Electron Configuration Worksheet
Write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:
2
2
6
2
6
2
9
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
1)
copper
2
2
6
2
6
2
10
6
2
10
5
2)
iodine
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
5s
4d
5p
2
2
6
2
6
1
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3)
potassium
2
2
6
2
6
2
10
6
2
10
6
2
14
10
3
4)
bismuth
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
5s
4d
5p
6s
4f
5d
6p
2
2
6
2
6
2
10
6
2
2
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
5s
4d
5)
zirconium
Write the abbreviated electron configurations of the following elements:
2
14
7
[Xe] 6s
4f
5d
6)
iridium
2
5
[Ne] 3s
3p
7)
chlorine
2
14
[Rn] 7s
5f
8)
nobelium
1
[Xe] 6s
9)
caesium
2
magnesium [Ne] 3s
10)
The following electron configurations belong to which elements:
2
2
6
1
sodium
21)
1s
2s
2p
3s
2
2
6
2
6
2
10
6
2
6
22)
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
5s
4d
ruthenium
2
10
cadmium
23)
[Kr] 5s
4d
2
14
10
2
lead
24)
[Xe] 6s
4f
5d
6p
2
14
4
25)
[Rn] 7s
5f
6d
seaborgium
Determine if the following electron configurations are correct:
2
2
6
2
6
2
10
6
1
10
4d
no, it should be 3d
26)
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
4p
5s
3
2
2
6
27)
1s
2s
2p
3s
no, there can only be 2 electrons in an s-orbital
2
9
2
5f
no, 5f shell must be filled before the 6d shell
28)
[Rn] 7s
6d
2
10
5
29)
[Ar] 5s
4d
5p
no, the short-cut should be [Kr], not [Ar]
2
10
30)
[Xe] 6s
4f
yes
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