This page shows the electron configurations of the neutral gaseous atoms in their ground states. For each atom the subshells are given first in concise form, then with all subshells written out, followed by the number of electrons per shell. For phosphorus (element 15) as an example, the concise form is [Ne] 3s2 3p3. Here [Ne] refers to the core electrons which are the same as for the element neon (Ne), the last noble gas before phosphorus in the periodic table. The valence electrons (here 3s2 3p3) are written explicitly for all atoms.
Electron configurations of elements beyond hassium (element 108) have never been measured; predictions are used below. As an approximate rule, electron configurations are given by the Aufbau principle and the Madelung rule. However there are numerous exceptions; for example the lightest exception is chromium, which would be predicted to have the configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d4 4s2, written as [Ar] 3d4 4s2, but whose actual configuration given in the table below is [Ar] 3d5 4s1.
Note that these electron configurations are given for neutral atoms in the gas phase, which are not the same as the electron configurations for the same atoms in chemical environments. In many cases, multiple configurations are within a small range of energies and the irregularities shown below do not necessarily have a clear relation to chemical behaviour. [1] For the undiscovered eighth-row elements, mixing of configurations is expected to be very important, and sometimes the result can no longer be well-described by a single configuration. [2]
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1s | 2s | 2p | 3s | 3p | 3d | 4s | 4p | 4d | 4f | 5s | 5p | 5d | 5f | 6s | 6p | 6d | 7s | 7p |
1 H hydrogen : 1s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 He helium : 1s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
31 Ga gallium : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p1 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
32 Ge germanium : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p2 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
33 As arsenic : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p3 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
34 Se selenium : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p4 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
35 Br bromine : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p5 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
36 Kr krypton : [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | |||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
37 Rb rubidium : [Kr] 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 5s1 | ||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
38 Sr strontium : [Kr] 5s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 5s2 | ||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
39 Y yttrium : [Kr] 4d1 5s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d1 | 5s2 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
40 Zr zirconium : [Kr] 4d2 5s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d2 | 5s2 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
41 Nb niobium : [Kr] 4d4 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d4 | 5s1 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
42 Mo molybdenum : [Kr] 4d5 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d5 | 5s1 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
43 Tc technetium : [Kr] 4d5 5s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d5 | 5s2 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
44 Ru ruthenium : [Kr] 4d7 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d7 | 5s1 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
45 Rh rhodium : [Kr] 4d8 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d8 | 5s1 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
46 Pd palladium : [Kr] 4d10 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | ||||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
47 Ag silver : [Kr] 4d10 5s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s1 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
48 Cd cadmium : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
49 In indium : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p1 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
50 Sn tin : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p2 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
51 Sb antimony : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p3 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
52 Te tellurium : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p4 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
53 I iodine : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p5 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
54 Xe xenon : [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p6 | ||||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
55 Cs caesium : [Xe] 6s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s1 | |||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||
56 Ba barium : [Xe] 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | |||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
57 La lanthanum : [Xe] 5d1 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d1 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
58 Ce cerium : [Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f1 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d1 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
59 Pr praseodymium : [Xe] 4f3 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f3 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
60 Nd neodymium : [Xe] 4f4 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f4 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
61 Pm promethium : [Xe] 4f5 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f5 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
62 Sm samarium : [Xe] 4f6 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f6 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
63 Eu europium : [Xe] 4f7 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f7 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
64 Gd gadolinium : [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f7 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d1 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
65 Tb terbium : [Xe] 4f9 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f9 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
66 Dy dysprosium : [Xe] 4f10 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f10 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
67 Ho holmium : [Xe] 4f11 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f11 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
68 Er erbium : [Xe] 4f12 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f12 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
69 Tm thulium : [Xe] 4f13 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f13 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
70 Yb ytterbium : [Xe] 4f14 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 6s2 | ||||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
71 Lu lutetium : [Xe] 4f14 5d1 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d1 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
72 Hf hafnium : [Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d2 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||
73 Ta tantalum : [Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d3 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
74 W tungsten : [Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d4 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||
75 Re rhenium : [Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d5 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||
76 Os osmium : [Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d6 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||
77 Ir iridium : [Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d7 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||
78 Pt platinum : [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d9 | 6s1 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||
79 Au gold : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s1 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||
80 Hg mercury : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | |||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||
81 Tl thallium : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p1 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||
82 Pb lead : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p2 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||
