c =
3.0 x 108 m/s; h = 6.63 x 10-34 J.s; R
= 2.18 x 10-18 J
1. A microwave oven emits electromagnetic waves
that follow the same equations as light waves, but the wavelength is 2.85
cm. What is the frequency of these
waves?
a. 3.0 x 1014 s-1 b.
4.5 x 1013 s-1 c. 2.8 x 1012 s-1 d.
1.1 x 1010 s-1 e. 9.5 x 10-9 s-1
2. How much energy (in J) is required to
completely remove an electron from the 4th main level of a hydrogen atom?
a. 1.1 x 10-18 b. 5.45 x 10-19 c. 1.36 x 10-19 d.
8.52 x 10-21 e. 3.97 x 10-22
3. Which of the above transitions (a, b, c, d,
or e) is associated with the line labeled “4” in the spectrum?


4.
The ground state electronic configuration for 25Mn, with sublevels
in order of increasing energy, is best represented as
a. 1s2 2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 4s2 4p5 b. 1s2 2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2
c. 1s2 2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 4s2
3d5 d. 1s2 2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 4s2
4d5
e. 1s2 2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 4s2
4p6 3d5
5. If a standing wave with 2 nodes is drawn
between two “walls” 12 cm apart, what is the wavelength?
a. 12 cm b. 8 cm c.
6 cm d. 4 cm e. 3 cm
6. How many electrons may have the quantum
numbers n = 6, l = 2?
a. 0 b. 2 c. 5 d. 10 e. 18
7. Which of the following atoms or ions would
not be paramagnetic?
a. P b. Fe 2+ c. N d. O e. Li+
8. Which of the following has the highest
ionization energy?
a. 49In b. 31Ga c. 32 Ge d. 33As e. 52Te
9. Which elements in period 4 would have electronic structures which impart unexpectedly high first ionization energies, when compared with the “usual” trends?
a. K, Ge, Se, Br b. Ca,
Mn, Zn, As c. Cr, Ga, Se d.
Ti, Co, Br
10. In which choice are the compounds listed in
order : first most ionic, then polar covalent, an finally nonpolar covalent?
a. KBr, HBr, ClBr, Br2 b. ClBr, KBr, HBr, Br2 c. ClBr, HBr, KBr, Br2 d.
ClBr, Br2, HBr, KBr,
11. How many bonding electrons and
nonbonding electrons (in “unhared
pairs) appear in the Lewis structure for N2?
# Bonding e’s # Nonbonding e’s (in unshared pairs)
a. 2 8
b. 2 4
c. 2 6
d. 4 6
e. 6 4
12. Which processes are generally favorable
(release energy) in the formation of an ionic compound?
a. Ionization Potential and Electron Affinity
b. Electron Affinity and Lattice Energy
c. Dissociation energy and Electron Affinity
d. Sublimation energy and lattice energy
e. Ionization Potential and lattice energy