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Mnemonic for Electron Configuration

This document discusses electron configuration, which describes the arrangement of electrons in an atom. It provides a mnemonic device for remembering the order that atomic orbitals are filled to write electron configurations. The document also gives examples of writing electron configurations using spdf notation and identifying elements based on their configurations. Activities are included for students to practice writing configurations and identifying elements based on their electronic structure. The importance of electron configuration for classifying elements in the periodic table is emphasized.

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Mnemonic for Electron Configuration

This document discusses electron configuration, which describes the arrangement of electrons in an atom. It provides a mnemonic device for remembering the order that atomic orbitals are filled to write electron configurations. The document also gives examples of writing electron configurations using spdf notation and identifying elements based on their configurations. Activities are included for students to practice writing configurations and identifying elements based on their electronic structure. The importance of electron configuration for classifying elements in the periodic table is emphasized.

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SCIENCE 8

OBJECTI
VES:
1. Identify the elements with their
Electronic Configuration.
2. Write the Electronic Configuration of
the given elements.
3. Value the importance of Electronic
Configuration in classifying the elements.
ELECTRON
CONFIGURATION
RECA
LL:
• What are the different families/
groups in the Periodic Table?
• How the elements are grouped in
the Periodic Table?
•What do you think is the use of
Electron Configuration
mnemonic?
Electron Configuration mnemonic
•It is used to determine or
understand the location of
electrons in an atom and their
corresponding energy levels.
Aufbau building principle Mnemonic Device
•It is a mnemonic used to remember the
order of “filling” of atomic orbitals during
the construction of the ground state
electron configurations of the elements.
The presentation of this diagram is
largely disconnected from any physical
meaning.
NOTE:
Memorize the
diagram, learn to use
it and you’re
guaranteed to get
the right answer.
•As you can see in the mnemonic device, the order
filling the orbitals is to be listed as 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s,
3p,4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f,5d, 6p, 7s,…
This order followed in writing the electron
configuration, distributing the electrons in the
orbitals of the sublevels as they are struck by
consecutive arrows.
• In Electronic Configuration there are two ways to
distribute the electrons.
•First is the spdf notation and the second is the
orbital diagram. But then we will focus on the
spdf notation. In spdf notation, we need to follow
the arrangement of the Electronic Distribution
Mnemonic device. One thing you should take
note in the spdf notation is that there are
maximum electrons that can be shared by the
element and these are s ≤2, p≤6, d ≤10, f≤14.
•EXAMPLE
• Electronic configuration tells information about
electrons in an atom. It tells how the electrons are
arranged in the subshells. In addition, it identifies
the valence electrons.
• Valence electrons are the electrons found in the
subshells of the highest principal quantum number
n. knowledge of valence electrons is important,
you will discover this in the succeeding lessons.
• ACTIVITY TIME!
Directions: Write the name and electron
configuration of the following elements:
1. Mg 6. Kr
2. Sr 7. Ca
3. Br 8. Cl
4. Fe 9. Si
5. Se 10. Fr
ACTIVITY 9
•I. Directions: Identify the element that has an
electronic configuration of:
1. 1s22s22p63s2
2. 1s22s22p63s23p5
3. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
4. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 
5. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1
II. Directions: Complete the table below. Identify what
element has the given electrons, and at the same time
you are going to write the electron configuration of the
element.

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