Arrangement of Electrons In Atoms

Light

100

This energy level has the lowest energy

What is the 1st energy level?

200

This is how electrons emit light

When they fall from a higher to a lower energy level?

300

The color emission spectrum shows this

Different wavelengths of light showing the different colors?

400

This is electromagnetic radiation that travels in waves with specific wavelengths and frequencies

What is light?

500

This isia probability region where you will likely find an electron

What is an orbital?

Miscellanous

100

This sublevel has the lowest energy

What is s?

200

The d orbital can hold this number of electrons

What is 10 electrons (5 pairs)?

300

Chlorine is in this family

What is Halogens?

400

The electron configuration for Be

What is 1s²2s²?

500

This is the shape of the p orbital

What is a dumbbell or peanut?

Electron Configuration Rules

100

Which one of these sublevels must be filled first, 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s

What is 1s?

200

Carbon has an electron configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p². The two electrons in 2p must be in DIFFERENT orbitals because of which rule?

Hund's Rule

300

What principle tells us that we cannot have more than 2 electrons in a single orbital?

Pauli's Exclusion Principle

400

What does Aufbau's Principle state?

Electrons fill lowest available energy levels until full, then fill the next lowest.

500

The following electron configuration is incorrect. What rule or principle is violated? 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹¹ 4p⁵

Pauli's Exclusion Principle (d sublevels can only fit 10 electrons)

Electron Configuration

100

This element has the electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p²

silicon

200

This is the full electron configuration for Chlorine?

What is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵?

300

This element has the noble gas configuration: [Kr] 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p²

What is Tin?

400

This is the noble gas notation for Lead (Pb)

What is [Xe] 6s² 4f1⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁴?

500

This is the full electron notation of Oxygen

What is 1s²2s²2p⁴?

Trivia

100

Ottawa is the capital of this country

Canada

200

The Winter Olympics starting today. Name the country they are taking place 

What is Italy?

300

What is the currently the highest grossing movie of all time (what movie has made the most money)?

Avatar

400

These 2 teams are playing in the SuperBowl on Sunday, February 8, 2026

Who are the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots?

500

One of Miss Markley's favorite times of the year starts next week.  Name it

What is the start of spring training?