Republic of the Philippines

CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY

(CvSU)
DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS
Indang, Cavite

CHEMISTRY 6
Lab Exercise No. 1

ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND

ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION

Name: APPLE C. PINPIN Date Performed: 10/04/2022

1. Complete the following table

Name of Atomic Mass Distribution of electrons

Symbol Protons Neutrons Electrons
Element number number in the main energy level
Aluminum Al 13 27 13 14 13 2,8,3
Argon Ar 18 40 18 22 18 2, 8, 8
Arsenic As 33 75 33 42 33 2,8,18,5
Iron Fe 26 56 26 30 26 2,8,14,2
Antimony Sb 51 122 51 71 51 2,8,18,18,5

2. Write the electronic configuration of each of the following atoms showing the distribution
of electrons in the subshells.

Symbol of atomic
Electronic configuration Valence electron/s
number of Element
5
B 1𝑠 2 2𝑠2 2𝑝1 3
9
F 1𝑠 2 2𝑠2 2𝑝5 7
11
Na 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠1 1
15
P 1𝑠2 2𝑠 2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠2 3𝑝3 5
36
Kr 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠2 3𝑝 6 3𝑑10 4𝑠2 4𝑝 6 8
47
Ag 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠2 3𝑝6 3𝑑10 4𝑠2 4𝑝 6 5𝑠1 4𝑑10 1
50
Sn 1𝑠 2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠2 3𝑝 6 3𝑑10 4𝑠2 4𝑝6 5𝑠 2 4𝑑10 5𝑝 2 4

3. Using the rectangular arrow method (in which a rectangle represents an orbital and an
arrow for electron) show how the electrons occupy the orbital of the sublevel of the
following atoms:

Symbol of
atomic number Electronic configuration Rectangular arrow method
of Element
4
Be 1𝑠2 2𝑠2  
7
N 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 3 ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑
13
Al 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝6 3𝑠 2 3𝑝1 ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑
16
S 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠 2 3𝑝 4 ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑
18
Ar 1𝑠2 2𝑠2 2𝑝 6 3𝑠 2 3𝑝 6 ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