PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
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Effective nuclear charge - Answer-Reduced by shielding of lower electrons
Aufbau Principle - Answer-Electrons placed in lowest energy sublevel
Hund's rule - Answer-When orbitals of equal energy are available, the lowest energy
configuration has the maximum number of unpaired electrons with parallel spins (put
paired electrons at lowest possible place)
4th column and 9th column d-block - Answer-Pull an electron from s orbital
Atomic size - Answer-Increases going down periodic table and decreases going to the
right on periodic table
Angular Momentum - l - Answer-Orbitals
Principal Quantum number - n - Answer-Periodic Table Column
Magnetic number - ml - Answer-Which orbit each electron is in
Spin - ms - Answer-Direction of spin
l = 0 - Answer-S orbital
l = 1 - Answer-P orbital
l = 2 - Answer-D orbital
l = 3 - Answer-F orbital
Ionization energy - Answer-Energy required to completely remove 1 mol of electrons
from 1 mol of gaseous atoms. Increase towards top right, decrease towards bottom left