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Electron Configuration: Chemistry Mrs. Coyle

The document discusses electron configuration, which is how electrons are arranged around the nucleus of an atom. It explains three rules for determining electron configuration: the Aufbau principle states that electrons fill lower energy orbitals first, the Pauli exclusion principle allows only two electrons per orbital with opposite spin, and Hund's rule fills orbitals with parallel electron spins first before pairing electrons. Diagrams show the electron configurations for elements from hydrogen to nitrogen using these rules.

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Electron Configuration: Chemistry Mrs. Coyle

The document discusses electron configuration, which is how electrons are arranged around the nucleus of an atom. It explains three rules for determining electron configuration: the Aufbau principle states that electrons fill lower energy orbitals first, the Pauli exclusion principle allows only two electrons per orbital with opposite spin, and Hund's rule fills orbitals with parallel electron spins first before pairing electrons. Diagrams show the electron configurations for elements from hydrogen to nitrogen using these rules.

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Electron Configuration

Chemistry
Mrs. Coyle
Electron Configuration

The way electrons are


arranged around the nucleus.
Three rules are used to
build the electron
configuration:
Aufbau principle
Pauli Exclusion Principle

Hunds Rule
Aufbau Principle

Electrons occupy orbitals of


lower energy first.
Pauli Exclusion Principle
An orbital can hold only two
electrons and they must have
opposite spin.
Hunds Rule

In a set of orbitals, the electrons will fill


the orbitals in a way that would give
the maximum number of parallel spins.

Analogy: Students could fill each seat of


a school bus, one person at a time,
before doubling up.
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Hydrogen
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Helium
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Lithium
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Beryllium
Aufbau
Diagram
for Boron
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Carbon
Aufbau
Diagram
for
Nitrogen
Aufbau
Diagram
Blocks in the Periodic
Table

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