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Chapter 7 Problems

Chapter 7 of the Lehigh University Chm30 course provides tips for studying, including creating an equation sheet and labeling a periodic table. It includes textbook problems and additional problems related to quantum mechanics, photon energy, and electron configurations. The document also contains answers to the problems and covers topics for upcoming exams.

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Chapter 7 Problems

Chapter 7 of the Lehigh University Chm30 course provides tips for studying, including creating an equation sheet and labeling a periodic table. It includes textbook problems and additional problems related to quantum mechanics, photon energy, and electron configurations. The document also contains answers to the problems and covers topics for upcoming exams.

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Lehigh University Chm30

Chapter 7

Chapter Tips:
●​ Make an equation sheet with all the variables and units labeled for each equation.
○​ Define each variable and write its correct unit(s).
●​ Use a blank periodic table (last page) to label: n, ℓ , and all the periodic trends.

Textbooks Problems:
Chapter 7 Page 381
1, 7, 9, 21, 39, 41, 45, 57, 63, 67, 83, 85, 87, 99, 123, 129, 149
Answers in back of textbook, page ANS-15

Additional Problems:

Questions 1-8, 16, & 17 are on topics covered for Exam 3


1.​ Which of the following statements is false?
a.​ A microwave photon has less energy than an infrared photon
b.​ Ultraviolet radiation moves more quickly through a vacuum than visible light
c.​ A photon with a short wavelength has more energy than a photon with a long
wavelength
d.​ A photon of green light has less energy than a photon of blue light
e.​ A photon with λ = 150 nm is in the ultraviolet region of the EM spectrum

2.​ A photon has a wavelength of 465 nm. Calculate its frequency and energy.​

3.​ A 15 Watt laser emits light with a wavelength of 485 nm. How many photons are
emitted in 5.0 seconds? 1 Watt = 1 J/s​

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4.​ A metal with a work function of 7.44 x 10-19 J is irradiate with photons that have a
wavelength of 223 nm.​
​ a. What is the kinetic energy of an electron produced by this?


​ b. What is the velocity of the electron?


​ c. What is the de Broglie wavelength of the electron?

5.​ The metal gadolinium (Gd) is hit by a laser that emits photons with a wavelength of 415
nm. Photoelectrons are produced: the velocity of these photoelectrons is 2.14 x 105 m/s.
a.​ What is the de Broglie wavelength of the photoelectrons?

b.​ What is the kinetic energy of a photoelectron with this velocity?

c.​ What is the work function of gadolinium?

d.​ What type of electromagnetic radiation does the laser emit? If it emits in the
visible region then name the color.

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6.​ A hydrogen-iodine bond has a bond energy of 299 kJ/mol. What is the maximum
wavelength of light capable of breaking this bond?

7.​ To which of the following can the Bohr model be applied? Circle all valid choices.

H​ H-​ He​ He+​ He-​ Li​ Li+​ Li2+​ Li-​ Li2-

8.​ An electron in a hydrogen atom absorbs a photon with a wavelength of 1005 nm. If the
electron is initially in the n = 3 energy level then what is the final n value?

Questions 9-22 (except for 16 & 17) are on topics covered for Exam 4
9.​ Which of the following is a possible set of quantum numbers for a 3d orbital.
a.​ n = 4, ℓ = 3, mℓ = -3, ms = +½
b.​ n = 3, ℓ = 2, mℓ = -2, ms = -½
c.​ n = 3, ℓ = 2, mℓ = +2, ms = +1
d.​ n = 2, ℓ = 0, mℓ = 0, ms = -½
e.​ n = 0, ℓ = 1,mℓ = +1, ms = +½
f.​ n = 3, ℓ = 2, mℓ = -3, ms = +½

10.​Which of the following statements is false for s orbitals?


a.​ s orbitals will not have a node regardless of the value of n.
b.​ For a given value of n the s orbital will always have the lowest ℓ value
c.​ There is only one mℓ value allowed for an s orbital
d.​ Each s orbital can hold a maximum of two electrons
e.​ The valence electron for ground state alkali metals is in an s orbital

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11.​Given the following list of subshells:

3s​ 3p​ 3d​ 4s​ 4p​ 4d​ 4f

For each of the following descriptions, list ALL of the subshells from the above list that
could apply. If none of the subshells is applicable, write none. Example: Contains
electrons for a sulfur atom: 3s, 3p​
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
a.​ Has n = 3

b.​ Can have mℓ = -2​

c.​ Is only partially filled for a samarium (Sm, Z = 62) atom in the ground state

12.​ What is the condensed electron configuration of arsenic? How many unpaired electrons
does arsenic have? ___________

13.​What is the condensed electron configuration of silver? How many unpaired electrons
does silver have?__________

14.​What is the condensed electron configuration of Ni3+? How many unpaired electrons does
this ion have? __________

15.​The largest increase in a phosphorus atom's ionization energy will be between


__________.
a.​ IE1 and IE2
b.​ IE2 and IE3
c.​ IE3 and IE4
d.​ IE4 and IE5
e.​ IE5 and IE6
f.​ IE6 and IE7

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Complete the following statements (Q16-22) by circling the correct answer on the line.
16.​Consider the following Bohr energy level diagram. The photon that is (absorbed OR
emitted) in transition C will have a (longer OR shorter) wavelength than the one
(absorbed OR emitted) in transition B.

17.​Two metals (Metal A and Metal B) are both exposed to a laser which emits photons that
have a greater energy than the work function of both metals. Metal A has a larger work
function than Metal B. Therefore…
a.​ The de Broglie wavelength of the electrons produced from metal A will be
(longer than, shorter than, OR equal) to those from metal B.
b.​ The number of electrons produced from metal A will be (less than, greater than,
OR equal) to the number produced from metal B.

18.​The size of an atom tends to increase moving from (left to right OR right to left) across
a row and moving (up OR down) a column on the periodic table.

19.​Ionization energy tends to increase moving from (left to right OR right to left) across a
row and moving (up OR down) a column on the periodic table.

20.​Electron affinity tends to become more negative moving from (left to right OR right to
left) across a row and moving (up OR down) a column on the periodic table.

21.​The effective nuclear charge (Zeff) tends to increase moving from (left to right OR right
to left) across a row and will (increase, decrease, OR remain the same) going down a
column on the periodic table.

22.​ In an isoelectronic series the most negative species will be the (smallest OR largest) in
radius.

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Answers:
1.​ b
2.​ E= 4.27 *10-19 J, Freq= 6.45*1014 Hz
3.​ 1.8 *1020 photons
4.​ a. 1.47 *10-19 J, b. 5.69 *105 m/s c. 1.28 nm
5.​ 3.40 nm b. 2.09 *10-20 J c. 4.58 *10-19 J d. violet
6.​ 400 nm
7.​ H, He+, Li2+
8.​ 7
9.​ B
10.​A
11.​a. 3s, 3p, 3d b. 3d, 4d, 4f c. 4f
2 10 3
12.​[Ar]4s 3d 4p , 3 electrons
13.​[Kr]5s14d10, 1 electron
14.​[Ar]3d7, 3 electrons
15.​E
16.​emitted, longer, absorbed
17.​longer than, equal
18.​right to left, down
19.​left to right, up
20.​left to right, up
21.​left to right, remain the same
22.​largest

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