Electron Configurations Worksheet 2

Write the complete full electron configurations(e.g. 1s22s22p5) and abbreviated (noble gas notation)
configuration for the following:

# of e- Element (atom) full e- configuration abbreviated (noble gas) e- configuration

1) _____ lithium ________________________________ _________________________________

2) _____ oxygen ________________________________ _________________________________

3) _____ calcium _______________________________ ________________________________

4) _____ nitrogen ______________________________ _________________________________

5) _____ potassium ____________________________ _________________________________

6) _____ chlorine ______________________________ __________________________________

7) _____ hydrogen _____________________________ __________________________________

8) _____ copper ________________________________ _________________________________

9) _____ neon __________________________________ ________________________________

10) _____ phosphorous ___________________________ _________________________________

Write the abbreviated (noble gas notation) ground state electron configurations and circle the valence shell
electrons for the following:
# of electrons Element

11) ______ helium ________________________________________

12) ______ nitrogen ________________________________________

13) ______ chlorine ________________________________________

14) ______ iron ________________________________________

15) ______ zinc ________________________________________

16) ______ barium ________________________________________

17) ______ bromine ________________________________________

18) ______ magnesium _______________________________________

19) ______ fluorine __________________________________________

20) ______ aluminum _______________________________________

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 Electron Configuration Worksheet 3: Elements (atoms) and Ions
Write the full electron configuration and noble gas notation electron configurations for the following
Atoms and ions:

Element Atomic
# of e- Electron Configuration
/ Ions number

F1-

O-2

Na

Na1+

Ca

Ca+2

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Al3+

Al

N3-

S2-

Cl1-

K1+

Br1-

Mg2+

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 Electron Configuration Worksheet 4
Directions: Write and draw the electron configurations and orbital notations (with spins) of each of the
following atoms.

Example:

Co : 27 e- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7

Co
1s 2s 2p 2p 2p 3s 3p 3p 3p

3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 4s

1. Scandium:

2. Gallium:

3. Silver:

4. Argon:

5. Nitrogen:

6. Lithium:

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7. Sulfur:

Electron Configuration Worksheet 5

Write electron configurations for the following ions.

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1. Li+ 3. O2-

2. Cu2+ 4. Cl-

Directions: Draw the orbital notations of each of the following atoms.

Example:

F
1s 2s 2p 2p 2p
1. Chlorine:

2. Nitrogen:

3. Aluminum:

4. Oxygen:

5. Sodium:

6. Potassium:

7. Sulfur:

8. Calcium

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 Electron Configuration Worksheet 6
In the space below, write the full electron configurations (ex. = 1s22s1) of the following elements:
1) Sodium ________________________________________________
2) potassium ________________________________________________
3) chlorine ________________________________________________
4) bromine ________________________________________________
5) oxygen ________________________________________________

In the space below, write the abbreviated (noble gas notation) electron configurations (ex. Li= [He]2s1) of
the following elements:
6) manganese ________________________________________________
7) silver ________________________________________________
8) nitrogen ________________________________________________
9) sulfur ________________________________________________
10) argon ________________________________________________

In the space below, write the orbital notation (arrows) of the following elements:
11) manganese _______________________________________________
12) arsenic ________________________________________________
13) nitrogen ________________________________________________
14) sulfur ________________________________________________
15) argon ________________________________________________

Determine what elements are denoted by the following electron configurations:

16) 1s22s22p63s23p4 ____________________
17) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s1 ____________________
18) [Kr] 5s24d105p3 ____________________
19) [Xe] 6s24f145d6 ____________________
20) [Rn] 7s25f11 ____________________

Determine why the following electron configurations are not valid:

21) 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p5 __________________ 22) 1s22s22p63s33d5 ____________________
23) [Xe] _____________________ 24) [Kr] 5s24d105p5 ____________________
Answer the following

25) Of questions 11-15:

a) Which is/are a good example of Hunds rule? Why?

b) Which is/are a good example of Paulis Exclusion Principle? Why?

c) Which is/are a good example of the Aufbau Principle? Why?