Chapter (1) - Revision

1- Which of the following is incompatible with Aufbau principle?

2- What is the number of the elements in which the orbitals of 4d sublevel

contain one single (unpaired) electron or more in the ground state?
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

3- Which of the following represents an electron configuration of an excited

atom?
a) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p1 b) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p2
c) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p2 , 3s1 b) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p5

4- Which of the following elements atoms in its ground state could have an
electron with the quantum numbers: (n = 3 , ℓ = 2 , mℓ = 0 , ms = + ½)?
a) 11Na b) 12Mg c) 15P d) 23V

5- 6 g of carbon react completely with 16 g of oxygen gas to form 22 g of CO2.

What is the mass of CO2 which is produced from a mixture formed of 24 g of
carbon with 100 g of oxygen gas?
a) 40 g b) 44 g c) 88 g d) 112 g

6- All the following are deflected by the effect of the charged plates, except ……
a) hydrogen atoms b) cathode rays
c) alpha particles d) protons

7- What is the atomic number of the element in which the orbitals of 4p sublevel
contain the highest possible number of single electrons?
a) 23 b) 26 c) 33 d) 35

8- In Rutherford’s experiment, upon shooting a beam of ………

a) beta particles on gold foil, it is absorbed.
b) gamma rays on gold foil, electrons are liberated from its surface.
c) helium atoms on gold foil, most of them are scattered.
d) helium nuclei on gold foil, some of them are scattered.

9- Understanding the movement of the electrons in the atom is based on all the
following, except ………
a) Rutherford’s experiment which proved the presence of the nucleus.
b) Thomson’s atomic model.
c) Bohr’s model of atom which is based on hydrogen atom.
d) Schrödinger’s equation which introduced the concept of the orbital.

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10- What is the number of orbitals which can be occupied by electrons in the
atoms of the elements located in the sixth period in the periodic table, where
the electron has the quantum number (mℓ = +3)?
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7

11- One of the students presumed wrongly that the two electrons (X) and (Y)
Which are in the same atom have the following quantum numbers:
• Electron (X) : n = 4 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = 0 , ms = + ½
• Electron (Y) : n = 4 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = 0 , ms = + ½
What is the rule or the principle which explains this mistake?
a) Pauli’s exclusion principle b) Aufbau principle
c) Hund’s rule d) Uncertainty principle

12- Which of the following is a correct application of one of the postulates of

Dalton’s theory?
a) The atoms of a sample of iron are not necessarily similar.
b) Hydrogen substance is formed of very minute particles called ions.
c) Water is formed from hydrogen and oxygen elements in a constant weight
ratio.
d) Carbon and hydrogen elements combine in different weight ratios to form
many compounds.

13- Which of the following represents the possible quantum numbers of the last
electrons in Nickel atom 28Ni?
a) n = 3 , ℓ = 2 , mℓ = -1 , ms = - ½
b) n = 3 , ℓ = 2 , mℓ = 0 , ms = - ½
c) n = 3 , ℓ = 2 , mℓ = +1 , ms = - ½
d) n = 3 , ℓ = 2 , mℓ = +1 , ms = + ½

14- The line spectrum of sodium contains one colored line, while the line
spectrum of hydrogen contains 4 colored lines. What does this statement
indicate?
a) Hydrogen molecule is formed of four atoms.
b) As the power of the spectroscope increases, the number of lines which can be
seen increases.
c) There are four excited electrons in hydrogen atom.
d) The line spectrum of sodium differs from the line spectrum of the other
elements.

15- According to the modern atomic theory, ………

a) the electron can not be found in the same place two successive times.
b) the electrons need to absorb energy photons continuously to move to higher
levels.
c) the charge of the electron = 1.602 x 10-19 C
d) it is impossible to determine the position and the velocity of the electron
precisely at the same time.

16- Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is not possible?

a) n = 2 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = +1 b) n = 2 , ℓ = 1 , mℓ = +1
c) n = 2 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = 0 d) n = 2 , ℓ = 1 , mℓ = -1

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17- The term electron was not known at the time of formulating ………
a) Rutherford’s atomic model b) Bohr’s atomic model.
c) Thomson’s atomic model d) Bohr’s modified atomic model

18- If the principal quantum number of the last electron in the atom of a noble
gas is (n = 3). What is the number of the orbitals which are completely filled
with electrons in this atom?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9

19- What is the correct electron configuration of magnesium ion Mg2+ in the
excited state?
a) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p5 , 3s2 b) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p6 , 3s1
c) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p6 d) 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p5 , 3s1

20- Each of the following sets of quantum numbers is possible, except ………
Choices (n) (l) (ml) (ms)

(a) 3 1 -1 0
(b) 3 2 +2 -½
(c) 4 3 +2 -½
(d) 5 3 +2 +½

21- Number of electrons present in the orbitals of each of s and p sublevels is the
same in the atom of ………
a) 7N b) 11Na c) 12Mg d) 14Si

22- The following are some postulates of the theories which explain the atomic
structure:
• Theory (A): The electronic shells surround the nucleus which is in the
center of the atom.
• Theory (B): The atom is indivisible solid sphere.
• Theory (C): The atom contains vast space.
What is the historical order of these three theories?
a) A B C b) B C A
c) A C B d) B A C

23- Which of the following electron configurations does not verify both Hund’s
rule and the exclusion principle together?

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24- The following figure represents an atom of an element. Which of the
Following represents (A) and (B)?

Choices (A) (B)

(a) Orbital Orbital

(b) Electron cloud Electron cloud
(c) Electron cloud Orbital
(d) Orbital Electron cloud

25- What is the correct order which represents the numbers of the single
(unpaired) Electrons in the ions of these transition elements?
a) Cu2+ > Ni2+ > Cr3+ > Fe3+
b) Cr3+ > Fe2+ > Ni2+ > Cu2+
c) Fe3+ > Cr3+ > Cu2+ > Ni2+
d) Fe3+ > Cr3+ > Ni2+ > Cu2+

26- An ion which contains 18 electrons and its charge is +2 , ………

a) its nucleus contains 18 protons.
b) has the symbol Ar2+.
c) has 18 neutrons.
d) has the same electronic configuration of argon.

27- Which of the following quantum numbers represents one of the electrons of
the partially occupied orbitals in the atom of vanadium 23V?
Choices (n) (l) (ml) (ms)

(a) 3 1 0 -½
(b) 3 2 0 +½
(c) 4 1 0 +½
(d) 5 2 +1 -½

28- An electron with the quantum numbers:

(n = 4 , ℓ = 1 , mℓ = -1 , ms = + ½).
What is the sublevel of this electron?
a) 4s b) 4p c) 4d d) 4f
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29- Which of the following electronic transitions in hydrogen atom is
accompanied by maximum release of energy?
a) (n = 2) (n = 1) b) (n = 3) (n = 2)
c) (n = 4) (n = 3) d) (n = 2) (n = 4)

30- The maximum value of (ml) for an electron in the fourth energy level is ……
a) +3 b) +4 c) +5 d) +9

31- Bohr’s model could explain successfully the spectrum of ………..

a) the multi-electron atoms.
b) helium.
c) any atom or ion containing only one electron.
d) hydrogen molecule.

32- According to Hund’s rule & Pauli’s exclusion principle, the two last electrons
which have the highest energy in the atom of 26Fe element are different in the
two quantum numbers ………..
a) l , ml b) n , ml c) l , ms d) ml , ms

33- Which of the following choices is incompatible with the building-up

principle?

34- The isotopes of the same element are similar in the atomic number &
different in the mass number, this fact contradicts the postulates of the
atomic theory of ………..
a) Bohr.
b) Rutherford.
c) Dalton.
d) Thomson.

35- Which of the following cases represents the transfer of an excited electron
back to its ground energy level?
a) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5 1s2, 2s2, 2p4, 3s1
2 2 6 1
b) 1s , 2s , 2p , 4s 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1
2
c) [Ar] / 4s [Ne] / 3s2
d) 2, 8, 7 [Ne] / 3s2, 3p5

36- Which of the following supports the dual nature of the electrons?
a) The emission spectrum of hydrogen atom.
b) The deflection of some α-particles on collision with gold foil.
c) The penetration of some α-particles on collision with gold foil.
d) The properties of the cathode rays.

