Thursday, October 16, 2014

3.1.4 Apply the relationship between the number of electrons in the highest occupied energy level for an element and its position in the Periodic Table.

The block structure of the Periodic Table is based on the electron sub-levels of the atom.

The position of an element in the Periodic Table is based on the sub levels of the highest-energy electron in the ground-state atom.

Element
Period
Group
Electron Arrangement
Electron configuration
Helium
1
0
2
1s2
Lithium
2
1
2,1
1s2
Carbon
2
4
2,4
1s22s22p2
Aluminum
3
3
2,8,3
1s22s22p63s23p1
Chlorine
3
7
2,8,7
1s22s22p63s23p5
Potassium
4
1
2,8,8,1
1s22s22p63s23p64s1
Calcium
4
2
2,8,8,2
1s22s22p63s23p64s2


The number of electrons in the outer shell of elements with higher atomic numbers can be deduced from the group number of the element.

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