ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION OF FIRST 30 ELEMENTS
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5 6
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 4d 4f 5s 5p 5f 5g 6s 6p 6d 7s 7p 7d 8s 8p 9s 9p
d f
1 H hydrogen: 1s1
1s1
2 He helium: 1s2
1s2
3 Li lithium: [He] 2s1
1s2 2s1
2 1
4 Be beryllium: [He] 2s2
1s2 2s2
2 2
5 B boron: [He] 2s2 2p1
1s2 2s2 2p1
2 3
6 C carbon: [He] 2s2 2p2
1s2 2s2 2p2
2 4
7 N nitrogen: [He] 2s2 2p3
1s2 2s2 2p3
2 5
8 O oxygen: [He] 2s2 2p4
1s2 2s2 2p4
2 6
9 F fluorine: [He] 2s2 2p5
1s2 2s2 2p5
2 7
10 Ne neon: [He] 2s2 2p6
1s2 2s2 2p6
2 8
11 Na sodium: [Ne] 3s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
2 8 1
12 Mg magnesium: [Ne] 3s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
2 8 2
13 Al aluminium: [Ne] 3s2 3p1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
2 8 3
14 Si silicon: [Ne] 3s2 3p2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
2 8 4
15 P phosphorus: [Ne] 3s2 3p3
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
2 8 5
16 S sulfur: [Ne] 3s2 3p4
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
2 8 6
17 Cl chlorine: [Ne] 3s2 3p5
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
2 8 7
18 Ar argon: [Ne] 3s2 3p6
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
2 8 8
19 K potassium: [Ar] 4s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
2 8 8 1
20 Ca calcium: [Ar] 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2
2 8 8 2
21 Sc scandium: [Ar] 3d1 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2
2 8 9 2
22 Ti titanium: [Ar] 3d2 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2
2 8 10 2
23 V vanadium: [Ar] 3d3 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2
2 8 11 2
24 Cr chromium: [Ar] 3d5 4s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1
2 8 13 1
25 Mn manganese: [Ar] 3d5 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2
2 8 13 2
26 Fe iron: [Ar] 3d6 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2
2 8 14 2
27 Co cobalt: [Ar] 3d7 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4s2
2 8 15 2
28 Ni nickel: [Ar] 3d8 4s2 or [Ar] 3d9 4s1 (disputed, see Nickel article)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d8 4s2
2 8 16 2
29 Cu copper: [Ar] 3d10 4s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1
2 8 18 1
30 Zn zinc: [Ar] 3d10 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2
2 8 18 2