Assignment
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Electron Configuration Practice
Worksheet
In the space below, write the full (unabbreviated) electron configurations of the
following elements:
1) sodium ________________________________________________
2) iron ________________________________________________
3) bromine ________________________________________________
4) barium ________________________________________________
5) neptunium ________________________________________________
In the space below, write the Noble Gas (abbreviated) electron configurations of the
following elements:
6) cobalt ________________________________________________
7) silver ________________________________________________
8) tellurium ________________________________________________
9) radium ________________________________________________
10) lawrencium ________________________________________________
Determine what elements are denoted by the following electron configurations:
11) 1s22s22p63s23p4 ____________________
12) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s1 ____________________
13) [Kr] 5s24d105p3 ____________________
14) [Xe] 6s24f145d6 ____________________
15) [Rn] 7s25f11 ____________________
Determine which of the following electron configurations are not valid: State which
rule has been violated.
16) 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p5 ____________________
17) 1s22s22p63s33d5 ____________________
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18) [Ra] 7s25f8 ____________________
19) [Kr] 5s24d105p5 ____________________
20) [Xe] ____________________
n l ml ms
1. State the four quantum numbers and the possible values they may have.
2. Name the orbitals described by the following quantum numbers
a. n = 3, l = 0 c. n = 3, l = 2
b. n = 3, l = 1 d. n = 5, l = 0
3. Give the n and l values for the following orbitals
a. 1s d. 4d
b. 3s e. 5f
c. 2p
4. Place the following orbitals in order of increasing energy:
1s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 3d, 4f, 3p, 7s, 5d, 5p
5. What are the possible ml values for the following types of orbitals?
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a. s c. d
b. p d. f
6. How many possible orbitals are there for n =
a. 4
b. 10
7. How many electrons can inhabit all of the n=4 orbitals?
Identify the element whose last electron would have the following four quantum numbers:
8. 3, 1, -1, +1/2___________ 11. 4, 3, +3, -1/2___________
9. 4, 2, +1, +1/2________ 12. 2, 1, +1, -1/2___________
10. 6, 1, 0, -1/2__________
13.
Which of the following represents a permissible set of quantum numbers? (answer “yes” if
permissible and “no” if no permissible)
14. 2, 2, +1, -1/2___________ 17. 7, 0, 0, -1/2____________
15. 5, 1, 0, +1/2___________ 18. 4, 1, 8, +1/2_____________
16. 6, 3,-2, +1/2___________
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Write the four quantum numbers which describe the location of the highest energy electron of the
following:
19. N #7__________ 22. Re #75_________
20. Ni #28_________ 23. Pu #94_________
21. Xe #54________ 24. Br #35__________
Give the four quantum numbers which describe the location of each of the following:
25. The 4th electron in carbon_________________________________
26. The 25th electron in Hf___________________________________
27. The 57th electron in Ho__________________________________
28. The 49th electron in Xe__________________________________
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Name _____________________________
Electron Arrangements
There are three ways to indicate the arrangement of electrons around an atom:
1. Orbital Filling Diagram (gives the most information)
Ex. O2 ____ , ____ , ____ ____ ____
1s 2s 2p
2. Electron Configuration (quicker to draw than orbital filling diagrams)
Ex. O2 1s2 2s2 2p4
3. Electron Dot shows only the valence (outer energy level) electrons
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Ex. Oxygen atom .O:
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1. Write orbital filling diagrams, electron configurations, and electron dot diagrams
for the following elements.
Table:
Element Orbital Filling Diagram Electron Configuration Electron Dot
Diagram
a. Boron
b. Silicon
c. Sulfur
d. Calcium
e. Iodine
f. Rubidium
g. Chromium
h. Gallium
