porfolio page 6: electrons in atoms
by jovaughn henderson
so first thing i wanna talk to you guys about is the electron configuration
to find this you need to refer to the aufbal method (you could also look on the periodic table but this is much easier.)
for example, if oxygen has 8 electrons then the configuration would look like this
1s2, 2s2,2p4
Steps to write a orbital notation
Orbital notations are just as easy to do as electronic configuration.
First things first know this
• s subshells have 1 orbital
• p subshells have 3 orbitals
• d subshells have 5 orbitals
• f subshells have 7 orbitals
Now we are going to try it with oxygen
Oxygen has
1s2 2s2 and 2p4
Now you use the school bus method to do the orbital notation
If you did it correctly then celebrate
Now here's a video to help you with both notations
pictures are above
Electron Configuration and Orbital Notation ChemCast