Name_____________________________________Date_________per____

Aim : What is ground state electron configuration? What is excited state?

Review: Draw the Bohr model of Al :

Draw the Bohr Model of Cl

How do ground state and excited state compare? Where can the ground state configuration
for an element be found?
"ground state" is when the electron is where it wants to be or normally is this is a stable state
"excited state" is when the electron is farther away from the nucleus than
normal
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electron that is in its excited state has jumped to a higher energy

level (away from nucleus) so it has ABSORBED or GAINED energy
this is an unstable state

The first 3 orbits have the following electron

limits.

n=1 can hold __ electrons

n=2 can hold __ electrons
n=2 can hold _____ electrons

Give the electron configuration for an atom of Li. _________________This is the electron configuration for Li in
its GROUND STATE.
Draw the planetary model for Li
What happens when an electron is in its excited state in an atom
of Li? Draw the planetary model:

Give the electron configuration for an atom of Li in its excited state.

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For each of the following give the correct electron configuration:

1) Oxygen Ground State ______________________________
2) Oxygen Excited State ______________________________
3) Argon Ground State ______________________________
4) Potassium Ground State ______________________________
5) Potassium Excited State ______________________________
6) Scandium Ground State ______________________________
7) Scandium excited State_______________________________
8) Silicon Ground State ______________________________
9) Siliconexcited State ______________________________
10) Potassium- Ground state________________________________
11) Potassium Excited state________________________
12) 7) Rubidium Ground State ______________________________
Given the following neutral atoms- determine the element and determine if it is in the ground or excited state.
8) 2-8-4 ______________________________
9) 2-8-6-1 ______________________________
10) 2-8-18-12-1 ______________________________
11) 2-8-18-18-7-1 ______________________________

Questions:

1) Into which energy level does Scandiums 21st electron go?

2) Why is Krypton a very stable element?
3) Given the nucleus of a neutral Aluminum in the ground state atom draw the correct Bohr model show Als 3
energy levels with its correct ground state configuration.