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TOPIC 1 - Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is the relative mass of an electron?

Back (Answer)

1/2000

#2
Front (Question)

What are isotopes?

Back (Answer)

Atoms of the same element with same number of protons but different number of neutrons.

#3
Front (Question)

What is the Relative Atomic Mass?

Back (Answer)

The weighted mean mass of an atom of an element compared to 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

#4
Front (Question)

What is the Relative Isotopic Mass?

Back (Answer)

Mass of an atom of an isotope compared to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.

#5
Front (Question)

What is the Relative Molecular Mass?

Back (Answer)

Mean mass of a molecule compared to 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

#6
Front (Question)

What is the M+ peak?

Back (Answer)

Molecular ion peak. Shows the relative molecular mass.

#7
Front (Question)

What is the M+1 peak?

Back (Answer)

The peak that has +1 m/z than the molecular ion peak due to the existence of a carbon 13 isotope.

#8
Front (Question)

How many orbitals has the ‘s’ subshell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

1 orbital. 2 electrons.

#9
Front (Question)

How many orbitals has the ‘p’ subshell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

3 orbitals. 6 electrons.

#10
Front (Question)

How many orbitals has the ‘d’ subshell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

5 orbitals. 10 electrons.

#11
Front (Question)

How many orbitals has the ‘f’ subshell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

7 orbitals. 14 electrons.

#12
Front (Question)

Which subshells has the first quantum shell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

1s. 2 electrons.

#13
Front (Question)

Which subshells has the second quantum shell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

2s, 2p. 8 electrons.

#14
Front (Question)

Which subshells has the third quantum shell got? How many electrons?

Back (Answer)

3s,3p,3d. 18 electrons.

#15
Front (Question)

Which shape does the s orbital have?

Back (Answer)

Spherical.

#16
Front (Question)

Which shape does the p orbitals have?

Back (Answer)

Dumbell shape. 3 orbitals. Px, Py and Pz.

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#17
Front (Question)

What does spin pairing mean?

Back (Answer)

Electrons occupying the same orbital have different spins.

#18
Front (Question)

What are the different subshells from lowest energy to highest?

Back (Answer)

1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d

#19
Front (Question)

What is the electron configuration of Chromium?

Back (Answer)

1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s1, 3d5 An electron is excited from the 4s to fill the 3d orbitals.

#20
Front (Question)

What is the electron configuration of Copper?

Back (Answer)

1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s1, 3d10 an electron is excited from 4s to fill the 3d subshell.

#21
Front (Question)

Which block is the one in red?

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Back (Answer)

s block

#22
Front (Question)

Which block is the one in purple?

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Back (Answer)

d block

#23
Front (Question)

Which block is the one in green?

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Back (Answer)

p block

#24
Front (Question)

Which block is the one in purple?

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Back (Answer)

f block.