Electron Configuration
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Steps to Writing Electron Configuration
- Find the element you are looking for on the periodic table (for example Oxygen)
- Get the number of electrons in your element (Oxygen has 8)
- You can then use the Aufbau diagram to start writing your configuration
- Start at 1s on the diagram and every time you get to the end of a line follow the arrow back and then continue on that line.
- Keep doing this until the powers add up to your number of electrons.
Chemistry: How to Write Electron Configuration
Steps to Draw an Orbital Notation
- Find the subshell (which can be s, p, d, and f)
- S can has 1 orbital, p has 3 orbitals, d has 5 orbitals, and f has 7 orbitals
- You will then draw arrows that show the spin of electrons in the orbitals
How to Write the Orbital Notation for Iron - Mr. Causey's Chemistry