Sub shells and Orbitals

Question 1

What shape does an S subshell have?

Answer 1

spherical

Question 2

What shape does a P subshell have?

Answer 2

Star shape with elliptical shaped orbitals

Question 3

How many orbitals does an S subshell have?

Answer 3

one

Question 4

How many orbitals does a P subshell have?

Answer 4

three

Question 5

How many different subshells are there and what are there symbols?

Answer 5

there are four: S,P,D, and F

Question 6

How many different orbitals does a D subshell have?

Answer 6

five

Question 7

How many different orbitals does an F subshell have?

Answer 7

seven

Question 8

How many electrons can one orbital hold?

Answer 8

two

Question 9

when paired, do electrons have to have different spins?

Answer 9

Yes. Up and Down

Question 10

how many electrons fit into the first energy shell?

Answer 10

two

Question 11

How many electrons fit into the second energy shell?

Answer 11

eight

Question 12

How many electrons fit into the third energy shell?

Answer 12

eight

Question 13

How many electrons fit into the fourth energy shell?

Answer 13

18

Question 14

How many electrons fit into the fifth energy shell?

Answer 14

18

Question 15

How many electrons fit into the sixth energy shell?

Answer 15

32

Question 16

How can you determine how many electrons will fit into a particular energy shell?

Answer 16

Count the Rows and then count the number of elements in that row

Question 17

how does the atomic radius vary depending on it’s location on the periodic table?

Answer 17

The atomic radius decreases from left to right across rows
The atomic radius increases from top to bottom across the group
*the atomic radius decreases as electrons fill energy shells
*the atomic radius increases as additional energy shells are added that are not filled