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20 pts.

Which set of four quantum numbers not possible?

a. n = 4 l = 2 ml = -1 ms = +1/2

b. n = 3 l = 0 ml = 0 ms = -1/2

c. n = 2 l = 2 ml = 1 ms = ½

d. n = 5 l = 3 ml = -2 ms = -1/2


Answer: C
10 pts.

How many 1s orbitals are there in an atom?



Answer: 1s = 1 orbital
10 pts.

How many 4p orbitals are there in an atom?



Answer: 4p = 3 orbitals
10 pts.

How many 4d orbitals are there in an atom?



Answer: 4d = 5 orbitals
20 pts.

What is the maximum number of orbitals when n = 4 and l = 1?



Answer: 3 (the 4p orbitals)
40 pts.

What are the shapes of s, p, and d orbitals respectively?



Answer: s= spherical p = dumbbell d = cloverleaf
20 pts.

What is the maximum number of orbitals when n = 2 and l = 2?



Answer: none (l must be < n)
10 pts.

Which orbitals cannot exist?
a. 2p
b. 3p
c. 4d
d. 3f
e. 6s
f. 2d



Answer: 3f and 2d
30 pts.

Write a set of quantum numbers for a 4f orbital.



Answer: n = 4 l = 3 ml = 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3 (answers may vary for ml, but must be in the range of -3 through +3)
30 pts.

If an element possesses n = 3, what are the possible l values? What are the possible m values?


Answer: l= 0, 1, 2 ml=-2, -1, 0, 1, 2
10 pts.

S orbitals have an azimuthal quantum number (l) of:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3



Answer: A
10 pts.

P orbitals have an azimuthal quantum number (l) of:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3



Answer: B
10 pts.

D orbitals have an azimuthal quantum number (l) of:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3



Answer: C
20 pts.

How many values of ml are there for l = 2? (d orbital)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 7



Answer: C
20 pts.

Which quantum number describes the “shells” and “size” of orbitals?
a. Principle
b. Azimuthal
c. Magnetic
d. Spin



Answer: A
20 pts.

Which quantum number describes the shapes of the orbitals?
a. Principle
b. Azimuthal
c. Magnetic
d. Spin



Answer: B
20 pts.

Which quantum number describes the orientation of an orbital?
a. Principle
b. Azimuthal
c. Magnetic
d. Spin



Answer: C
Which quantum number determines the energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom?
a. n
b. l
c. ml
d. ms



Answer: A
30 pts.


The spin quantum number is a result of:
a. Aufbau Principle
b. Pauli Exclusion Principle
c. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
d. Mendeleev’s Principle



Answer: B
. 40 pts

What are the possible values of n and ml for an electron in a 5d orbital?



Answer: n = 5 and ml = -2, -1, 0, +1, or +2
20 pts.

Which of the following is not a valid set of quantum numbers?
a. n = 2, l = 1, ml = 0, and ms = -1/2
b. n = 2, l = 1, ml = -1, and ms = -1/2
c. n = 3, l = 0, ml = 0, and ms = 1/2
d. n = 3, l = 2, ml = 3, and ms = 1/2



Answer: D
30 pts.

When n = 2, what values are valid for l?



Answers: 0 or 1
3o pts.

When l = 1, what are the possible values for ml? What is the letter represents the subshell?



Answer: ml = -1, 0, or 1; p
10 pts.

When l = 2, what letter represents the subshell?



Answer: d
10 pts. When a subshell is labeled s, what is the value of l? What is the value of ml?



Answer: l = 0; ml = 0
10 pts.

How many orbitals does a p subshell have?



Answer: 3
30 pts.

What is the principal quantum number and how is it represented?

Answer: n is the principal quantum number and is the energy level; n describes the relative electron cloud size.
30 pts.

What is the azimuthal quantum number, how is it represented and found?

Answer: l is the sublevel; it describes the shape of the electron cloud; found by n-1
30 pts.

What is the magnetic quantum number, how is it represented and found?

Answer: m, is the orbital; it describes the orientation in space of each orbital; found by –l…0…+l
30 pts.

What is the spin quantum number, how is it represented and found?

Answer: ms is the direction of the spin of the electron; can either be -1/2 or 1/2
50 pts.

Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers: n, l, and ml.
n = 3 l = 0 ml = 0



Answer: 3s electron or orbital
50 pts.

Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers: n, l, and ml.
n = 2 l = 1 ml = 1



Answer: 2p electron or orbital
50 pts.

Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers: n, l, and ml.
n = 4 l = 2 ml = -1



Answer: 4d electron or orbital
50 pts.

Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers: n, l, and ml.
n = 3 l = 3 ml = 2



Answer: not allowed (l must be < n)
50 pts.

Describe the electrons defined by the following quantum numbers: n, l, and ml.
n = 3 l = 1 ml = 2


Answer: not allowed (ml must be between -l and l)