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37- Each of the following matches Pauli’s principle, except ………

38- The visible spectrum of hydrogen atom shows ………….

a) the presence of sublevels in each principal level.
b) the presence of definite energy levels.
c) the possibility of the emission of a quantum from the orbital of 1s.
d) the presence of different isotopes of hydrogen atom.

39- The maximum number of electrons required to saturate a sublevel can be

estimated from the relation ………
a) 4l + 2 b) 2l + 1
2
c) 2n d) 4l - 2

40- According to the wave mechanical theory, the letter (D) in the following
figure represents ………..

a) a fixed position of the electron.

b) the farthest position from nucleus that an electron can reach.
c) a probable position of an electron.
d) an impossible position for an electron.

41- A student represented the electron configuration of oxygen atom in its

ground state as follows:

This representation violates …………

a) Hund’s rule only.
b) Aufbau principle only.
c) Pauli’s exclusion principle only.
d) Hund’s rule & Pauli’s principle.

42- The photon which is emitted from the electron of hydrogen atom when it
transfers from 4d to 2s is in the form of ………..
a) infrared ray. b) ultraviolet ray.
c) visible ray. d) X-ray.

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43- Which of the following is correct for the properties of the cathode rays?
a) They heat a thin metal sheet that stands in their way as they move in straight
lines.
b) They move a light ball of foam as they move in straight lines.
c) They affected by the electrical field as they are material particles.
d) They heat a thin metal sheet that stands in their way as they have thermal
effect.
44- What is the maximum number of electrons which have the spin quantum
number (ms = +½) in the sublevel (l = 3)?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7

45- A sample of a compound formed by the combination of 2.69 g of hydrogen

with 47.31 g of sulphur. What is the mass of hydrogen in a sample of the
same compound in which the mass of sulphur equals 75.63 g?
a) 2.69 g b) 1.68 g c) 4.3 g d) 203.4 g

46- The two ions [27W2+] & [28X3+] are similar in all the following, except ………
a) the number of protons which exist in the nucleus of the atom.
b) the number of electrons of the last principal level.
c) the number of the sublevels which are occupied by electrons.
d) the number of the unpaired electrons in the last sublevel.

47- The line spectrum differs from an element to another due to ………….
a) the difference in the number of neutrons in each of them.
b) the difference in the mass number of each of them.
c) the difference in the electronic configuration of each of them.
d) the difference in the number of valence electrons in each of them.

48- The oxide ion 𝟏𝟔𝟖𝑶𝟐− contains ……….

a) 8 protons , 10 electrons. b) 10 protons , 8 electrons.
c) 8 protons , 9 electrons. d) 10 protons , 7 electrons.

49- What is the number of the orbitals which (n + l) of its electrons is less than 5?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

50- What is the number of the sublevels & that of the orbitals which are occupied
by electrons in an ion of a metal whose electron configuration ends with the
sublevel (2p6)?
Choices Number of sublevels Number of orbitals occupied by electrons

(a) 6 5
(b) 5 3
(c) 5 7
(d) 3 5

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51- The actual path of the last electron in sodium atom cannot be precisely
determined, the previous statement is an application of ……….
a) Hund’s rule. b) uncertainty principle.
c) Bohr’s rule. d) the dual nature of electron.

52- The electronic configuration of molybdenum element [42Mo] is ……….

a) [Kr] / 5s1, 4d10 b) [Kr] / 5s2, 4d4
1 5
c) [Kr] / 5s , 4d d) [Kr] / 5s2, 4d5

53- Which of the following includes an orbital of (3d) sublevel that contains one
pair of electrons, while its (4s) sublevel is completely filled with electrons?
a) 29Cu b) 26Fe c) 28Ni2+ d) 38Sr2+

54- Arsenic atom 33As gains 3 electrons when it combines with sodium to form
[Na3As]. What are the four quantum numbers of the first electron of these
gained electrons?
a) n = 4 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = -1 , ms = - ½
b) n = 4 , ℓ = 1 , mℓ = -1 , ms = - ½
c) n = 3 , ℓ = 0 , mℓ = 0 , ms = + ½
d) n = 3 , ℓ = 1 , mℓ = -1 , ms = - ½

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