WORK SHEET

Atomic Structure, Periodic Table of the Elements & Classes

I) Multiple choice questions. Circle only one of the answers A, B, C or D.

 In the periodic table, reading from left to right and top to bottom, the elements are arrange in order
of A. the number of protons in their nucleus B. the number of neutrons in their nucleus
C increasing atomic mass D. increasing mass number
 An element has 38 electrons orbiting the nucleus. In which period and group of the periodic table
will it be found?
A. Group 1, period 4 B. Group 2, period 5
C. Group 3, period 3 D. Group 4, period 2
 Which of the listed elements have the lowest electronegativity?
A. 12Mg B. 13Al C. 19K D. 17Cl

 What is the general configuration of the elements located in d-block in the periodic table?
A. ns2 B. nd1-10 C. ns2 nd1-10 D. ns2(n-1)d1-10
 Which one of the following has the smallest atomic radius?
A. Li (Z = 3) B. N (Z = 7) C. F (Z = 9) D. C (Z = 6)
 The atomic number of an atom X is 13. How many electrons will it have in its valence level?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
 Which one of the following is not a valid electronic structure?
A. 2, 8, 4 B. 2, 6 C. 2, 9, 1 D. 2, 8, 8, 2
 The elements in group 17 (VIIB) are:
A. alkali metals B. alkalineearth metals
C. halogens D. noble gases
 Which sets of the quantum numbers is unacceptable in ground–state atom?
A. n = 3 l = 2 ml = 0 ms = +1/2 B. n = 2 l = 2 ml = –1 ms = –1/2
C. n = 6 l = 2 ml = +2 ms = +1/2 D. n = 4 l = 0 ml = 0 ms = –1/2
 Which property is not characteristic for alkali metals?
A. They are shiny-silver metals. B. Can’t exist as free elements in the nature.
C. In reaction with water form strong base and hydrogen. D. They are very inactive metals.

II) Naturally occurring copper is a mixture of two isotopes. The first one has 29 protons and 34
neutrons while the other has two extra neutrons. Fill in the chart for the two isotopes:
N(p+) N(n0) N(e) Z A Symbol of the nuclide
Isotope 1
Isotope 2

III) What is meant by the notation 4p3? Explain.

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IV) Which set of quantum numbers describe the following orbitals?
7s ______________; 6p0 _____________; 5d-1 _______________; 4f3 ________________
V) a) Why it takes more energy to remove a 3s electron from an atom of magnesium than 5s electron
from an atom of barium. Is this periodic or group trend?

b) Why does fluorine (9F) have a higher ionization energy than iodine (53I)? Explain.
VI) Fill in the following chart.
Symbol of Atomic Mass Number Number of Number of Symbol of
the atom number number of protons neutrons electrons the nuclide
Lead 208 82
Carbon 6 8
Helium 2 3

VII) Two particles (atoms) have the following composition:

Atom A; 37 protons, 38 neutrons, 37 electrons _____ (write symbols for both particles)
Atom B; 37 protons, 40 neutrons, 37 electrons _____
a) What is the relationship between these particles? Explain. _______________________________
b) These two particles have very similar chemical properties. Explain why?

VIII) Arrange the following elements in order of increasing atomic radius: 16S, 13Al, 17Cl and 11Na.
___________________ Does your arrangement demonstrate a periodic or group trend? _________
Explain your observation

IX) Fill in the blanks.

Wordlist: period, group, similar, same, alkali, halogens, metallic, IA , metalloids, left, right
____________ is a vertical line of elements. Members of the same group exhibit ___________
properties because the elements have the _____ number of outer electrons. The group which contains
the most reactive metals is ______. It is called __________ metals group. The VIIB group is called
the group of _________. Noble or inert gases are found in group ______. The horizontal row of
elements is called ___________. The element's character changes from ___________ to non-metallic,
moving from left to right across a period. Therefore the strongest metals can be found at the bottom
_________ corner, while the strongest non-metals are situated at the top __________ corner in the
periodic table. However, there are elements that exhibit both metallic and non-metallic character.
These elements with dual nature are called ________________.

X) What is the full electron configuration of selenium atom, 34Se?

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 Use the configuration to determine: (Don’t forget to provide a brief explanation for each)
 outer (valence) shell ______________________________________________________________;
 number of valence electrons ________________________________________________________;
 number of unpaired electrons _______________________________________________________;
 class (block) in the periodic table ____________________________________________________;
 period: ___________________________ group: _______________________________________;
 number of fully completed electronic shells ______; List the fully completed shells; ___________;
 possible valence/s: ________________________________________________________________;
 Write the half-reaction of ionization for this atom:_____________________________________
 Draw the orbital diagram of the valence shell for this atom (boxes). Which set/s of quantum
numbers describe electron/s in the highest energy occupied shell?
XI) Give the corresponding atomic orbital designations.
a) n = 1 l = 0 ml = 0 _____ b) n = 4 l = 2 ml = +3 _____
c) n = 5 l = 3 ml =  3 _____ d) n = 2 l = 1 ml = 0 _____