DLO Maputi National High School

Second Quarter Examination

SCIENCE 9

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. What is the maximum number of electrons that a single orbital of the 4d sublevel may contain?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 10 d. 2
2. This atomic model describes the atom as having a nucleus at the center around which electrons
move and the model describes the regions of space where the electrons would most likely be
found.
a. Plum pudding model c. quantum mechanical model
b. Nuclear model d. electron density model
3. Who proposed the ‘uncertainty principle’?
a. Schrodinger b. De Broglie c. Heisenberg d. Einstein
4. How many valence electrons does Chorine have?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 7
5. What group of elements in the periodic table has the stable number of valence electrons?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 14 d. 18
6. For the following orbitals below, which has the highest energy?
a. 3s b. 3p c. 3d d. 4s
7. Which is the correct number of valence electrons for Magnesium?
a. 3 b. 4p c. 1 d. 2
8. There are how many valence electrons of Boron?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
9. Which of the following element has the highest atomic number?
a. Ag b. Fe c. C d. O
For items 10- 16, write the electron configuration of the following elements:
10. Ca 12. Br 14. N
11. Fe 13. K 15. Zn 16. Kr
17. These are groups of atoms that are electrically charged.
a. ions b. isotopes c. compounds d. molecules
18. Which of the following characterizes ionic compounds?
a. formed by two metals c. ions held by covalent bonds
b. can exist as crystals d. high melting and freezing points
19. Which will form an ion with a +2 charge?
a. S b. Br c. Ba d. Cs
20.Who proposed the probability that electrons will be found in certain locations around the nucleus of an
atom?
a. Neils Bohr b. Erwin Schrodinger c. Ernest Rutherford d.J.J. Thomson
21. How many electrons would a sulfur atom have to gain to attain the same electron configuration of a
noble gas?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
22. Which of the following in INCORRECT?
a. Ionic compounds consist of anions and cations.
b. The ionic bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions is very strong.
c. Ionic compounds exists as crystals
d. Ionic compounds are formed through covalent bonds.

For items 23-32, write the Lewis symbol of the following atoms:

23. Ca 24. S 25. Mg 26. K 27. Na

28. F 29. Al 30. N 31. Li 32. Cl

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33. Which of the following best describes the property of metals to reflect light?
a. malleability c. anions
b. luster d. volatility
34. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?
a. having 2 valence electrons c. having 4 valence electrons
b. having 6 valence electrons d. having 8 valence electrons
35. This type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons to attain stability.
a. ionic bonds c. Lewis bond
b. covalent bond d. octet rule
36. This is the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons, the higher its value, the higher its
tendency to attract electrons.
a. electronegativity c. valence electrons
b. ionization energy d. neutral atom
37. The energy needed to pull or remove one or more electrons from a neutral atom is ____________.
a. electronegativity c. valence electrons
b. ionization energy d. neutral atoms

For items 38-43, choose between metals or non metals for your answer.

38. These elements have less than 4 valence electrons.

39. These elements have more than 4 valence electrons.
40. They have low electronegativity.
41. They have high electronegativity.
42. They have low ionization energy.
43. They have high ionization energy.

For items 44-50, give the

44. 5s25p1
45. 6s1
46. 6s26p2
47. 6s15d10
48. 4s24p2
49. 4s23d5
50. 5s1

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