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Atomic Structure HL Multiple Choice Questions Answers

This document contains 25 multiple choice questions about atomic structure and properties. The questions cover topics like relative masses of subatomic particles, electron configurations, ionization energies, isotopes and orbital diagrams.

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HL Atomic Structure Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Which row is correct for the relative masses of subatomic particles?


Particle Relative mass Particle Relative mass
A Electron 1 Proton 1/2000
B Proton 1 Neutron 1
C Neutron 1/2000 Proton 1
D Electron 1 Neutron 1/2000

2. What is the number of protons present in a 58Co2+ ion?

A 58 B 31 C 29 D 27

3. What is the number of electrons present in a 79Se2- ion?

A 79 B 34 C 36 D 32

4. What is the number of neutrons present in a 238U3+ ion?

A 146 B 92 C 143 D 238

5. Which of the following condensed electron configurations is not correct?

A Mg: [Ne] 3s2 B Fe: [Ar] 3d6


C Cu: [Ar] 4s1 3d10 D Br: [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5

6. The condensed electron configuration for 24Cr is


A 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d4 B 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d5
C [Ar] 4s2 3d4 D [Ar] 4s1 3d5

7. In the emission spectrum of deuterium the frequency of the convergence limit in the series
where the electron falls down to n=1 is 3.29x1015 Hz. The value of Planck’s constant is
6.63x10-34 Js. The ionization energy of deuterium in kJ mol-1 is given by.
A 3.29x1015 x 6.63x10-34
6.02x1023 x 1000
B 3.29x1015 x 6.63x10-34 x 6.02x1023
1000
C 6.63x10-34 .

3.29x1015 x 6.02x1023 x 1000


D 3.29x1015 x 6.63x10-34 x 1000
6.02x1023

8. Which of the following is an f-block element and a lanthanoid?


A Uranium B Europium
C Hafnium D Rutherfordium

9. Which of the following is the symbol of a d block element?


A C B Co C Cf D Ce

10. The condensed electron configuration for a copper atom is:


A 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9 B 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d1
C [Ar] 4s2 3d9 D [Ar] 4s1 3d10
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11. Which of the following atoms does not contain any unpaired electrons?

A F B Mg C Na D O

12. Which of the following is correct?


A The first ionization energy of B is higher than that of Be
B The second ionization energy of Mg is lower than the first ionization energy of Na
C The first ionization energy of N is higher than the first ionization energy of O
D The fourth ionization energy of Al is lower than the fourth ionization energy of Si

13. What is the electron configuration of Cu2+?


A 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7 B 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d9
C 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d8 D 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10

14. Rhenium has two naturally occurring isotopes, 185Re and 187Re. The relative atomic
mass of Rhenium is 186.2. What are the natural abundances of these isotopes?
A 40 % 185Re and 60 % 187Re B 60 % 185Re and 40 % 187Re
C 12 % 185Re and 88 % 187Re D 88 % 185Re and 12 % 187Re

15. Which of the following would produce a line in the visible emission spectrum of hydrogen:
A A photon is emitted as an electron falls from outside the atom to the level with n=1
B A photon is absorbed as an electron is promoted from level n=1 to level n=2
C A photon is emitted as an electron falls from level n=5 to level n=2
D A photon is emitted as an electron falls from level n=7 to level n=3

16. Which of the following transitions in a hydrogen atom would produce a line of the highest
frequency in the emission spectrum?
A n=5 → n=4 B n=4 → n=3 C n=3 → n=2 D n=2 → n=1

17. Which of the following electronic transitions in a hydrogen atom would produce a line of
the shortest wavelength in the emission spectrum?
A n=7 → n=2 B n=9 → n=3 C n=2 → n=1 D n=5 → n=2

18. The graph shows log10 (ionisation


energy) removal of the first 6 electrons
from an element.

The element could be


A Si B Al C N D K

19. Which of the following statements about first ionisation energy is not correct?
A First ionisation energy increases across regularly across Period 2
B First ionisation energy decreases down Group 17
C Helium has a higher first ionisation energy than hydrogen
D The first ionisation energy of oxygen is higher than that of sulfur

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20. Which of the following statements is correct
A The maximum number of electrons in the 3d subshell is 6
B The maximum number of electrons in the 5f subshell is 14
C The maximum number of electrons in the 5th shell is 32
D It is not possible for an atom to have more electrons in p orbitals than in d orbitals

21. Which of the following atoms/ions does not have exactly 2 unpaired electrons?
A S B Ni2+ C Cr3+ D Ti2+

22. A line in the emission spectrum of magnesium has wavelength 0.313 µm. The energy of
the photon (in J) emitted is given by:
A E = 6.63x10-34 x 3x108
0.313
B E = 6.63x10-34 x 3x108
3.13x10-6
C E = 6.63x10-34 x 3.13x10-10
D E = 6.63x10-34 x 3x108
3.13x10-7

23. The first ionisation energies of 4 successive elements in the periodic table are:
736 kJ mol-1 577 kJ mol-1 786 kJ mol-1 1060 kJ mol-1
These elements could be:
A Na, Mg, Al, Si B Mg, Al, Si, P C S, Cl, Ar, K D Si, P, S, Cl

24. The first 7 successive ionisation energies for an Ionisation energy / kJ mol-1
element are: 1 966
2 1950
3 2730
4 4850
5 6020
6 12300
7 15400
The element is:
A Ga B Ge C As D Se

25. Which of the following orbital diagrams is correct for an atom with electron configuration
3d3 in its ground state?
A
B
C
D

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