Chemistry key word - electron configuration

mollykins | 10:30 Thu 30th Dec 2010 | Science

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I know how to do this certain thing in chemistry, and have even done a past exam question on it, but can't remember what the terminology is that describes it and I can't find that past exam in my folder.

It's when you're asked to write out the electron configuration of an atom or ion, in a specific way.

For example; Lithium is 1s2, 2s2 and Boron is 1s2, 2s2, 2p1 but a Boron 1+ ion would be 1s2, 2s2.

Any ideas?

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LazyGun

@Molly - Not sure exactly what help you are asking for, but would this article be any help?

http://www.wikihow.co...-Atoms-of-Any-Element

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There's a specific word they use to ask you to write it in this way, and that's the word i'm after.

vascop

Is it Madelung's rule?

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Noo . . . . the question was something like, 'Write the ---------- electron confirguration of the following elements/ ions.'

beso

Electron Shells?

beso

Valence?

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No beso, that's the gcse way of writing it with the 2s and 8s and then 16s . . . i'm after the a-level way withe the s,p and d orbitals.

The Copenhagen interpretation.

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nope and nope, but thanks for trying.

society

Phenomenological

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nope . . . *sigh*

Calibax

Electron Configuration Notation?

Bonding?
Pauli principle?

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calibax, couldn't that be just referring to the 2s 8s and 16s?

Don't think so factor, could the word or phrase be something to do with 'state'

I thought it was electronic configuration. Electron placement?

Is it mentioned in this article?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital

society

Don't sigh at me young lady...

www.chemreview.net/ElectronConfiguration.pdf

society

copy and paste the link ^^^^ in your address bar to open it.

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I got it, the atomic orbitals of the electron configuration for the ground state of ---

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Thanks factor :)

Of course I meant to type ELECTRON (not electronic) CONFIGURATION. Another term could be orbital electron configuration

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