[TOPIC 2: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF FIRST TERM

ATOMS].........exercise....... (2013/14)

SMK SEKSYEN 10 KOTA DAMANSARA

47810 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR

EXERCISE
TOPIC 2
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
OF ATOMS
CHECKLIST TO SCORE A IN CHEMISTRY
Sub-topic
2.1
Electronic energy
levels of atomic
hydrogen
2.2
Atomic orbitals:
s, p and d
2.3
Electronic
configuration
2.4
Classification of
elements into s, p, d
and f blocks in the
Periodic Table

Learning outcomes
Candidates should be able to:
1. Explain the formation of the emission line spectrum of
atomic hydrogen in the Lyman and Balmer series using
Bohrs Atomic Model.

Tick

1. deduce the number and relative energies of the s, p and

d orbitals for the principal quantum numbers 1, 2 and 3,
including the 4s orbitals;
2. describe the shape of the s and p orbitals.
1. predict the electronic configuration of and ions given the
proton number (and charge);
2. define and apply Aufbau principle, Hunds rule and Pauli
exclusion principle.
Candidates should be able to:
1. identify the position of the elements in the Periodic
Table as
(i) block s, with valence shell configurations s1 and s2,
(ii) block p, with valence shell configurations from s2p1
to s2p6,
(iii) block d, with valence shell configurations from d1s2
to d10s2;
2. identify the position of elements in block f of the
Periodic Table.

[TOPIC 2: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF FIRST TERM

ATOMS].........exercise....... (2013/14)

Question 1 :
Describe the formation of the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom. What are the important
information that can be obtained from the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom ?
Question 2 :
State the differences between the Lyman series and the Balmer series.
Question 3 {STPM 1999 Paper 2 Q2(b)} :
The proton number of chromium is 24.
(a) Write the valence shell electronic configuration of the
(i) Chromium atom
(ii) Chromium (III) ion
(b) (i) Sketch the relative energy level of the 3d and the 4s orbotals in the chromium
atom before electrons are filled.
(ii) Draw the energy diagram to show the filling of electrons in the valence orbitals
of chromium based on Hunds rule
(c) Draw labelled diagrams to illustrate the shapes of all the orbitals in the chromium
atom with the principle quantum number n=2.
Question 4 {STPM 2002 Paper 2 Q1(a)}
(i) Sketch the energy level diagram for the orbitals of an atom (other than hydrogen) with
the principle quantum number of n=2 to n=3.
(ii) Using arrows to represent electrons, show on the diagram sketched above, the
electronic arrangement of a carbon atom in the excited state.
Question 5 {STPM 2005 Paper 2 Q1(a)}
Sodium-24 isotope is used in medicine to study the blood circulatory system.
(i)
Write the electronic configuration of sodium-24 isotope
(ii)
How many orbitals of sodium-24 isotope are fully filled?
(iii)
State the orbitals of sodium-24 ion which contain valence electrons.
(iv)
State one reason why sodium-24 isotope is rarely found in its natural state
Question 6 {STPM 2006 Paper2 Q5(a)}
An element X is in Group 9 and Period 4 in the Periodic Table.
(i)
Discuss the application of the Aufbaus principle in the construction of the
electronic configuration of X.
(ii)
Name one element which has almost the same radius as Z. Give three reasons
for your answer.
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Question 7 {STPM 2007 Paper 2 Q5 (a)}
Hunds rule, Pauli exclusion principle and Aufbau principle are used to determine the
ground state configuration of an atom.
(i)
State the rule and principles
(ii)
Describe how the two principles are applied to oxide ion, O 2-, as an example.
Question 8 {STPM 2008 paper 2 Q1(a)}
if two or more orbitals with equal energy are available, the orbitals are each filled with
one electron, with the electrons having parallel spins, before a second electron of the
opposite spin is added.
(i)
Name the above rule.
(ii)
Draw a diagram showing valence shells filled with valence electrons for an atom
with proton number 28.
(iii)
State the number of unpaired electrons in atom X.