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Quiz #7: Electron Configuration

Determine whether the following electron configurations are written correctly. If they are incorrect, please
write the correct electron configuration.
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1. Magnesium 1s 2s 3s

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2. Chromium 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 4d ____________________________________
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3. Yttrium 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d ____________________________________
4. Aluminum 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p ____________________________________
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5. Bromine 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 4p ____________________________________
6. Fill in the missing information:
Orbital

Shape
(name OR picture)

# of
Suborbitals

Maximum # of
electrons

Location on the
Periodic Table?

7. You can think of electron configuration as the specific ___________________ of an electron

within the orbitals and suborbitals (subshells) of an atom.
8. How many electrons can 1 suborbital hold?
9. How would you draw the electrons in a suborbital? Show below:
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10. What happens when electrons move from higher to lower energy levels?

11. Label the parts of an electron configuration.

12. Identify the element by the electron configurations below. Write the name on the line.
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a. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d ____________________
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b. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p ____________________
c.

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1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d ____________________

13. Write the electron configuration for the following elements:

a. Cobalt ________________________________________
b. Xenon ________________________________________
c.

Boron ________________________________________

14. List the elements in period 4.

15. List the elements in group 15.
16. Write the noble gas configuration for the following elements:
a. Hg ____________________
b. Si ____________________
c.

Ba ____________________

17. [Extra Credit] Draw the Bohr model for Sulfur then compare/contrast the filling of electrons in the
Bohr model and for electron configuration.