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CH 110 Tutorial On Atomic Structure and Periodicity

1. The document is a tutorial sheet on atomic structure and periodicity that provides 17 questions for students to answer. It covers topics like atomic number, mass number, electron configuration, quantum numbers, ionization energy, ionic radii, photon energy, and more. 2. Questions in the document calculate values like wavelength, frequency, energy, number of photons, kinetic energy, ionic configurations, orbital types, and ask students to explain certain atomic observations using principles of atomic structure. 3. The document tests students' understanding of fundamental atomic concepts and their ability to apply formulas to solve quantitative problems and qualitatively explain atomic phenomena.

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CH 110 Tutorial On Atomic Structure and Periodicity

1. The document is a tutorial sheet on atomic structure and periodicity that provides 17 questions for students to answer. It covers topics like atomic number, mass number, electron configuration, quantum numbers, ionization energy, ionic radii, photon energy, and more. 2. Questions in the document calculate values like wavelength, frequency, energy, number of photons, kinetic energy, ionic configurations, orbital types, and ask students to explain certain atomic observations using principles of atomic structure. 3. The document tests students' understanding of fundamental atomic concepts and their ability to apply formulas to solve quantitative problems and qualitatively explain atomic phenomena.

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The Copperbelt University

CH 110 Tutorial Sheet: 2023

ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND PERIODICITY

1. A neutral atom has 54 protons and 70 neutrons.


(a) What is the atomic number?
(b) What is the mass number of the atom?
(c) How many electrons does the atom have?
(d) What is the name of the atom?

2. The wavelength range of the visible spectrum extends from violet (400 nm) to red (750
nm). Express these wavelengths in frequencies (Hz).(1nm = 10–9 m)

3. Calculate (a) wavenumber and (b) frequency of yellow radiation having wavelength 5800
Å.

4. Calculate energy of one mole of photons of radiation whose frequency is 5 ×1014 Hz.

5. A 100 watt bulb emits monochromatic light of wavelength 400 nm. Calculate the number
of photons emitted per second by the bulb.

6. When electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 300 nm falls on the surface of sodium,


electrons are emitted with a kinetic energy of 1.68 ×105 J mol–1. What is the minimum
energy needed to remove an electron from sodium? What is the maximum wavelength
that will cause a photoelectron to be emitted?

7. The threshold frequency n0 for a metal is 7.0 ×1014 s–1. Calculate the kinetic energy of an
electron emitted when radiation of frequency n =1.0 ×1015 s–1 hits the metal.

8. What are the frequency and wavelength of a photon emitted during a transition from n =
5 state to the n = 2 state in the hydrogen atom?

9. What will be the wavelength of a ball of mass 0.1 kg moving with a velocity of 10 ms–1?

10. The mass of an electron is 9.1×10–31 kg. If its K.E. is 3.0×10–25 J, calculate its
wavelength.

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11. Calculate the mass of a photon with wavelength 3.6 Å.

12. What is the total number of orbitals associated with the principal quantum number n = 3?

13. Using s, p, d, f notations, describe the orbital with the following quantum numbers
(a) n = 2, l = 1
(b) n = 4, l = 0
(c) n = 5, l = 3
(d) n = 3, l = 2

14. Which of the following are isoelectronic species i.e., those having the same number of
electrons? Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, S2–, Ar

15. (i) Write the electronic configurations of the following ions:


(a) H– (b) Na+ (c) O2– (d) F–
(ii) What are the atomic numbers of elements whose outermost electrons are represented
by
(a) 3s1 (b) 2p3 (c) 3p5?
(iii) Which atoms are indicated by the following configurations?
(a) [He] 2s1 (b) [Ne] 3s2 3p3 (c) [Ar] 4s2 3d1

16. (i) An atomic orbital has n = 3. What are the possible values of l and ml?
(ii) List the quantum numbers (ml and l) of electrons for 3d orbital.
(iii) Which of the following orbitals are possible? 1p, 2s, 2p and 3f

17. Write the electronic configurations of each of the following atoms.


(i) Magnesium (ii) Potassium (iii) Copper (iv) Zinc

18. Explain each of the following observations using principles of atomic structure.

(i) Potassium has lower first-ionization energy than lithium.

(ii) The ionic radius of N3– is larger than that of O2–

(iii) A calcium atom is larger than a zinc atom.

(iv) Boron has lower first-ionization energy than beryllium.

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