4.9 – NOTES Electron Configurations
III. Electron Configurations A. Ground-state electron configurations 1. The aufbau principle electrons start at the lowest level possible;
2. Pauli Exclusion principle - no 2 electrons can have the same 4 quantum #s; - even # of electrons – element can be paramagnetic or diamagnetic - odd # of electrons – element must be paramagnetic - if e- spin same way should be paramagnetic (attracted by magnets); spin opposite way diamagnetic (slightly repelled by magnet; ex – He)
3. Hund’s rule - most stable arrangement of e- in subshells, one w/ greatest # of parallel spins; result electrons will NOT pair (due to repulsion) until forced to do so.
B. Orbital diagrams and electron configuration notations There are 2 representations of electron configurations: orbital notation and electron configuration notation. We will start with hydrogen and work our way through the periodic table, writing both configurations. Orbital e- configs Hydrogen:
Helium: Lithium:
Beryllium: Boron:
Carbon: Nitrogen:
Oxygen: Fluorine:
Neon: