Universidad de Monterrey

Vicerrectoría de Educación Media Superior

Academia de Ciencias Naturales
Introduction to Experimental Sciences
Evaluation Rubric

Basic Disciplinary Competence CE2 - Bases opinions on the impacts of science and technology
in their daily lives, assuming ethical considerations

CLU: Introduction to Experimental Sciences

Activity 5: Electron configuration exercises

Name: ID:
Date: Group:

Satis- Suffi- Insufi- No

Criteria factory cient cient points
(80-100%) (50-70%) (45-25%) (<25%)
points points points
1. Complete table 1 correctly. 2 1 0.5 0
2. Determine the electron configuration, the electron 3 1.5 0.5 0
distribution, valence electrons (e−), group, period, and
block in table 2.
3. Label the diagram from section III, correctly. 1 0.5 0.3 0
4. Identify the atomic number (Z) and draw the 2 1.5 1 0
simplified electron distribution in table 3.
5. Identify the highest energy level and the valence 2 1.5 1 0
electrons. State the name of the element. Circles the
differential electron and determines the quantum
numbers

Total: /10
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Activity. Electron configuration exercises

Purpose:
o Apply the basic principles that govern the electronic configuration, in problem solving.
Instructions:
Apply the Aufbau principle, Pauli´s exclusion principle, and Hund's rule to solve the exercises.

I. Complete table 1.
Principal
Orbital angular Number of orbitals Total number of
quantum Number of
momentum in each electrons in each
number (n) electrons in each
number (l) sublevel/subshell energy
(Energy sublevel/subshell
(subshell) level
level)
1 s

s
2
p

s
3 p
d

s
p
4
d
f

s
p
5
d
f

s
6 p
d

s
7
p
II. The following elements are part of atmospheric gasses (for example carbon dioxide CO2).
Complete the following exercises in table 2
1. Determine the electronic configuration, the electron distribution, valence electrons (e−), group,
period, and block of the following elements.

V
a
P
l G B
e
e r l
Electron configuration and r
n o o
Element electron distribution (orbital diagram) i
c u c
o
e p k
d
e−

Carbon

Symbol:

_______

Oxygen

Symbol:

_______

Argon

Symbol:

_______

Neon

Symbol:

_______
III. Label the items with the following terms: energy level, subshell, and electron. Write each term in
the correct space.
1.________
2.________
3.________

IV. According to the abbreviated electron configurations given in table 3:

a) Identify the atomic number (Z).
b) Draw the simplified electron distribution.

Abbreviated
Electron distribution
Electron
(simplified orbital diagram)
Configuration

[Ar18 ] 4s2 3d10 4p6

Z= _________

[He2 ] 2s2 2p5

Z= _________

[Ar18] 4s2
Z= _________

[Ne10] 3s2 3p5

Z= _________

[Ne10] 3s2
Z= _________
V. For the following electron distributions (orbital diagrams):
a) Identify the highest energy level and the number of valence electrons.
b) State the name of the element.
c) Circle the differential electron (the last electron to be added to the atom).
d) Determine the quantum numbers for the differential electron.

1.

1s 2s 2p 2p 2p

Identify the highest energy level and the valence electrons________ _________
Name of the element: _______________________
n: _____ l: _____ m: _____ s: _____

2.
[Ar18] 4s 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 4p 4p 4p

Identify the highest energy level and the valence electrons_________ ________
Name of the element: _______________________
n: _____ l: _____ m: _____ s: _____

3..

1s 2s 2p 2p 2p 3s 3p 3p 3p 4s

Identify the highest energy level and the valence electrons________ ________
Name of the element: _______________________
n: _____ l: _____ m: _____ s: _____

4.

[Ne10] 3s 3p 3p 3p

Identify the highest energy level and the valence electrons________ ________
Name of the element: _______________________
n: _____ l: _____ m: _____ s: _____

References:
• McLaughlin, C., Thompson, M., Zike D. (2002) Physical Science. USA: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
• Phillips, John, Strozak, Victor, Wistrom, Cheryl. (1997). Chemistry: Concepts and Applications. USA:
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
• Ramírez Regalado, Víctor Manuel (2013). Química 1. 2ª edición, México: Editorial Patria.
• Silberberg, M. (2000) Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, 2nd Ed. Boston:
McGraw-Hill. Pp. 277-284, 293-307.
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