Multiple Choice
Which of the following orbitals possesses the most orbital shapes?
2. Atoms and the Periodic Table
Electronic Structure: Orbitals
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Which of the following statements is false?
a) A set of d orbitals contains 5 orbitals.
b) A set of 4s orbitals would have more energy than a set of 3p orbitals.
c) The second shell of an atom possesses d orbitals.
d) A set of f orbitals contains 3 orbitals.
e) The first energy level contains only s orbitals.
A
a, b
B
b, d
C
c, d
D
d, e
E
b, e
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Understand the basic structure of atomic orbitals: s, p, d, and f orbitals have different numbers of orbitals in each set. Specifically, s orbitals have 1, p orbitals have 3, d orbitals have 5, and f orbitals have 7.
Recall the order of energy levels for orbitals. Generally, the energy increases as you move from s to p to d to f within the same principal energy level. Additionally, within different principal energy levels, the energy increases with increasing principal quantum number (n).
Evaluate statement a: A set of d orbitals contains 5 orbitals. This is true because d orbitals always have 5 orbitals in a set.
Evaluate statement b: A set of 4s orbitals would have more energy than a set of 3p orbitals. This is false because 4s orbitals are actually lower in energy than 3p orbitals due to the specific order of filling orbitals (Aufbau principle).
Evaluate statement d: A set of f orbitals contains 3 orbitals. This is false because f orbitals contain 7 orbitals in a set. Evaluate statement e: A set of p orbitals contains 1 orbital. This is false because p orbitals contain 3 orbitals in a set.
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