Monday, September 14, 2009

11 Simple Questions about orbitals.


  1. How many electrons can fill a single orbital?

  2. What is the total number of different orbitals in the second energy level?

  3. Whose rule and/or principle identifies that when filling a specific energy sublevel, electrons must be evenly distributed before pairing them up?

  4. What is the total number of electrons that can completely fill the 3d group of orbitals?

  5. What is the total number of electrons that can occupy the (a) 2nd energy level (b) 3rd energy level?

  6. Into which orbital block (eg. 4s) will the last electrons of a bromine atom be placed?

  7. Into which orbital block will the last electrons of a tin atom be placed?

  8. How many geometric versions of 2p are possible?

  9. Name all of the geometric versions of the p sublevel.

  10. How many geometric versions of 3d are possible?

  11. Name all of the geometric versions of the d sublevel.