Electron Configuration

What is Electron Configuration?

• A prediction on where an electron lives.

• Changing an electron's form

• Putting Electrons in a different place

• Saying hi to an electron.

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What is an orbital?

• A place on the shell of an atom.

• The Earth's Orbit

• Mar's Orbit

• The nucleus

How many electrons can a p orbital hold?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 14

An orbital can hold 2 electrons, then it is full.

• Pauli Exclusion Principle

• Hunds rule

• Pauli's Rule

• Mendeleev's Rule

What is the electron configuration for Helium?

• 1s² 2s²

• 1s² 2s¹

• 1s²

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List the following in increasing order: 2p 1s 3s 2s 3p

• 2s 1s 3s 2s 3p

• 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s

• 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p

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The electron configuration of an atom is 1s²2s²2p⁶. How many electrons are in this atom?

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 10

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What are valence electrons?

• Electrons farthest away from the nucleus

• Electrons closest to the nucleus

• Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom

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Each orbital can hold how many electrons?

• 5

• 4

• 8

• 2

Electron configuration tell where the electron is located with what probability?

• 90%

• 50%

• 75%

• 25%