ELECTRON
CONFIGURATION
🧠Key Concepts
Electrons occupy energy levels, sublevels, and orbitals
Follows three rules:
Aufbau Principle: Electrons fill lowest energy
orbitals first
Pauli Exclusion Principle: Each orbital holds max 2
electrons with opposite spins
Hund’s Rule: Electrons fill orbitals singly before
pairing
ELECTRON CONFIGURATION
ELECTRON CONFIGURATION CHART OF ALL ELEMENTS
s shell - 2 electrons
p shell - 6 electrons
d shell - 10 electrons
f shell - 14 electrons
Maximum numbers of
electrons each orbital can
have:
EXAMPLE:
What is the electron configuration of an oxygen
atom?
EXAMPLE:
What is the electron configuration of an oxygen
atom?
Electron configuration:
1s² 2s² 2p⁴
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a nitrogen
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a sodium
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a chlorine
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of an iodine
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a potassium
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a bismuth
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a zirconium
atom?
ACTIVITY:
What is the electron
configuration of a copper
atom?
🧠Key Concepts
Quantum numbers describe the location and behavior of
electrons:
Quantum Numbers
The value of the principal quantum
number n is the level of the principal
electronic shell (principal level). All
orbitals that have the same n value
are in the same principal level.
PRINCIPAL QUANTUM NUMBER
EXAMPLE:
Electron configuration of Oxygen:
O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
What is the principal quantum number of
oxygen?
n =
Also known as the azimuthal
quantum number or orbital
quantum number, it determines
the shape of the subshell in
which the electrons reside.
ANGULAR MOMENTUM QUANTUM NUMBER
EXAMPLE:
Electron configuration of Oxygen:
O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
What is the angular momentum
quantum number of oxygen?
l =
MAGNETIC QUANTUM NUMBER
EXAMPLE:
Electron configuration of Oxygen:
O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
What is the magnetic quantum
number of oxygen?
ml =
The magnetic quantum number is a key
quantum number that determines the
orientation of an electron's orbital in a
magnetic field. It provides information about
the spatial arrangement of orbitals and can
take on integer values ranging from -l to +l,
where l is the azimuthal quantum number.
ELECTRON SPIN
EXAMPLE:
Electron configuration of Oxygen:
O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
What is the 4th quantum number of
oxygen?
ms =
Electron Spin or Spin Quantum Number
is the fourth quantum number for
electrons in atoms and molecules.
Denoted as ms, the electron spin is
constituted by either upward (ms=+1/2)
or downward (ms=−1/2) arrows.
QUANTUM
NUMBERS
ACTIVITY
Complete the table.

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    🧠Key Concepts Electrons occupyenergy levels, sublevels, and orbitals Follows three rules: Aufbau Principle: Electrons fill lowest energy orbitals first Pauli Exclusion Principle: Each orbital holds max 2 electrons with opposite spins Hund’s Rule: Electrons fill orbitals singly before pairing ELECTRON CONFIGURATION
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    s shell -2 electrons p shell - 6 electrons d shell - 10 electrons f shell - 14 electrons Maximum numbers of electrons each orbital can have:
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    EXAMPLE: What is theelectron configuration of an oxygen atom?
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    EXAMPLE: What is theelectron configuration of an oxygen atom? Electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a nitrogen atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a sodium atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a chlorine atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of an iodine atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a potassium atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a bismuth atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a zirconium atom?
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    ACTIVITY: What is theelectron configuration of a copper atom?
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    🧠Key Concepts Quantum numbersdescribe the location and behavior of electrons: Quantum Numbers
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    The value ofthe principal quantum number n is the level of the principal electronic shell (principal level). All orbitals that have the same n value are in the same principal level. PRINCIPAL QUANTUM NUMBER EXAMPLE: Electron configuration of Oxygen: O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴ What is the principal quantum number of oxygen? n =
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    Also known asthe azimuthal quantum number or orbital quantum number, it determines the shape of the subshell in which the electrons reside. ANGULAR MOMENTUM QUANTUM NUMBER EXAMPLE: Electron configuration of Oxygen: O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴ What is the angular momentum quantum number of oxygen? l =
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    MAGNETIC QUANTUM NUMBER EXAMPLE: Electronconfiguration of Oxygen: O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴ What is the magnetic quantum number of oxygen? ml = The magnetic quantum number is a key quantum number that determines the orientation of an electron's orbital in a magnetic field. It provides information about the spatial arrangement of orbitals and can take on integer values ranging from -l to +l, where l is the azimuthal quantum number.
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    ELECTRON SPIN EXAMPLE: Electron configurationof Oxygen: O = 1s² 2s² 2p⁴ What is the 4th quantum number of oxygen? ms = Electron Spin or Spin Quantum Number is the fourth quantum number for electrons in atoms and molecules. Denoted as ms, the electron spin is constituted by either upward (ms=+1/2) or downward (ms=−1/2) arrows.
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