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6. What type of spin will two electrons in the same orbital have?

  • Equal
  • Opposite
  • Similar

7. In which order should these steps be in to describe how a mass spectrometer works?

  • Detection, Vaporisation, Deflection, Acceleration, Ionisation
  • Ionisation, Vaporisation, Acceleration, Deflection, Detection
  • Vaporisation, Ionisation, Acceleration, Deflection, Detection
  • Vaporisation, Acceleration, Ionisation, Deflection, Detection

8. Which type of electron orbital as the highest energy value?

  • f
  • p
  • s
  • d

9. What does a mass spectrometer measure?

  • The relative atomic mass and the relative abundance of different isotopes
  • The number of neutrons in an atom
  • The charge of an ion

10. What is the relative mass of an electron?

  • 2
  • 1/1840
  • 1
  • 0

11. What is the general trend for ionisation energy down a group?

  • Decreasing
  • Increasing

12. An ion is a charged particle

  • True
  • False

13. What is used to remove the electrons of atoms in a mass spectrometer?

  • A magnet
  • An electron gun
  • An electron shield
  • An electical field

14. The orbital 3s has a higher energy value then the orbital 3p

  • False
  • True

15. In what state must an atom be in to measure it's 1st ionisation energy?

  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Solid

16. How many different types of p orbitals are there?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5

17. What is the cause for a large increase in ionisation energy of an atom?

  • The electrons get closer to the nulceus
  • The electrons get further from the nucleus
  • There are more electrons to remove

18. Orbitals of the same energy will take a single electron each before pairing starts

  • True
  • False

19. What is the relative charge of a proton?

  • +2
  • -1
  • +1
  • 0

20. The highest energy electrons are lost when an ion is formed except for when the electron is in which electron orbital?

  • 2p
  • 1s
  • 4s
  • 3d