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How are electrons arranged?

1 st shell. 2 nd shell. 3 rd shell. How are electrons arranged?. Electrons are not evenly spread, but exist in layers called shells. (The shells can also be called energy levels). The arrangement of electrons in these shells is often called the electron configuration.

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How are electrons arranged?

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  1. 1st shell 2nd shell 3rd shell How are electrons arranged? Electrons are not evenly spread, but exist in layers called shells. (The shells can also be called energy levels). The arrangement of electrons in these shells is often called the electron configuration. Note that this diagram is not drawn to scale – the atom is mostly empty space. If the electron shells are the size shown, the nucleus would be too small to see.

  2. How many electrons per shell? Each shell has a maximum number of electrons that it can hold. Electrons will fill the shells nearest the nucleus first. 1st shell holdsa maximum of2 electrons 2nd shell holdsa maximum of8 electrons 3rd shell holdsa maximum of8 electrons This electron arrangement is written as 2,8,8.

  3. Calculate electron configurations

  4. Which element?

  5. Protons, neutrons and electrons The nucleus is: • made up of protons and neutrons • positively charged because of the protons • dense – it contains nearly all the mass of the atom in a tiny space. Electrons are: • very small and light, and negatively charged • able to be lost or gained in chemical reactions • found thinly spread around the outside of the nucleus, orbiting in layers called shells.

  6. Protons, neutrons and electrons

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