Electron Configuration

Electron Configuration

1

The electron configuration of Sodium

What is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s¹?

2

The shorthand (noble gas) electron configuration of Fermium (Fm).

What is [Rn] 7s²5f¹²?

3

The box configuration of Silicon (Si)

What is updown 

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4

The shorthand (noble gas) electron configuration of Pb²⁺

What is [Xe] 6s²4f¹⁴5d¹⁰?

5

The electron configuration of Ytterbium (Yb)

What is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁶5s²4d¹⁰5p⁶6s²4f¹⁴?

Periodic Trends

1

The direction of the metallic/nonmetallic trend

What is metallic properties towards the bottom left?

2

The direction of atomic radius trend

What is largest atoms at the bottom left?

3

The trend for ionization energy

What is higher ionization energy in the upper right?

4

The direction of the trend for electron affinity

What is highest electron affinity in the top right?

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IE₁ = 100

IE₂ = 2000

IE₃ = 2500

The group of the atom with the above ionization energies

What is group 1?

Sizes of Atoms/Ions

1

The largest element between Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag), and Gold (Au)

What is Au?

2

The largest element between sodium (Na), phosphorus (P), chlorine (Cl), and magnesium (Mg)

What is Na?

3

The largest ion between Ca²⁺, K⁺, Cl^-, P^3-

What is P^3-?

4

The smallest element between Kr, Cr, Sn, Os, and Cn

What is Kr?

5

The smallest ion between Fe^-, Fe²⁺, Fe³⁺, Fe⁵⁺, and Fe

What is Fe⁵⁺

Identifying Electron Configuration

1

1s1

What is Hydrogen (H)?

2

[Rn] 7s²5f¹⁴6d⁵

What is Bohrium (Bh)?

3

1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d⁸

What is Nickel (Ni)?

4

Determine the box configuration and element from the given electron configuration. 

1s²2s²2p¹

What is Boron (B)

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5

This ion has +2 charge and has the electron configuration:

1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁶5s²4d¹⁰5p⁶

What is Ba²⁺?

Magnetic and Metallic

1

There are no unpaired electrons for the atom/ion.

What is diamagnetic?

2

Typically form anions and can be at any state of matter at room temperature depending on the atom.

What are nonmetals?

3

Typically form cations and are almost always a solid at room temperature with a few exceptions.

What are metals?

4

There is at least one unpaired electron for the atom/ion.

What is paramagnetic?

5

Cobalt (Co) is paramagnetic. (T/F)

What is true?