PRACTICE PROBLEMS ON ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION

l.Find the number of unpaired electrons Present in Phosphorus (atomic No:

15), chromium (atomic No 24. and copper (atomic No 29) after writing their
orbital electronic configuration.

2. Wite the electronic configurations of the elements with the following

atomic numbers :
3, 8, 10, 14, 17, 25, 29 and 38
Also mention the groups of the periodic table to which they belong to.

3. What atoms are indicated by the following electronic configurations?

4. A neutral atom of element has 2K, 8L and 5M electrons. Find out the
following from the data. (a) atomic number (b) Total no: of s electrons
(c)Total no: of s electron (d) Total number of protons in the nucleus and (e)
valency of the element.

5. Give the electronic configuration of the following ions-

6. An atom of an element contains 29 electrons and 35 Neutrons. Deduce (i)

the number of protons and (ii) the electronic configuration of the element.
7. Give tbe electronic configurations of:
(i) Scandium (At. No.21), and (ii) Chromium (At. No.24)
7. Write the electronic configurations and the names of ths elements having
the atomic numbers 5,9, 10,19 and 20.
8. Give the electronic configurations of the following elements-

9. The atomic mass of an element is double its atomic number. If there are
four electrons in the 2p orbital, then draw the model of the atom showing
the arrangement of protons, neutrons and electrons. Give its valency and
name the element.
10. Which of the following configurations represent the element in the
ground state and which in the excited state? Name the elements in each
case.