Online Introductory Chemistry

Atoms, Isotopes, Electron Configurations, Groups, energy levels and the Periodic Table  Suggested questions

Dr. Walt Volland revised September 22, 2009

Suggested problems for practice. It is important that you work out answers to these and review them. Answering the question only once is not adequate. Quiz questions will be asked from these and the exercises in the lessons.

These are for the 6th edition of McMurray.
  blue marks practice questions in chapter red marks end of chapter questions
Understanding Key Concepts 3.30, 3.31, 3.32, 3.35

Atomic Theory

Problem 3.2

Elements & Atomic Number

3.5, 3.6, 3.44

Isotopes and Atomic Weight

3.8, 3.10, 3.46, 3.54, 3.56

Periodic Table

3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.46,

Characteristic Element Groups

3.14,

Electronic Structure of Atoms

3.17, 3.18, 3.66, 3.68

Electron Configurations

3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.72, 3.74, 3.78, 3.84

Electron Configurations & the Periodic Table

3.24, 3.60, 3.62, 3.66, 3.68, 3.70

Electron Dot Symbols for atoms 3.28, 3.29
Applications 3.90, 3.92, 3.94

General questions & problems

3.92, 3.96

 

 

These are for the 5th edition of McMurray.
  blue marks practice questions in chapter red marks end of chapter questions

Atomic Theory

Problem 3.2

Elements & Atomic Number

3.6, 3.42, 3.44

Isotopes and Atomic Weight

3.8, 3.10, 3.46, 3.54

Periodic Table

3.12, 3.56, 3.58

Characteristic Element Groups

3.14,

Electronic Structure of Atoms

3.18, 3.66, 3.68

Electron Configurations

3.20, 3.22, 3.70, 3.74, 3.82, 3.86

Electron Configurations & the Periodic Table

3.24, 3.28

General questions & problems

3.92, 3.94

 

Suggested practice problems

These are for the 4th edition of McMurray.

blue marks practice questions in chapter
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red marks end of chapter questions

Atomic Theory

Problem 3.1

Elements & Atomic Number

3.5, 3.6, 3.42, 3.44

Isotopes and Atomic Weight

3.8, 3.9, 3.46, 3.50, 3.54

Periodic Table

3.10, 3.11, 3.56, 3.58, 3.64

Characteristic Properties of Element Groups

3.13, 3.15, 3.62

Electronic Structure of Atoms

3.16, 3.17, 3.66, 3.70, 3.74

Electron Configurations

3.19, 3.20, 3.75,

Electron Configurations & the Periodic Table

3.23, 3.25, 3.77

General questions & problems

3.26, 3.30, 3.84, 3.86, 3.98, 3.102