or more electrons?

<p>It becomes a cation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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