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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh Electron Configuration DR. MIOY T. HUYNH YALE UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY 161 FALL 2019 www.mioy.org/chem161
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Page 1: Electron Configuration - MTH · 2019-10-09 · CHEMISTRY 161 –FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh Electron Configuration Y NUCLEUS n=1 n=2 n=3 ℓ=0 ℓ=1 ℓ=0 ℓ=2 ℓ=1 ℓ=0 m ℓ=0

CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationDR. MIOY T. HUYNHYALE UNIVERSITYCHEMISTRY 161

FALL 2019

www.mioy.org/chem161

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Quantum NumbersEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2ℓ = 1ℓ = 0

Value of ℓ 0 1 2

Orbital Type s p d

Values of mℓ 0 –1, 0, +1 –2, –1, 0, +1, +2

(# of mℓ) (1) (3) (5)

Values of ms –½, +½ –½, +½ –½, +½[# of electrons] [2] [6] [10]

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

* Spin doesn’t mean the electron is physically spinning in space, so “up” and “down” don’t have any physical meaning.We just need to designate two different orientations and “up” and “down” are easiest.

↿⇂

We can condense this information even more!

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

We can condense this information even more!

↿⇂

↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿ ↿

↿⇂

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

We can condense this information even more!

↿⇂ 1s2

n ℓ# of electrons

↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿ ↿

↿⇂

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

We can condense this information even more!

↿⇂ 1s2

n ℓ# of electrons

↿⇂ 2s2

↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿ ↿

↿⇂

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

We can condense this information even more!

↿⇂ 1s2

↿⇂ 2s2 nℓ

# of electrons

2p6↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

↿⇂ ↿ ↿

↿⇂

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

Electron ConfigurationEN

ERG

Y

NUCLEUS

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

ℓ = 2

ℓ = 1

ℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = 0

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1

mℓ = –2 mℓ = –1 mℓ = 0 mℓ = +1 mℓ = +2

mℓ = 0

We can condense this information even more!

↿⇂ 1s2

↿⇂ 2s2

2p6↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

3s2

3p4↿⇂ ↿ ↿

↿⇂n

ℓ# of electrons

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N:

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N: 1s2

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N: 1s22s2

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N: 1s22s22p3

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N: 1s22s22p3 → 7 electrons

Na:

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s2

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s2

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p6

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1 → 11 electrons

Fe:

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p6

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s2

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

1s22s22p63s23p6 = [Ar]We can condense this information even more!

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

1s22s22p63s23p6 = [Ar]

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6 This is called noble gas configuration.

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ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

1s22s22p63s23p6 = [Ar]

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

N: 1s22s22p3

This is called noble gas configuration.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

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Examples

N: 1s22s22p3

Na: 1s22s22p63s1

Fe: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6

1s22s22p63s23p6 = [Ar]

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

This is called noble gas configuration.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Neutral atoms

Examples

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Neutral atoms

Examples

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

Ions

Fe3+: [Ar]4s23d6

Na+: [Ne]3s1

N3–: [He]2s22p3

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Neutral atoms

Examples

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

Ions

Fe3+: [Ar]3d5

Na+: [Ne]3s1

N3–: [He]2s22p3

For transition metal cations, we lose s electrons

before d.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Neutral atoms

Examples

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

Ions

Fe3+: [Ar]3d5

Na+: [Ne]3s1

N3–: [He]2s22p3

Otherwise, lose electrons from

outermost orbitals for cations.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Neutral atoms

Examples

Fe: [Ar]4s23d6

Na: [Ne]3s1

N: [He]2s22p3

Ions

Fe3+: [Ar]3d5

Na+: [Ne]3s1

N3–: [He]2s22p6

Add electrons into outermost

orbitals for anions.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Two exceptions

Cr: 1s22s22p63s23p6

Would expect: 4s23d4

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Two exceptions

Cr: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5

Would expect: 4s23d4Two half-filled orbitals.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Two exceptions

Cr: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5

Cu: 1s22s22p63s23p6

Would expect: 4s23d4

Would expect: 4s23d9

Two half-filled orbitals.

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CHEMISTRY 161 – FALL 2019 Dr. Mioy T. Huynh

ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

Two exceptions

Cr: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5

Cu: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10

Would expect: 4s23d4

Would expect: 4s23d9

Two half-filled orbitals.

One half-filled orbital.One all-filled orbital.


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