Name:__________________________________Date:_____________________Period:_____ Electron Configuration Bingo Activity Introduction The wave-mechanical model of the atom states that the exact position of an electron at any given moment cannot be determined. Instead, electrons are located in clouds outside the nucleus. These clouds are described by energy level and type of sublevel. An electron configuration may be written to identify the placement of electrons in these levels and sublevels. Objective 1. Determine electron configurations for given elements. 2. Identify elements given their electron configurations. Materials: (per student) 1 bingo card 25 bingo markers 1 periodic table Procedure 1. Choose 25 elements from the provided list. 2. On your bingo card, fill in each box with either the symbol of the chosen element or its electron configuration. DO NOT WRITE BOTH. 3. Your teacher or his/her designee will call out either the electron configuration or an element. 4. From the question, determine either the element or the electron configuration. Mark your card appropriately. For example, if the question is “Oxygen”, you may mark your card only if you have 1s22s22p4. If the question is “1s22s22p6”, you may mark your card only if you have Ne. 5. The winner of the game is the first person to have 5 squares in a row marked. Element List Hydrogen Lithium Boron Nitrogen Fluorine Argon Sulfur Silicon Arsenic Carbon Beryllium Helium Bromine Zinc Iron Potassium Magnesium Krypton Oxygen Neon Chlorine Phosphorus Aluminum Sodium Calcium Nickel Xenon Page 1 of 2 © 2004 High School Technology Initiative (HSTI) Educational Materials: The ATOM: Structure Name:__________________________________Date:_____________________Period:_____ Atomic Bingo Game Board Page 2 of 2 © 2004 High School Technology Initiative (HSTI) Educational Materials: The ATOM: Structure