[TOPIC 2: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF FIRST TERM

ATOMS].........exercise....... (2013/14)

SMK SEKSYEN 10 KOTA DAMANSARA

47810 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR

CHEMISTRY EXERCISE
(FIRST TERM, 2013/14)
TOPIC 2 :
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
OF ATOMS

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Sub-topic
2.1
Electronic energy
levels of atomic
hydrogen

Learning outcomes
Candidates should be able to:
1. Explain the formation of the emission line
spectrum of atomic hydrogen in the Lyman and
Balmer series using Bohrs Atomic Model.

2.2
Atomic orbitals:
s, p and d

1. deduce the number and relative energies of the s,

p and d orbitals for the principal quantum
numbers 1, 2 and 3, including the 4s orbitals;
2. describe the shape of the s and p orbitals.

2.3
Electronic
configuration

1. predict the electronic configuration of and ions

given the proton number (and charge);
2. define and apply Aufbau principle, Hunds rule
and Pauli exclusion principle.

2.4
Classification of
elements into s,
p, d
and f blocks in
the
Periodic Table

Candidates should be able to:

1. identify the position of the elements in the
Periodic Table as
(i) block s, with valence shell configurations s1
and s2,
(ii) block p, with valence shell configurations from
s2p1 to s2p6,
(iii) block d, with valence shell configurations from
d1s2 to d10s2;
2. identify the position of elements in block f of the
Periodic Table.

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Question 1 :
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[TOPIC 2: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF FIRST TERM

ATOMS].........exercise....... (2013/14)
Describe the formation of the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom. What are the important
information that can be obtained from the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom ?
Question 2 :
State the differences between the Lyman series and the Balmer series.
Question 3 {STPM 1999 Paper 2 Q2(b)} :
The proton number of chromium is 24.
(a) Write the valence shell electronic configuration of the
(i) Chromium atom
(ii) Chromium (III) ion
(b) (i) Sketch the relative energy level of the 3d and the 4s orbotals in the chromium
atom before electrons are filled.
(ii) Draw the energy diagram to show the filling of electrons in the valence orbitals
of chromium based on Hunds rule
(c) Draw labelled diagrams to illustrate the shapes of all the orbitals in the chromium
atom with the principle quantum number n=2.
Question 4 {STPM 2002 Paper 2 Q1(a)}
(i) Sketch the energy level diagram for the orbitals of an atom (other than hydrogen) with
the principle quantum number of n=2 to n=3.
(ii) Using arrows to represent electrons, show on the diagram sketched above, the
electronic arrangement of a carbon atom in the excited state.
Question 5 {STPM 2005 Paper 2 Q1(a)}
Sodium-24 isotope is used in medicine to study the blood circulatory system.
(i)
Write the electronic configuration of sodium-24 isotope
(ii)
How many orbitals of sodium-24 isotope are fully filled?
(iii)
State the orbitals of sodium-24 ion which contain valence electrons.
(iv)
State one reason why sodium-24 isotope is rarely found in its natural state