Orbital Diagrams

• Use individual orbitals

• Give subshell arrangement
• Each orbital takes one electron before
any other orbital in the same subshell
can receive a second electron

Timberlake lecturePLUS 1
Orbital Diagram for A Nitrogen
Atom

N
↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 2
Orbital Diagram for A Fluorine
Atom

F
↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 3
 Orbital Diagram for A
Magnesium Atom

Mg
↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 4
 Learning Check O1

Write the orbital diagram for the

electrons in an oxygen atom.

Timberlake lecturePLUS 5
 Solution O1

Write the orbital diagram for the

electrons in an oxygen atom.

↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 6
 Learning Check O2

Write the orbital diagram for the

electrons in an iron atom.

Timberlake lecturePLUS 7
 Solution O2

Write the orbital diagram for the electrons

in an iron atom.

↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓

1s 2s 2p 3s 3p

↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

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