Exercises March-2021
Exercises March-2021
Exercises March-2021
1. Write the atomic symbol (AZX) for each of the following isotopes.
a. Z= 8, number of neutrons 9
b. the isotope of chlorine in which A= 37
c. Z= 27, A= 60
d. number of protons = 26, number of neutrons= 31
e. the isotope of I with a mass number of 131
2. The wavelength of the green light from a traffic signal is centered at 522 nm. What is the
frequency of this radiation?
3. Calculate the energy (in joules) of
a) a photon with a wavelength of 5.00x104 nm (Infrared region)
b) a photon with a wavelength of 5.00x10-2 nm.
4. The energy of a photon is 5.87x10-20 J. What is the wavelength (in nanometers)?
5. What is the wavelength of a photon emitted during a transition from the n i=5 state to the nf = 2
in the hydrogen atom?
5. Calculate the wavelength of the “particle” in the following two cases:
a) The fastest serve in tennis is about 62 m/s. Calculate the wavelength associated with a
6.0x10-2 kg tennis ball traveling at this velocity
b) Calculate the wavelength associated with an electron moving at 62 m/s.
6. How many individual orbitals are there in the third shell? Write out n, l, m l quantum numbers
for each one and label each set by the s, p, d, f designations.
7. Describe the characteristics of an s orbital, a p orbital, and a d orbital. Which of the following
orbitals do not exist: 1p, 2s, 2d, 3p, 3d, 3f, 4g?
8. What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have the following quantum
numbers? Specify the orbitals in which the electrons would be found. (a) n = 2, ms = +1/2;
(b) n=4, ml = +1; (c) n=3, l =2; (d) n=2, l=0, ms = +1/2; (e) n=4, l =3, ml =-2
9. An electron in a certain atom is in the n=2 quantum level. List the possible values of l and m l
that it can have.
10. List all the possible subshells and orbitals associated with the principle quantum number n, if
n=5.
11. Indicate which of the following sets of quantum numbers in an atom are unacceptable and
explain why:
(a) (1,0,1/2,1/2) (b) (3,0,0,+1/2) (c) (2,2,1,+1/2)
(d) (4,3,-2,+1/2) (e) (3,2,1,1,)
12. Indicate the number of unpaired electrons present in each of the following atoms: B (Z=5),
Ne (Z=10), P (Z=15), Sc (Z=21), Mn (Z=25), Se (Z=34), Kr (Z=36), Fe (Z=26), I (Z=53), Pb
(Z=82), Cd (Z=48).
d 2 2 2
13. Draw the shapes (boundary surfaces) of the following orbitals: a) 2py; b) 3 Z ; c) 3d x − y
15. Draw orbital diagrams for atoms with the following configuration:
a) 1s22s22p5 b) 1s22s22p63s23p3 c) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d7
16. The ground-state electron configurations listed here are incorrect. Explain what mistakes
have been made in each and write the correct electron configurations
Al: 1s22s22p43s23p3
B: 1s22s22p5
F: 1s22s22p6
17. Without referring to a periodic table, write the electron configuration of the elements with
the following atomic numbers: a) 9; b) 20; c) 26; d) 33. Classify the elements.
18. Specify the group of the periodic table in which each of the following elements is found: a)
[Ne] 3s1, b) [Ne]3s23p3, c) [Ne]3s23p6, d) [Ar]4s23d8
19. A M2+ ion derived from a metal in the 1 st transition metal series has four electrons in the 3d
subshell. What element might M be?
20. In general, ionization energy increases from left to right across a given period. Aluminum,
however, has a lower ionization energy than magnesium. Explain.
21. Two atoms has the electron configurations 1s 22s22p6 and 1s22s22p63s1. The first ionization
energy of one is 2080 KJ/mol, and that of the other is 496 KJ/mol. Match each ionization
energy with one of the given electron configurations. Justify your choice ?
22. A hydrogen-like ion is an ion containing only one electron. The energies of the electron in a
hydrogen-like ion are given by
−18
En =−(2. 18 x 10 J ) Z 2 ( )
2 1
n
Where n is the principle quantum number and Z is the atomic number of the element.
Calculate the ionization energy of the He+ ion.
23. From the following data, calculate the average bond energy for the N-H bond:
NH3(g) ® NH2(g) + H(g) DHo = 435KJ
NH2(g) ® NH(g) + H(g) DHo = 381 KJ
NH(g) ® N(g) + H(g) DHo = 360 KJ
24. The energy needed for the following process is 1.96x104KJ.mol-1:
Li(g) ® Li3+ (g) + 3e-
If the first ionization energy for lithium is 520 kJ/mol -1, calculate the second ionization
energy of lithium, that is, the energy required for the process
Li+(g) ® Li2+(g) + e-
41. Compare dipole moment of the following molecules: NH3 and NF3 and explain?
42. Do the following molecules have dipole moment ? Explain?
F2; BeF2; BF3; CF4; CO2; SO2