Electron Configuration and Orbital Diagram Worksheet
Name_______________________________
Draw in the electrons on electron orbitals for the following elements: He, N, & Cl
He
N
Cl
Draw orbital diagrams (below) for the following elements: (Not all blocks will be used)
Helium (He):
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
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4s
3d
4p
Nitrogen (N):
1s
Chlorine:
1s
Germanium (Ge)
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Electron Configuration and Orbital Diagram Worksheet
Name_______________________________
Argon:
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
Draw orbital diagrams for the following elements then write the full electron configuration
Phosphorus:
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
4s
3d
4p
4s
3d
4p
Full electron configuration - __________________________
Aluminum:
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
Full electron configuration - __________________________
Chromium:
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
Full electron configuration - _________________________
Write the full electron configuration AND the abbreviated electron configuration for the following elements:
Sulfur:
Magnesium:
Titanium:
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Electron Configuration and Orbital Diagram Worksheet
Name_______________________________
Multiple Choice (Circle One):
1. When assigning electrons in orbitals, each electron will first half-fill all the orbitals of the same energy before pairing
with another electron in a half-filled orbital is known as:
(A) Aufbau Principle
(B) Dalton’s Theory
(C) Hund’s Rule
(D) Pauli Exclusion Principle
2. Which of the following states that electrons enter orbitals of lowest energy first?
(A) Aufbau Principle
(B) Dalton’s Theory
(C) Hund’s Rule
(D) Pauli Exclusion Principle
3. If two electrons occupy the same suborbital they must have opposite spins is known as:
(A) Aufbau Principle
(B) Dalton’s Theory
(C) Hund’s Rule
(D) Pauli Exclusion Principle
Fill in the following table –
Subshell
s
p
d
f
Number of Suborbitals
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Max Number of Electrons
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