Electron Configuration Worksheet W 311

Write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:

1) copper_____________________________________________________

2) iodine ________________________________________________
3) potassium ________________________________________________

4) bismuth ________________________________________________

5) zirconium ________________________________________________

Write the abbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:

6) iridium ________________________________________________

7) chlorine ________________________________________________

8) nobelium ________________________________________________

9) caesium ________________________________________________

10) magnesium ________________________________________________

The following electron configurations belong to which elements:

2 2 6 1
11) 1s 2s 2p 3s ____________________________________
2 2 6 2 6 2 10 6 2 6
12) 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d ____________________
2 10
13) [Kr] 5s 4d _____________________________________
2 14 10 2
14) [Xe] 6s 4f 5d 6p _______________________________
2 14 4
15) [Rn] 7s 5f 6d __________________________________

Determine if the following electron configurations are correct:

2 2 6 2 6 2 10 6 1
16) 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 4d 4p 5s ____________________
2 2 6 3
17) 1s 2s 2p 3s _________________________________
2 9 2
18) [Rn] 7s 5f 6d ________________________________
2 10 5
19) [Ar] 5s 4d 5p _______________________________
2 10
20) [Xe] 6s 4f __________________________________

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Write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:
1) copper 2 2
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d
6 2 6 2 9

2) iodine 2 2 6
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p
2 6 2 10 6 2 10 5

2 2 6 2 6 1
3) potassium 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s
2 2 6 2 6 2 10 6 2 10 6 2 14 10 3
4) bismuth 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p 6s 4f 5d 6p
2 2 6 2 6 2 10 6 2 2
5) zirconium1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d

Write the abbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:

2 14 7
6) iridium[Xe] 6s 4f 5d
2 5
7) chlorine [Ne] 3s 3p
2 14
8) nobelium[Rn] 7s 5f
1
9) caesium [Xe] 6s
2
10) magnesium [Ne] 3s

The following electron configurations belong to which elements:

2 2 6 1
21) 1s 2s 2p 3s sodium
22) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d6 ruthenium
23) [Kr] 5s24d10 cadmium

24) [Xe] 6s24f145d106p2 lead

25) [Rn] 7s25f146d4 seaborgium

Determine if the following electron configurations are correct:

26) 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p65s1no, it should be 3d10
27) 1s22s22p63s3 no, there can only be 2 electrons in an s-orbital

28) [Rn] 7s25f96d2 no, 5f shell must be filled before the 6d shell

29) [Ar] 5s24d105p5 no, the short-cut should be [Kr], not [Ar]

30) [Xe] 6s24f10 yes