ELECTRON CONFIGURATION & OCTET RULE WORKSHEET
1. Determine the symbol, shorthand electron configuration, valence electrons and
charge for all of the elements below.
Element
Fluorine
Phosphorous
Calcium
Nitrogen
Iron
Argon
Potassium
Helium
Magnesium
Sulfur
Lithium
Argon
Carbon
Iodine
Symbol
Shorthand Configuration
Valence Electrons Charge
Oxygen
Barium
Aluminum
Hydrogen
Xenon
Bismuth
2. Identify each of the following elements as a metal, nonmetal or semimetal and
the group (by property) the element belongs to.
o
Sodium
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Silicon
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Neon
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Calcium
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Nitrogen
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Iron
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Lead
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Uranium
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3. State the octet rule. How is it used to predict ion charge?