Electron Configuration Worksheet #2
Write the unabbreviated (longhand) electron configurations of the following elements:
1. copper ________________________________________________________________
2. iodine ________________________________________________________________
3. potassium ______________________________________________________________
4. technetium ______________________________________________________________
Write the abbreviated (shorthand) electron configurations of the following elements:
1. iridium ________________________________________________________________
2. xenon ________________________________________________________________
3. rhenium ________________________________________________________________
4. silver ________________________________________________________________
5. neodymium_____________________________________________________________
Which elements do the following electron configurations belong to?
1. 1s22s22p63s1 ____________________________________________________________
2. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d6____________________________________________
3. 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s1_____________________________________________________
4. [Kr] 5s24d10______________________________________________________________
5. [Rn] 7s25f146d4___________________________________________________________
Write the abbreviated (shorthand) electron configuration of the following ions (pay attention to
transition metals!):
1. Pb4+____________________________________________________________________
2. Se2-____________________________________________________________________
3. Ni2+____________________________________________________________________
4. As5+____________________________________________________________________
5. Co2+___________________________________________________________________