Electron Configurations Flashcard

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Different areas (shapes) an electron can be located: Energy Level, Sub Level, Electron Cloud, Atomic Orbital

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Sub Level

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Electrons lowest in energy are held ___ to the nucleus.

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Closer

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The s sublevel resembles this type of shape: dumbell, clover, sphere, double clover

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sphere

Front

The 3-dimensional orientation of a sublevel

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Atomic Orbital

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The rule that says electrons enter sublevels with the lowest energy first

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Aufbau Principal

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These sublevels correspond to the 4^th energy level

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s, p, d & f

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The rule that says each orbital must receive one electron before an orbital in that sublevel can have two

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Hunds Rule

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What element does this configuration belong to: [Kr] 5s² 4d¹ (neutral)? Options: Sr, Sc, Zr, Y

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Y

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Which ion has this electron configuration: [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ (+2 charge)? Options: Sr²⁺, Se^2-, Kr, Ba²⁺

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Sr²⁺

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Which anion is this the configuration for? 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ (-2 charge)

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Sulfide Anion