Review Questions
1 . The Mg2+ ion has how many electrons?
(A) 12
(B) 10
(C) 14
(D) 24
2 . It can be shown using mass spectrometry that the ratio of naturally occurring chlorine-35
to its isotope chlorine-37 is 3:1. Assuming that no other isotopes existed, what would be
the atomic weight of chlorine?
g/mol
3 . The maximum number of electrons in a shell with the principal quantum number equal to
4 is
(A) 2
(B) 10
(C) 16
(D) 32
4 . If the principal quantum number of a shell is equal to 2, what types of orbitals will be
present?