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Number Correct ______/40 Parent Signature ____

(no credit if not graded and signed)_________________________________________


Mrs. Brannon Name_______________
Physical Science Due:
Electron Configuration – questions

1. Find the definition for Energy levels in the textbook dictionary.


Energy level - ____________________________________________________________
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2. Now describe energy levels in your own words.
Energy levels - ___________________________________________________________
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Fill in the following chart.

Energy level Maximum # electrons in each level


n 2n2
1 3. ___________
2 4. ___________
3 5. ___________
4 6. ___________
5 7. ___________
6 8. ___________
7 9. ___________

10. How many electrons are in the outermost level in the most stable arrangement? _____
Use the interactive periodic table at the following website for questions #11-18. Be sure to
scroll down to where it says “interactive periodic table.” When you click on an element, the bar
of spaces below the periodic table will fill in with information about that element. For example,
if you click on Nb, it will tell you the element is Niobium with an atomic number of 41 and the
number of electrons in the energy levels (shells) in order starting from level 1 (2,8,18,12,1).
Level 1 has 2 e-, level 2 has 8 e-, level 3 has 18, level 4 has 12, level 5 has 1…
Try to determine the number of electrons in each energy level on your own. Then use the
interactive periodic table to check your answers.
http://www.school-for-champions.com/chemistry/periodic_table.htm

11. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Hydrogen (H) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level. (a model like the ones done in class)
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

12. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Helium (He) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

13. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Sodium (Na) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

14. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Magnesium (Mg) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4
15. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Sulfur (S) including the correct
number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

16. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Potassium (K) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

17. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Selenium (Se) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4

18. Fill in the chart below and sketch an orbital model of Strontium (Sr) including the
correct number of electrons in each energy level.
Energy #electrons
level
1
2
3
4
Fill in the empty numbered spaces as you read through this summary of the
structure of atoms.

I. Protons
- location – in the 19. _________________
P P
- charge – 20. _____________ ( rotons = ositive)
- mass – 1,836 x that of an electron. Second largest mass!
- The number of protons determines what element you have.

- The Atomic number (Z) = the number of 21. ___________. The elements are
arranged on the periodic chart according to their atomic number!!
(Element number 30, Zn, is Zinc. 30 is the atomic number and the number of
protons! If it is a neutral atom, the atomic number is also its number of 22._______!)

II. Neutrons
- location – in the 23. _____________
- charge – 24. ___________, no charge ( Neu tron = Neu tral)
- mass – 1,838 x that of an electron.
LARGEST mass!! Only slightly more than a 25._____________.
- MASS NUMBER = the number of 32. _____________________________. It
is always a whole number because you are just counting things up.
(If the mass number in Carbon is 14, then the number of neutrons is the mass
number – the number of protons, or 14 – 6 = 8.)

- The number of neutrons can be different in the same element. Atoms of the same
element with the same number of protons (Atomic number), but different numbers
of neutrons are called 26. _____________.
(Carbon – 12 and Carbon – 14 are isotopes. Carbon- 12 has 6 protons,
as its atomic number shows, and 6 neutrons. Carbon – 14 had 6 protons and
27. ______________ neutrons.)

Isotopic notation shows the mass number and the atomic number.
Another type of isotopic notation is identifying the name or symbol followed by
its 28. ____________________, for example as in Carbon-14.

calcium - 40 #neutrons = 29. __________


calcium – 44 #neutrons = 30. __________
calcium – 48 #neutrons = 31. __________

- Neutron help hold the nucleus together because the positive protons will want to
33. _____________ from each other since they have the same electrical charge.
The force that holds the neutrons and protons together in the nucleus is called the
strong nuclear force!!

Protons and Neutrons in the nucleus are called NUCLEONS.


III. Electrons
- location – orbit the nucleus
- Charge – 34. _____________ ( electro N N = egative)
- mass – 35. SMALLEST or LARGEST (circle one) mass. In fact it is very
small and adds little mass to the atom.
- If the atom is neutral over all, there will be an equal number of protons as
electrons. This means that the atomic number will also determine the number of
electrons when the atom is neutral.
- arranged in energy levels around the nucleus. The farther AWAY from the
nucleus the 36. _____________ energy it has.
(Think of a rubber band stretching. It takes MORE energy for it to
stretch out long.)
- The electrons in the highest energy level of an atom are the 37. _______
electrons. The OCTET rule says that an atom is happiest when it has
38. ___________ electrons in its valence shell (the last energy level to be filled).

IV. Atomic mass – the mass of the particle


- Nucleons (protons and neutrons) are held together by nuclear binding energy
which is produced when some of the matter in the nucleus is converted to energy.
So the atomic mass is the sum of the masses of all the electrons, protons, and
neutrons, and energy.

- The atomic mass is really a weighted average of the masses of all the different
40. _______________.

- Measured in AMU (u) (atomic mass units).

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