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Learn about Bohr's model, orbital diagrams, electron configurations, and valence electrons. Explore how electrons fill orbitals according to energy levels and sublevels. Understand the rules and order of filling orbitals.
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Orbital Diagrams, Electron Configurations, & Valence Electrons
Bohr’s Model: electrons would exist in different rings around the nucleus just like the planets are in different orbits around the sun. This is sometimes called the planetary model of the atom
Bohr’s Atom 7 orbits correspond to 7 periods on Periodic Table.
Which Orbit has the lowest energy? n = 1, the orbit closest to the nucleus.
Bohr’s model was replaced by the quantum mechanical model of the atom.
This new model uses principle quantum levels that are similar to Bohr’s orbits, but are then divided into sublevels
The principle quantum level is a number from 1-7, with 1 being the lowest energy and 7 being the highest in energy. The sublevels are s, p, d, and f
These numbers and letters correspond to the periods and the “blocks”on the periodic table.
Each sublevel has a least one orbital. • Each orbital can hold 2 electrons
The s sublevel only has 1 orbital, and each orbital holds 2 electrons Which matches the 2 elements in each period of the s block Shape: Sphere
The p sublevel has 3orbitals, and each orbital holds 2 electrons, for a total of 6electrons – Matching the 6 elements in each period of the p block Shape: dumbbell or peanut
The d sublevel has 5orbitals, and each orbital holds 2 electrons, for a total of 10 electrons – matching the 10 elements in each period of the d block Shape: clover/ double dumbbell
The f sublevel has 7orbitals, and each orbital holds 2 electrons, for a total of 14 electrons – matching the 14 elements Funky / flower
We put together the principle quantum number and sublevel letter to talk about a specific orbital But not all sublevels are possible for each energy level.
Principle Quantum LevelPossible Sublevels 1 s 2 s, p 3 s, p, d 4 – 7 s, p, d, f 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 4d 4f 5s 5p 5d 5f 6s 6p 6d (6f) 7s 7p (7d 7f)
The arrangement of electrons in an atom is called an orbital diagram or electronconfiguration.
1) There are three rules that we must follow when making an orbital diagram (OD) or an electron configuration (EC):
A) The aufbauprinciple says electrons must fill lower energy levels before electrons can fill higher energy levels. This means 1s is filled before 2s, etc
B) The Pauliexclusion principle says that only two electrons can fill each orbital…and they must have opposite spins. NoYes
C) Hund’srule says electrons must spread out in the orbitals of each sublevel (p, d, or f) before they double up. Yes No □ □ □ □ □ □ 2p 2p
2) If we use boxes to represent orbitals, then the following aufbau diagram shows all the possible places an electron could be:
Remember: s has 1 orbital…..holds 2 electrons p has 3 …..holds 6 electrons d has 5 …..holds 10 electrons f has 7 …..holds 14 electrons
Notice that the energy increases from bottom to top, High Energy Low Energy
and some of the orbitals do not fill in the same number order as the others.
Fill from the bottom to the top, spreading out the electrons before doubling them up
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Hydrogen H
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Helium He Completely Filled
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Lithium Li
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Beryllium Be
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Boron B
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Carbon C
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Nitrogen N
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Oxygen O
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Fluorine F
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Neon Ne Completely Filled
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Sodium Na
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Magnesium Mg
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Aluminum Al
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Silicon Si
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Phosphorus P
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Sulfur S
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Chlorine Cl
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 3p 3s 2p 2s 1s Argon Ar Completely Filled
3) The correctorder of filling is: 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p 6s 4f 5d 6p 7s 5f 6d 7p Notice: s block fills in period 1 p block fills in period 2 d block fills in period 3: which is 1 behind the actual period f block fills in period 4: which is 2 behind the actual period
n = period # s & p block fill at n d block fills at n – 1 f block fills at n - 2
4) Orbital Diagram: Orbitals are sometimes shown as boxes in a horizontal row Remember: s = 1 orbital p = 3 orbitals d = 5 orbitals f = 7 orbitals
5) Arrows are used to represent the electrons, so if two arrows go in the same box, one points up and the other points down.
Becomes: □ □ □ □ □ 1s 2s 2p □ □ □ □ □ Nitrogen N 7 electrons 2p 2s 1s