Chemistry I Name: _____________________________ Block: ______

Worksheet  #1:  Atomic  Spectra  

Answer the following questions using your class notes.
1. How did Bohr expand on Rutherford’s model of the atom?

2. Compare the energy of an electron in 1s to that of an electron in 4s.

3. How much energy must be released in order for an electron to fall from one energy level to another?
How is the energy released?

4. What is the difference between the previous models of the atom and the modern quantum mechanical
model?

5. The further the electron is from the nucleus, the _______________ energy the electron has.

6. A(n) ________________________ is often thought of as a region of space in which there is a high

probability of finding an electron.

7. What is the term used to label the energy levels of electrons? _________________________________

8. How are s orbitals different from p orbitals? ______________________________________________

9. How many electrons can each of the following orbitals hold?

a. 2s = ________ d. 6d = ________

b. 3p = ________ e. 4p = ________

c. 5f = _________ f. 3d = ________

10. How many “p” orbitals can there be in any energy level? ____________________________

11. What is the maximum number of electrons in the 3rd principle energy level? __________________

12. How many orbitals are in each of the following sublevels??

a. 4p sublevel ____________ c. 4f sublevel ____________

b. 3d sublevel ____________ d. 2s sublevel ____________

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Worksheet  #2:  Orbital  Diagrams

Answer the following questions using your class notes.

1. Fill in the element symbols or electron configurations for the elements given in the table.

Electron Configurations for Some Selected Elements

Orbital filling
Electron
Element 1s 2s 2px 2py 2pz 3s configuration
1
1s

He

2 1
1s 2s

C
2 2 3
1s 2s 2p

2 2 5
1s 2s 2p

Ne
2 2 6 1
1s 2s 2p 3s

2. Which element has the following orbital diagram?

1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d Element (answer)
a
b
c

3. Using arrows, show how the following orbitals will fill with electrons.
Electron Configuration 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d
2 2 6 2
Mg 1s 2s 2p 3s
Cl 1s22s22p63s23p5
Si 1s22s22p63s23p2
Ti 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2
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Worksheet  #3:  Electron  Configurations  

Answer the following questions using your class notes.

1. Write the complete electron configuration for each atom on the blank line.

a. Magnesium

b. Tungsten

c. Carbon

d. Arsenic

e. Sulfur

f. Nickel

g. Rubidium

h. Xeon

2. What elements are represented by each of the following electron configurations?

a. 1s2 2s2 2p5 c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p65s2 4d10 5p4

b. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5

3. a. What are valence electrons? _________________________________________________________

b. Explain how an atom’s valence electron configuration determines its place on the periodic table.

c. The number of valence electrons for elements in s-block and p-block is the same as the
_________________________________.
d. List the number of valence electrons for the following atoms:
potassium = magnesium = carbon = nitrogen =
4. Place the following orbitals in order of increasing energy:
1s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 3d, 4f, 3p, 7s, 5d, 5p __________________________________________
5.  What  two  elements  in  Period  4  are  exceptions  to  the  way  we  normally  write  electron  
configurations?  Write  the  expected  and  the  actual  configuration  of  each.  What  rules  are  
followed?    What  rules  are  violated?  
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Worksheet  #4:  Periodic  Table  
Answer the following questions using your class notes.
1. Identify each element as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal.
a. fluorine d. phosphorus
b. germanium e. lithium
c. zinc f. oxygen
2. a. Circle the transition metals below.
magnesium titanium chromium mercury aluminum
b. Which block (s, p, d, or f) are the transition metals found?
3. Give two examples of elements for each category.

a. Noble gases
b. Halogens
c. Alkali metals
d. Alkaline earth metals

4. Explain why the s-block of the periodic table is two groups wide, the p-block is six groups wide, and
the d-block is ten groups wide.

5. a. Why do the elements potassium and sodium have similar chemical and physical properties? Name a
property they have in common.

b. Why do Rubidium and Tin have similar chemical and physical properties? Name a property they
have in common.

6. Identify the element that:

a. Contains a full 3rd energy level c. Outer energy level is 4s2

b. Contains 3 electrons in the 2p level d. Contains 5 electrons in the 4d level
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Worksheet  #4  CONTINUED…..  

Answer the following questions using your class notes.

7. Write the electron configuration for the element fitting each of the following descriptions.

a. The metal in Group 15

b. The halogen in period 3
c. The alkali metal in period 2
d. The transition metal that is liquid at room temperature

FLASHBACK TIME J!!

1. Write the electron configuration for the following elements:

Cerium = _________________________________________________

Potassium = ________________________________________________

Uranium = __________________________________________________

2. Give an example of the following:

c. Element = ____________________

d. Compound = __________________

3. Name the scientist who contributed the following to the discovery of the atom:
a. Discovered the nucleus ______________________________

b. Discovered the electron ______________________________

c. Theorized atoms are identical ________________________

c. Discovered protons ______________________________

4. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does the element cobalt have?
 
 
 
 
Chemistry I Name: _____________________________ Block: ______

Worksheet  #  5:  
Answer the following questions using your class notes.

1. How many orbitals are in the following sublevels?

a) 3p sublevel = _____ d) 3d sublevel = _____

b) 2s sublevel = _____ e) 4f sublevel = _____

c) 4p sublevel = _____

2. Write the full electron configuration for each atom.

a) Phosphorus = _______________________________

b) Gold = _______________________________

c) Iodine = _______________________________

3. Give the symbol of the elements that correspond to these configurations of an atom.
What class AND family does this element belong to in the period table (e.g. noble gas,
metalloid, etc)

a) 1s22s22p63s1 ______________________________

b) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d8 ______________________________

c) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p4 ______________________________

4. What is incorrect in the following electron configurations?

a) 1s22s22p63s23p63d10 ______________________________

b) 1s22s22p63s23p34s23d8 ______________________________

c) [Rn] 7s25f9 ______________________________

5. Draw and write the electron configuration for the element Manganese.