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Chemistry A-level: Atomic Structure

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Give the number of protons, neutrons and electrons present in one atom of 14C.

  • p = 6 n = 14 e = 6
  • p = 6 n = 8 e = 6
  • p = 14 n = 6 e = 14
  • p = 6 n = 20 e = 6

2. Give the number of protons, neutrons and electrons present in 55Fe3+.

  • p = 26 n = 29 e = 26
  • p = 55 n = 26 e = 55
  • p = 26 n = 29 e = 23
  • p = 26 n = 29 e = 29

3. What is the electron arrangement of Fe2+?

  • [Ar] 3d4 4s2
  • [Ne] 3d4 4s2
  • [Ar] 3d6 4s2
  • [Ar] 3d5 4s1

4. What is the electron arrangement of Cu?

  • [Ar] 3d94s2
  • [Ar] 3d10 4s1
  • [Ne] 3d10 4s1
  • [Ar] 3d9 4s1

5. What is the equation that represents the first ionisation energy of an atom?

  • M(g) - e -> M+(g)
  • M+(g) -> M(g) + e
  • M(g) - 2e -> M2(g)
  • M(s) - e -> M+(s)

6. As you go down a group what happens to the value of the first ionisation energy?

  • It increases
  • It remains the same
  • It decreases
  • In the s block it decreases, while in the p block it increases

7. When magnesium burns in oxygen the ionic compound magnesium oxide is formed. How are the ionic bonds formed?

  • Two electrons move from the magnesium atoms to the oxygen atoms
  • One electron moves from the magnesium atoms to the oxygen atoms
  • Two electrons move from the oxygen atoms to the magnesium atoms
  • Two electrons are shared between the magnesium atoms and the oxygen atoms

8. What type of bonding is present in SiH4?

  • hydrogen
  • ionic
  • dative
  • covalent

9. What shape is a molecule of PCl5?

  • linear
  • trigonal bipyramidal
  • octahedral
  • bent

10. What shape is a molecule of carbon dioxide?

  • linear
  • bent
  • trigonal planar
  • tetrahedral

11. Why is a molecule of water bent and not linear?

  • There is one lone pair of electrons on the oxygen atom, which repels the O-H bonds
  • The bond lengths of the two O-H bonds are not equal
  • There are two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom, which repel the O-H bonds
  • Hydrogen bonding between water molecules causes a distortion

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