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Parallel Exercises A
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Note:  You will need to refer to Figure 8.11 and Figure 8.18 below to complete some of the following exercises.

Figure 8_11 (39.0K)       Figure 8_18 (84.0K)
  1. A neutron with a mass of 1.68 × 10-27 kg moves from a nuclear reactor with a velocity of 3.22 × 103 m/s. What is the de Broglie wavelength of the neutron?
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  2. Calculate the energy (a) in eV and (b) in joules for the sixth energy level (n = 6) of a hydrogen atom.
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  3. How much energy is needed to move an electron in a hydrogen atom from n = 2 to n = 6? Give the answer (a) in joules and (b) in eV. (See Figure 8.11 for needed values.)
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  4. What frequency of light is emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from n = 6 to n = 2? What color would you see?
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  5. How much energy is needed to completely remove the electron from a hydrogen atom in the ground state?
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  6. Thomson determined the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron to be -1.76 × 1011 coulomb/kilogram. Millikan determined the charge on the electron to be -1.60 × 10-19 coulomb. According to these findings, what is the mass of an electron?
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  7. Assume that an electron wave making a standing wave in a hydrogen atom has a wavelength of 1.67 × 10-10 m. Considering the mass of an electron to be 9.11 × 10-31 kg, use the de Broglie equation to calculate the velocity of an electron in this orbit.
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  8. Using any reference you wish, write the complete electron configurations for (a) boron, (b) aluminum, and (c) potassium.
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  9. Explain how you know that you have the correct total number of electrons in your answers for 8a, 8b, and 8c.
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  10. Refer to Figure 8.18 only, and write the complete electron configurations for (a) argon, (b) zinc, and (c) bromine.
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  11. Lithium has two naturally occurring isotopes: lithium-6 and lithium-7. Lithium-6 has a mass of 6.01512 relative to carbon-12 and makes up 7.42 percent of all naturally occurring lithium. Lithium-7 has a mass of 7.016 compared to carbon-12 and makes up the remaining 92.58 percent. According to this information, what is the atomic weight of lithium?
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  12. Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the following isotopes:
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  13. Identify the period and the family in the periodic table for the following elements:
    (a) Radon
    (b) Sodium
    (c) Copper
    (d) Neon
    (e) Iodine
    (f) Lead
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  14. How many outer-orbital electrons are found in an atom of
    (a) Li
    (b) N
    (c) F
    (d) Cl
    (e) Ra
    (f) Be
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  15. Write electron dot notations for the following elements:
    (a) Boron
    (b) Bromine
    (c) Calcium
    (d) Potassium
    (e) Oxygen
    (f) Sulfur
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  16. Identify the charge on the following ions:
    (a) Boron
    (b) Bromine
    (c) Calcium
    (d) Potassium
    (e) Oxygen
    (f) Nitrogen
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  17. Use the periodic table to identify if the following are metals, nonmetals, or semiconductors:
    (a) Krypton
    (b) Cesium
    (c) Silicon
    (d) Sulfur
    (e) Molybdenum
    (f) Plutonium
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  18. From their charges, predict the periodic table family number for the following ions:
    (a) Br-1
    (b) K+1
    (c) Al+3
    (d) S-2
    (e) Ba+2
    (f) O-2
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  19. Use chemical symbols and numbers to identify the following isotopes:
    (a) Oxygen-16
    (b) Sodium-23
    (c) Hydrogen-3
    (d) Chlorine-35
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