Vocabulary
Reading and Writing Configurations
Laws, Theories, Principles, Rules for Configurations
Noble Gas and Ion Configurations
Potpourri
100

An ion that forms from a single type of atom.

Ex: Cl-1, Na+1, Mg+2, or P-3

monatomic

100

What is the only element that has an electron configuration that DOES NOT start with 1s?

Hydrogen (H) = 1s1

100

When writing a noble gas abbreviation showing the electron configuration for an element, always use the noble gas that comes ____________ the element.

before

100

DAILY DOUBLE!  100 points each

1.  What group # are the noble gases in?

2.  Why do all elements want to be like them?

1.  group 18

2.  they are stable (unreactive, inert, lowest PE, etc)

100

The total number of electrons in a neutral atom is equal to that elements _________  ___________.

atomic number

200

DAILY DOUBLE!  200 pts each.

1.  ____________  _____________ describe the average distance of electrons from the nucleus of an atom.

2.  How are they symbolized in electron configurations?  (numbers, letters, circles, arrows, Xs... and which ones?)

1.  Energy levels 

2.  whole numbers 1-7

200

What element has the electron configuration:

1s2s2p?

fluorine (F) 

200

What rule/law/theory/principle states:

"Electrons enter sublevels with the lowest energy first"

?

Aufbau Principle

Aufbau = "building up" in German

200

Name the element:

[He] 2s1

lithium (Li)


200

What is the highest energy sublevel that any atom can have electrons on?  

7p

300

DAILY DOUBLE!  300 points each.

1.  The actual paths (areas) that electrons can be found in an atom are called ___________.  They are kind of like "race tracks" that electrons fly around.

2.  How are they symbolized in electron configurations?  (numbers, letters, circles, arrows, Xs... and which ones?)

1.  sublevels

2.  letters s, p, d, f

300

What element has the electron configuration:

1s2s2p3s3p4s3d?

iron (Fe)

300

What law/theory/rule/principle states:

"In a sublevel with more than 1 orbital (p, d, or f), put 1 electron in each orbital before pairing any orbitals"

?

Hund's rule

300

DAILY DOUBLE!  300 points each!

1.  Write the noble gas configuration for gallium (Ga)

2.  Write its dot notation

1. [Ar] 4s3d10 4p1

2. 3 valence electrons (1 pair, 1 single)

300

What is inaccurate about drawing an atom with rings of electrons around it?  (similar to a picture of planets orbiting the Sun)?

1.  it's not 3-D (atoms are 3-dimensional)

2.  electrons don't travel in circles (they travel on 3-D spheres, dumbells, clovers, etc)

400

DAILY DOUBLE!  400 points each.

1.  Each sublevel is oriented differently in 3-D space, and each orientation is a/an ________________  _____________ that can hold up to 2 electrons max.

2.  How are they symbolized in electron configurations?  (numbers, letters, circles, arrows, Xs... and which ones?)

1.  atomic orbital

2.  symbolized by circles (each circle is an "atomic orbital") with arrows or Xs (each arrow or line of the X is an electron)

400

Write the electron configuration for manganese (Mn)

1s2s2p3s3p4s3d5

400
This entire unit on electron configuration is part of ___________ theory, which is a chemistry/physics theory that describes atom behaviors due to electrons

Quantum theory

400

Write the longhand electron (ion) configuration for Mg+2 

1s2s2p

400

Fill out a table with the following headings:

4 sublevels      shape      # atomic orbitals   max # e-

s = sphere, 1 orbital, 2 e-

p = dumbell, 3 orbitals, 6 e-

d = clover, 5 orbitals, 10 e-

f = double clover, 7 orbitals, 14 e-

500

When an atom forms an ion, it typically does it to be like the noble gases.  When the ion forms, it is said to be _____________ with the noble gas it wants to be like in terms of electron configuration.

isoelectronic

500

DAILY DOUBLE!  500 points each!

1s2s2p3s3p4s3d10 4p2

1.  How many valence electrons in the element above?

2.  Draw dot notation with accurate pairs of valence electrons.  Use an element "X" for the symbol to put dots around.

1.  4 valence electrons

2.  1 pair, 2 single dots around "X"

500

What rule/law/theory/principle states:

"atomic orbitals can hold only 2 electrons at most, and they must have opposite spin"

?

Pauli principle

500

What is the only noble gas that you would never see in a "noble gas abbreviation" of an element?

Oganesson (Og)

or 

Ununoctium (Uuo) if you have an old periodic table

They have 118 electrons (more than any other element) so there are no elements with more electrons

500

DAILY DOUBLE!  500 points each!

1.  Give the noble gas configuration for silver.

2.  How many valence electrons does silver have?

1.  [Kr] 5s4d10

2.  1 ve-

(the other 5s electron "jumps" to fill 4d because it's a lower energy state than 5s4d9 )

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