The S Block
The P Block
The D Block
The F Block
Rules and Exceptions
100
1s2 2s1 (give the name)
What is lithium?
100
1s2 2s2 2p5 (give the name)
What is fluorine?
100
The configuration of the element with 22 protons.
What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d2?
100
This many electrons can fit into the f sublevel.
What is 14?
100
This rule tells us to add electrons to the lowest energy level first.
What is the aufbau principle?
200
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 (give the name)
What is calcium?
200
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1 (give the name)
What is aluminum?
200
[Ar] 4s2 3d5 (give the name)
What is manganese?
200
The first f sublevel is found in this principle energy level.
What is the 4th principle energy level?
200
This rule tells us there can only be one electron at each quantum address.
What is the Pauli exclusion principle?
300
The electron configuration of sodium
What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1?
300
The electron configuration of nitrogen.
What is 1s2 2s2 2p3?
300
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 (give the name)
What is mercury?
300
[Rn] 7s2 6d1 5f3 (give the name)
What is uranium?
300
This rule tells us to add electrons of the same spin to each orbital of a sublevel before pairing electrons
What is Hund's rule?
400
All elements in the first column end with this sublevel configuration
What is s1?
400
Oxygen, sulfur and selenium all end with this sublevel notation.
What is p4?
400
This many electrons can fit into the D sublevel.
What is 10?
400
The number of orbitals in the 4f sublevel.
What is 7?
400
The electron configuration of Chromium
What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d5?
500
[Xe] 6s1 (give the name)
What is cesium?
500
[Ar]4s2 3d10 4p6 (give the name)
What is krypton?
500
The short-hand electron configuration of nickel.
What is [Ar] 4s2 3d8?
500
The f block begins with this element and ends with this element. (answer with the symbols)
What is Ce and Lr?
500
The shorthand electron configuration of silver
What is [Kr] 5s1 4d10?
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