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Electronic structure of the first twenty elements in the Periodic Table

Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI Group VII Group 0
1H 2He
1 4

1. Draw the electronic structure for each element (this is shown for neon)
2. In the grey area under each structure write out the electronic structure (this is shown for neon – 2,8)
Questions – What do the elements in each Group have in common?
What do the elements in each Period (row) have in common?
Draw and write out the electronic structure for a) a sodium ion b) a chloride ion

2
7
3 Li 9
4 Be 11
5 B 12
6 C 14
7 N 16
8 O 19
9F 20
10Ne
x x
x x
x
x x
x
xx
2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 2,8
11Na 12Mg 13Al 14Si 15P 16S 17Cl Ar
23 24 27 28 31 32 35 40
18

2,8,1 2,8,2 2,8,3 2,8,4 2,8,5 2,8,6 2,8,7 2,8,8


19K 20Ca TRANSITION Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39 40

METALS

2,8,8,1 2,8,8,2
2,8,18,3 2,8,18,4 2,8,18,5 2,8,18,6 2,8,18,7 2,8,18,8
Rb Sr In Sn Sb Te I Xe
2,8,18,3 2,8,18,4 2,8,18,18,3 2,8,18,18,4 2,8,18,18,5 2,8,18,18,6 2,8,18,18,7 2,8,18,18,8

What do the elements in each Group have in common?


The same number of electron in the outer shell

What do the elements in each Period (row) have in common?


The same number of shell

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