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# Question
1

State the following:

  1. Postulates of Bohr`s atomic model
  2. Shortcomings of Bohr`s atomic model.

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2

Define the following:

  1. Principal quantum number.
  2. Azimuthal quantum number.

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3

Given the quantum number, n=3. Answer the following questions:

  1. List all possible orbitals present in this quantum energy.
  2. Write possible values of ml and ms for this quantum number.

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4

The mass spectrum of an element enables the relative abundance of each isotope of the element be determined.  Data relating to mass spectrum of an element X whose atomic number is 35z as indicated in the table below. Study the data and answer the questions that follows;

Mass Number of Isotopes Relative Abundance
79 50.5%
81 49.5%
  1. Define the term isotope.
  2. Write the conventional symbols for the two isotopes of element X.
  3. Calculate the relative atomic mass of X to three significant figures.

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5

State the following :

  1. Pauli`s exclusion principle.
  2. Aufbau building principle.
  3. Hund`s rule of maximum multiplicity.
  4. Half-filled and full-filled orbital rule.

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6

Write down the electronic configuration of each of the following species using orbtal diagrams:

  1. Cl-
  2. K
  3. Ca2+
  4. F

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7

Element Z occurs naturally as a mixture of 69Z and 71Z.

  1. Briefly explain the sisgnificance of the numbers 69 and 71 and give a term which describes these two components in the natural element.
  2. If 69Z and 71Z have relative atomic mass of 69.8, find the percentages of 69Z and 71Z in a sample of Z.

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8

Write the atomic number of an atom with electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 .


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9

X occurs naturally as 37X and 35X. Given that the relative atomic mass of X is 35.5, determine the percentage of 37X and 35X in the sample of element X.


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10

“The motion of the electron in an atom is not a simple rotation around an orbit , but rather a three dimensional standing wave which obeys Schrodinger equation”.

  1. In which atomic model is this statement based?
  2. Name other two atomic models that attempt to explain the structure of the atom.

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