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Configuration
A detailed way of showing the
order in which electrons fill in
around the nucleus
Electron Configuration
# of e -
in
1s
sub level
Symbols 2
Energy Level
Sub Level
(s, p, d, f )
We must follow 3 rules…
• Aufbau priciple
• Electrons occupy energy levels with lowest
energy first.
Pauli exclusion principle
• If 2 electrons occupy the same energy level
they must have opposite spins.
Hund’s rule…
• Electrons that occupy orbitals of the same
energy will have the maximum number of
electrons with the same spin.
• 2p
To start we will use orbital filling
diagrams to help us with electron
configurations….
• Example
Boron- has 5 electrons
Periodic table arrangement
s (n) d (n - 1) p (n)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
f (n -2)