Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity

The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity — practice question

Experimental evidence from the 19th and 20th centuries led scientists to conclude that atoms contain a positive, heavy nucleus with electrons around it. Later in the 20th century, theoretical scientists described how electrons are arranged in orbitals about atoms.
(a(i))

The diagram below shows the energy levels of the orbitals found in atoms of the second period (Li to Ne). Add labels to the energy levels so that the principal quantum number and the orbital type are shown at each level.

(a(ii))

On the axes below, produce a sketch of one example of each different orbital type (shape) occupied by the electrons in a second-period element. Add a label for each type.

(a(iii))[6]

Complete the electronic configurations of nitrogen atoms and oxygen atoms on the energy level diagrams below. Represent electrons with arrows.

(b(i))

Use the Data Booklet to state the first ionisation energy values for nitrogen and oxygen. N $\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots$ $\text{kJ mol}^{-1}$, O $\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots$ $\text{kJ mol}^{-1}$.

(b(ii))[3]

Explain, using your answer to (a)(iii), the relative values of these two ionisation energies.

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