1. Constructing the periodic table
chapter 4 & 11

2. The Periodic Table Arrangement
The modern periodic table is arranged by orbital diagrams.
Schrodinger gave us an equation that describes atomic orbitals. The values we get from solving that equation are quantum numbers.
We used quantum numbers to build orbital diagrams, we used orbital diagrams to build the periodic table

4. Using the periodic table to determine orbital diagrams
The period relates to the energy level of electrons
Therefore H and He only have electrons in the 1st energy level
Li, Be, B, C ,N ,O ,F and Ne have electrons up to the 2nd energy level

5. You can determine the orbital by the placement
For these elements the last
electron is in the s orbital He Li
for these elements
the last electron is
in the p orbital
For these elements the last
electron is in the d orbital
For the elements the last electron
is in the f orbital

7. Determining the number of electrons in the last energy level
count the number of elements to the left edge of the “section”
For example Si
It is the second element from the left in the 2nd row of p (3p) filling elements
The last electron for aluminum will be the second electron possible in 3p

8. Continuing… Si
The last electron will be the second possible in the 2nd p
1 s __
2 s __ p __ __ __
3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __

9. Question
Determine where the last electron will be in Nickel, Bromine, Cesium and Bismuth.
Ni 3d __ __ __ __ __
Br 4p __ __ __
Cs 6s __
Bi 6p __ __ __

10. Noble Gas (condensed) Electron Configuration
long electron configurations are not normally written out because it gets rather repetitive
Instead it is condensed, by starting from the previous noble gas and adding shells to it.
For example K
1s22s2p63s2p64s1
Instead becomes
[Ar]4s1
This is the same as saying everything that is in Ar (1s22s2p63s2p6) +4s1

11. To determine the noble gas electron configuration
Start at the previous noble gas (lower atomic number)
Count out every element in order of atomic number to your given
Determine which shell all elements are filling. The number of elements in that shell is your superscript number.

12. For Iron Previous Noble Gas----Ar Count all elements
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe
These fill 4 s
These fill 3 d
So it is
[Ar] 4s23d6 but we should put the energy levels in order
[Ar]3d64s2

13. Question
Determine noble gas electron configuration for Nickel, Bromine, Cesium and Bismuth
Ni [Ar] 3d8 4s2
Br [Ar] 3d10 4s2 p 6
Cs [Xe] 6s1
Bi [Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 p3

14. Lone electron in the 5d or 6 d
Odd exception
Lanthanum’s last electron fills the 5d orbital.
Ce has its last electron fill in the 4f, and the one from 5d (La) jumps to 4f.
The next elements all fill up the 4f until Gadolinium which fills up the 5d again.
A similar “jumping” of one electron occurs with the actinide series

15. Barium 1 s __ 2 s __ p __ __ __ 3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
7 s __ p __ __ __

16. Lanthanum 1 s __ 2 s __ p __ __ __ 3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
7 s __ p __ __ __

17. Cerium 1 s __ 2 s __ p __ __ __ 3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
7 s __ p __ __ __

18. Praseodymium Nd, Pm, Sm Eu fill the next 4 orbitals in 4 f 1 s __
2 s __ p __ __ __
3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
s __ p __ __ __
Nd, Pm, Sm Eu fill the next 4 orbitals in 4 f

19. Gadolinium 1 s __ 2 s __ p __ __ __ 3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
7 s __ p __ __ __

20. Terbium 1 s __ 2 s __ p __ __ __ 3 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
4 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __ f __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 s __ p __ __ __ d __ __ __ __ __
s __ p __ __ __

21. Aufbau Principle exceptions
You don’t need to memorize these

22. Different Periodic Tables
The electron “jumping” is why there are two forms of the periodic table in common usage.
One has lanthanum and actinium in with the d filling elements.
The other has lanthanum and actinium with the f filling elements

24. Exceptions
There are several exceptions to the Aufbau principal, the “normal order” that we follow for orbital diagrams.
The first occur with Chromium and Copper.
Cr = [Ar]3d54s1, Cu= [Ar]3d104s1
You don’t need to memorize the exceptions (at this level of chemistry), just know that there are exceptions

25. Homework For the following elements
Ignore the exception if you run into it.
fill in the last shell only of the orbital diagram and do the noble gas electron configuration
Ti, Cl, Sr, Sn and Au