CHEM 130 A.

Bazell SPRING 2009

Electronic Configuration
1) Complete the following table:
Symbol Full Electronic Configuration Short-hand Elec. Config. Orbital Diagram

1H

2He

3Li

5B

7N

10Ne

26Fe

38Sr

48Cd

51Sb

67Ho

86Rn

87Fr

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CHEM 130 A. Bazell SPRING 2009
2) Identify the element described by the following. More than one element may be possible.

A) The first element that has 3 unpaired, parallel spin electrons

B) An element with 15 valence electrons and core electrons that are isoelectronic with krypton

C) A main group metal with a single valence electron in the 6th principle energy level

D) A metal with all electrons paired, but no electrons in any d orbitals

E) A gaseous non-metal with a filled 2nd principle energy level

F) A liquid with its highest energy electron in a d orbital

G) An inner transition element with its highest energy orbital half filled

H) The element with the most unpaired, parallel spin electrons

3) The following electron configurations are wrong. Indicate what is wrong with them and write the
correct configuration.

A) Se: [Ar] 4s2 4p4

B) Zr: [Kr] 5s2 5d2

C) I: [Xe] 5s2 4d10 5p5

D) Ta: [Xe] 6s2 5d3

E) Hg: [Xe] 6s2 5d10 5f14

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