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Which of the following statements is true?


A) The emission spectrum of a particular element is always the same and can be used to identify the element.
B) Part of the Bohr model proposed that electrons in the hydrogen atom are located in "stationary states" or particular orbits around the nucleus.
C) The uncertainty principle states that we can never know both the exact location and speed of an electron.
D) An orbital is the volume in which we are most likely to find an electron.
E) All of the above are true.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Calculate the frequency of the red light emitted by a neon sign with a wavelength of 659.9 nm.


A) 2.20 × 1014 s-1
B) 1.98 × 1014 s-1
C) 4.55 × 1014 s-1
D) 5.05 × 1014 s-1
E) 3.32 × 1014 s-1

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Match the following. -n = 3 to n = 1


A) 103 nm
B) 657 nm
C) 7460 nm
D) 122 nm
E) 1280 nm

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Give the principal level for a 2p sublevel.


A) 2
B) 1
C) 0
D) -1
E) -2

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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For n = 3,what are the possible sublevels?


A) 0
B) 0,1
C) 0,1,2
D) 0,1,2,3

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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What are the possible values of l if n = 6?


A) 6
B) 0,1,2,3,4,or 5
C) -4,-3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3,or +4
D) -5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3,+4,or +5

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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X-rays pass through many substances that block visible light and are therefore used to image bones and internal organs.Which of the following is a correct statement about X-rays?


A) X-rays have lower energy than visible light.
B) X-rays have lower frequency than visible light.
C) X-rays have shorter wavelength than visible light.
D) X-rays have longer wavelength than visible light.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which statement is correct?


A) The probability of finding an electron near the nucleus is very high.
B) The probability of finding an electron near the nucleus is very low.
C) An electron can be located all the time within an orbital.
D) An orbital is a circular path around which electrons revolve round the nucleus.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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How many different values of l are possible in the third principal level?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 0
E) 4

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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What value of l is represented by a d orbital?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 0
D) 3

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following transitions (in a hydrogen atom) represent emission of the longest wavelength photon?


A) n = 1 to n = 2
B) n = 3 to n = 1
C) n = 3 to n = 4
D) n = 4 to n = 2
E) n = 5 to n = 4

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Determine the energy change associated with the transition from n = 3 to n = 2 in the hydrogen atom.


A) +3.03 × 10-19 J
B) -1.82 × 10-19 J
C) +5.51 × 10-19 J
D) -3.03 × 10-19 J
E) +2.69 × 10-19 J

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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For hydrogen,what is the wavelength of the photon emitted when an electron drops from a 4d orbital to a 2p orbital in a hydrogen atom?


A) 656.3 nm
B) 486.2 nm
C) 364.6 nm
D) 2.057 × 10-3 nm

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Each of the following sets of quantum numbers is supposed to specify an orbital.Choose the one set of quantum numbers that does not contain an error.


A) n = 4,l = 4,ml = 0
B) n = 3,l = 2,ml = +3
C) n = 4,l = 0,ml = -1
D) n = 3,l = 1,ml = -2
E) n = 5,l = 3,ml = -3

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Describe how a neon light works.

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Calculate the wavelength (in nm) of the red light emitted by a neon sign with a frequency of 4.74 × 1014 Hz.


A) 633 nm
B) 158 nm
C) 142 nm
D) 704 nm
E) 466 nm

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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What is the maximum number of f orbitals that are possible?


A) 1
B) 3
C) 7
D) 5

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Calculate the wavelength (in nm) of the blue light emitted by a mercury lamp with a frequency of 6.88 × 1014 Hz.


A) 229 nm
B) 436 nm
C) 206 nm
D) 485 nm
E) 675 nm

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Calculate the energy of the green light emitted,per photon,by a mercury lamp with a frequency of 5.49 × 1014 Hz.


A) 2.75 × 10-19 J
B) 3.64 × 10-19 J
C) 5.46 × 10-19 J
D) 1.83 × 10-19 J
E) 4.68 × 10-19 J

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Why do atoms only emit certain wavelengths of light when they are excited? (Why do line spectra exist?)

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