Name:  __________________________
                           
4-4 Review and Reinforcement

A New Approach to the Atom 

On the line at the left, write the term from the list that matches each description below. 

electron spin 
quantum number 
orbital 
Pauli exclusion principle 
electron density 
principle energy levels 
quantum-mechanical model 

___________________________________ 1. a region in space where an electron with a particular energy is likely to be found
___________________________________ 2. the density of an electron cloud
___________________________________ 3. number designating a principle energy level in an atom
___________________________________ 4. states that each orbital in an atom can hold at most two electrons and that these electrons must have opposite spins
___________________________________ 5. explains the properties of atoms by treating the electron as a wave and quantizing its energy
___________________________________ 6. the main energy levels in an atom
___________________________________ 7. the clockwise or counter clockwise motion of an electron 

On the line at the left, write the letter of the answer that best completes each statement. 

___________ 8. The electron cloud is least dense where the probability of finding an electron is
                         a. greatest.
                         b. lowest.
                         c. highly likely.
                         d. nonexistent.

___________ 9. The first principle energy level of the hydrogen atom contains only a(n)
                        a. s orbital.
                        b. p orbital.
                        c. d orbital.
                        d. f orbital.

___________ 10. All p orbitals are shaped like
                          a. spheres.
                          b. doughnuts.
                          c. dumbbells.
                          d. footballs.

___________ 11. The 3s orbital differs from the 2s orbital in that it is
                            a. smaller.
                            b. larger.
                            c. a different shape.
                            d. more crowded.

___________ 12. The number of sublevels in eahc principle energy level equals the
                              a. mass of the atom.
                              b. electron density of the atom.
                              c. quantum number for that energy level
                              d. number of electrons in the atom.

___________ 13. Which sublelvels can be found in the fourth principle energy level of an atom?
                          a. s and p
                          b. s, p, and d
                          c. s, p, d, and f
                          d. s, p, d, f, and g 
14. How does the quantum-mechanical model of the atom describe electrons?
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15. Explain the significance of drawing the 90 percent contour of orbitals.
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Complete the chart below by filling in the correct number of orbitals and electrons in each sublevel.

                Sublevel                   Number of orbitals             Maximum number of orbitals
16.                s                      _________________________________________________
17.                p                      _________________________________________________
18.                d                      _________________________________________________
19.                f                      _________________________________________________