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To link electron structure to the periodic table

Science - Atomic Structures

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Questions (Video)

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Your turn:

  1. Lithium�
  2. Nitrogen�
  3. Sulfur

Write the electron configurations of each of the following elements.

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Your turn:

Write the electron configuration of aluminium, and then draw a Bohr Model diagram of aluminium.

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Periods & Groups:�Looking at our previous example

  • Lithium�
  • Nitrogen�
  • Sulfur

Given our answers from earlier, find each of these elements on the periodic table. State their period and group numbers.

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3:

7:

16:

2,

1

2,

2,

8,

5

6

What do you notice about the period number and the number of electron shells?

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Your turn:

Determine the number of electron shells and the number of valence shell electrons for each of the following elements.

  • Boron�
  • Helium�
  • Silicon

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Period

Group

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Your turn:

Write the electron configuration of the same elements, and compare this against our answer from the previous slide.

  • Boron�
  • Helium�
  • Silicon

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Period

Group

2

3

1

2

3

4

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Last question:

Given the electron configurations below, determine what the elements are.

  • 2, 8, 5�
  • 1�
  • 2, 8, 1

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Questions (Worksheet)

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Question 1

Recall the maximum number of electrons that can fit in the first three electron shells.

  • 2�
  • 8�
  • 18

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Question 2

Write the electron configuration of magnesium and then draw a Bohr model diagram of magnesium including all electron shells.

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Question 3

A certain element can be found in Group 15 and in Period 2 of the periodic table.

  1. What is the name of this element?
  • State the element’s full electron configuration.

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Question 4

If electrons are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, why don’t they get dragged into the nucleus?

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Answers (Video)

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Your turn:

Write the electron configurations of each of the following elements.

  • Lithium�
  • Nitrogen�
  • Sulfur

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3:

7:

16:

2,

1

2,

2,

8,

5

6

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Your turn:

Write the electron configuration of aluminium, and then draw a Bohr Model diagram of aluminium.

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13:

3

2,

8

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Periods & Groups:�Looking at our previous example

Given our answers from earlier, find each of these elements on the periodic table. State their period and group numbers.

  • Lithium�
  • Nitrogen�
  • Sulfur

Period 2 ; Group 1

Period 2 ; Group 15

Period 3 ; Group 16

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3:

7:

16:

2,

1

2,

2,

8,

5

6

What do you notice about the period number and the number of electron shells?

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Your turn:

Determine the number of electron shells and the number of valence shell electrons for each of the following elements.

  • Boron�
  • Helium�
  • Silicon

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Period

Group

2

3

1

2

3

4

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Your turn:

Write the electron configuration of the same elements, and compare this against our answer from the previous slide.

  • Boron�
  • Helium�
  • Silicon

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5:

2:

14:

2,

3

2

2,

8,

4

Period

Group

2

3

1

2

3

4

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Last question:

Given the electron configurations below, determine what the elements are.

  • 2, 8, 5�
  • 1�
  • 2, 8, 1

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Phosphorus

Hydrogen

Sodium

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Answers (Worksheet)

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Question 1

Recall the maximum number of electrons that can fit in the first three electron shells.

  • 2�
  • 8�
  • 18

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Question 2

Write the electron configuration of magnesium and then draw a Bohr model diagram of magnesium including all electron shells.

2, 8, 2

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Question 3

A certain element can be found in Group 15 and in Period 2 of the periodic table.

  • What is the name of this element?
  • State the element’s full electron configuration.

Nitrogen

2, 5

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Question 4

If electrons are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, why don’t they get dragged into the nucleus?

The repulsive forces between electrons mean that electrons stay a certain distance away from each other. This is why electrons must occupy shells further away from the nucleus once lower shells contain a certain number of electrons.

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