Periodic table (electron configurations) - Quiz
  • 1. Configurations of elements starting at which number and above are not available?
A) 100
B) 86
C) 118
D) 109
  • 2. What is used for elements whose configurations are not available?
A) Theoretical averages
B) Predictions from reliable sources
C) Experimental measurements
D) Estimated guesses
  • 3. What do grayed out electron numbers indicate?
A) Unstable subshells
B) Empty subshells
C) Valence electrons
D) Subshells filled to their maximum
  • 4. What do bracketed noble gas symbols on the left represent?
A) Inner configurations that are the same in each period
B) Valence configurations
C) Total number of electrons
D) Outer shell boundaries
  • 5. What is the written out configuration for helium (He)?
A) 1s2 2s2
B) 1s1
C) 1s2
D) 1s2 2s1
  • 6. What is the atomic number of neon (Ne)?
A) 18
B) 36
C) 10
D) 2
  • 7. What is the written out configuration for neon (Ne)?
A) 1s2 2s2 2p4
B) 1s2 2s2 2p6
C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
D) 1s2
  • 8. What is the atomic number of argon (Ar)?
A) 36
B) 10
C) 54
D) 18
  • 9. What is the written out configuration for argon (Ar)?
A) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
B) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2
C) 1s2 2s2 2p6
D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
  • 10. What is the atomic number of krypton (Kr)?
A) 54
B) 18
C) 36
D) 86
  • 11. What subshells are included in krypton's configuration that are not in argon's?
A) 4s2 4p6
B) 4s2 3d10 4p6
C) 3d10 4s2
D) 4s2 4p6 4d10
  • 12. What is the atomic number of xenon (Xe)?
A) 36
B) 86
C) 118
D) 54
  • 13. What is the written out configuration for xenon (Xe)?
A) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5s2
B) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 5p6
C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6
D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6
  • 14. What is the atomic number of radon (Rn)?
A) 118
B) 54
C) 86
D) 36
  • 15. Which subshells are added in radon compared to xenon?
A) 6s2 4f14 6p6
B) 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6
C) 5f14 6d10 7p6
D) 6s2 5d10 6p6
  • 16. What is the atomic number of oganesson (Og)?
A) 118
B) 54
C) 86
D) 109
  • 17. What is the written out configuration for oganesson (Og)?
A) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d10 7p6
B) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6
C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 7s2 5f14 6d10 7p6
D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 6p6 7s2
  • 18. For what state and environment are these electron configurations given?
A) Solid state metals
B) Neutral atoms in the gas phase
C) Neutral atoms in chemical environments
D) Charged ions in aqueous solution
  • 19. Are the electron configurations of gas-phase neutral atoms the same as those in chemical environments?
A) Only for noble gases
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only for the s-block
  • 20. Where do small irregularities arise in electron configurations?
A) In the d- and f-blocks
B) In the s- and p-blocks
C) Only in the s-block
D) Only in the p-block
  • 21. How are small irregularities in the d- and f-blocks chemically regarded?
A) Quite irrelevant
B) Extremely crucial
C) Highly reactive
D) Totally unstable
  • 22. What does the construction of the periodic table ignore?
A) These irregularities
B) The noble gases
C) The Madelung rule
D) Gas phase conditions
  • 23. What is the basis for the construction of the periodic table?
A) Irregular d-block configurations
B) Chemical environment configurations
C) Experimental gas-phase configurations
D) Ideal electron configurations
  • 24. Why do shells not fill in simple shell-number order?
A) Due to nuclear charge limits
B) Due to electron spin pairing
C) Due to atomic mass differences
D) Due to the different energies of smaller and larger shells and subshells
  • 25. What rule approximately describes the filling order of subshells?
A) The Madelung rule
B) The Aufbau principle
C) Pauli's exclusion principle
D) Hund's rule
  • 26. What is the symbol for helium?
A) He
B) Ne
C) Ha
D) H
  • 27. What is the symbol for neon?
A) Ne
B) Na
C) N
D) No
  • 28. What is the symbol for argon?
A) At
B) Ar
C) Ag
D) As
  • 29. What is the symbol for krypton?
A) Kn
B) Ky
C) Ke
D) Kr
  • 30. What is the symbol for xenon?
A) X
B) Xn
C) Xe
D) Sd
  • 31. What is the symbol for radon?
A) Ra
B) Ro
C) Rd
D) Rn
  • 32. What is the symbol for oganesson?
A) Os
B) Om
C) On
D) Og
  • 33. What energy range contains multiple configurations in many cases?
A) Zero energy difference
B) A small range of energies
C) A wide range of energies
D) High excitation energy
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