83 Bi bismuth : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p3 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||
84 Po polonium : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p4 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||
85 At astatine : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p5 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 7 | |||||||||||||
86 Rn radon : [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | ||||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||||||
87 Fr francium : [Rn] 7s1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s1 | |||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
88 Ra radium : [Rn] 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | |||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
89 Ac actinium : [Rn] 6d1 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d1 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
90 Th thorium : [Rn] 6d2 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d2 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||
91 Pa protactinium : [Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f2 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d1 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
92 U uranium : [Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f3 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d1 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
93 Np neptunium : [Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f4 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d1 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
94 Pu plutonium : [Rn] 5f6 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f6 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
95 Am americium : [Rn] 5f7 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f7 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
96 Cm curium : [Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f7 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d1 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
97 Bk berkelium : [Rn] 5f9 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f9 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
98 Cf californium : [Rn] 5f10 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f10 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
99 Es einsteinium : [Rn] 5f11 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f11 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
100 Fm fermium : [Rn] 5f12 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f12 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
101 Md mendelevium : [Rn] 5f13 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f13 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
102 No nobelium : [Rn] 5f14 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | ||
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
103 Lr lawrencium : [Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 7s2 | 7p1 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
104 Rf rutherfordium : [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d2 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||
105 Db dubnium : [Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d3 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||
106 Sg seaborgium : [Rn] 5f14 6d4 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d4 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||
107 Bh bohrium : [Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d5 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||
108 Hs hassium : [Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d6 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||
109 Mt meitnerium : [Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d7 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||
110 Ds darmstadtium : [Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d8 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||
111 Rg roentgenium : [Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d9 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||
112 Cn copernicium : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||
113 Nh nihonium : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p1 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||
114 Fl flerovium : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p2 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||
115 Mc moscovium : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p3 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 5 | ||||||||||||
116 Lv livermorium : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p4 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||||
117 Ts tennessine : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p5 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||||
118 Og oganesson : [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p6 (predicted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1s2 | 2s2 | 2p6 | 3s2 | 3p6 | 3d10 | 4s2 | 4p6 | 4d10 | 4f14 | 5s2 | 5p6 | 5d10 | 5f14 | 6s2 | 6p6 | 6d10 | 7s2 | 7p6 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
Bohrium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Bh and atomic number 107. It is named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. As a synthetic element, it can be created in particle accelerators but is not found in nature. All known isotopes of bohrium are highly radioactive; the most stable known isotope is 270Bh with a half-life of approximately 2.4 minutes, though the unconfirmed 278Bh may have a longer half-life of about 11.5 minutes.
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during reactions with other substances. Chemistry also addresses the nature of chemical bonds in chemical compounds.
Lawrencium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Lr and atomic number 103. It is named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements. A radioactive metal, lawrencium is the eleventh transuranic element and the last member of the actinide series. Like all elements with atomic number over 100, lawrencium can only be produced in particle accelerators by bombarding lighter elements with charged particles. Fourteen isotopes of lawrencium are currently known; the most stable is 266Lr with half-life 11 hours, but the shorter-lived 260Lr is most commonly used in chemistry because it can be produced on a larger scale.
Mendelevium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Md and atomic number 101. A metallic radioactive transuranium element in the actinide series, it is the first element by atomic number that currently cannot be produced in macroscopic quantities by neutron bombardment of lighter elements. It is the third-to-last actinide and the ninth transuranic element. It can only be produced in particle accelerators by bombarding lighter elements with charged particles. Seventeen isotopes are known; the most stable is 258Md with half-life 51.59 days; however, the shorter-lived 256Md is most commonly used in chemistry because it can be produced on a larger scale.
The noble gases are the naturally occurring members of group 18 of the periodic table: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn). Under standard conditions, these elements are odorless, colorless, monatomic gases with very low chemical reactivity and cryogenic boiling points.
Nobelium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol No and atomic number 102. It is named in honor of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and benefactor of science. A radioactive metal, it is the tenth transuranic element and is the penultimate member of the actinide series. Like all elements with atomic number over 100, nobelium can only be produced in particle accelerators by bombarding lighter elements with charged particles. A total of twelve nobelium isotopes are known to exist; the most stable is 259No with a half-life of 58 minutes, but the shorter-lived 255No is most commonly used in chemistry because it can be produced on a larger scale.
The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows ("periods") and columns ("groups"). It is an icon of chemistry and is widely used in physics and other sciences. It is a depiction of the periodic law, which states that when the elements are arranged in order of their atomic numbers an approximate recurrence of their properties is evident. The table is divided into four roughly rectangular areas called blocks. Elements in the same group tend to show similar chemical characteristics.
Rutherfordium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Rf and atomic number 104. It is named after physicist Ernest Rutherford. As a synthetic element, it is not found in nature and can only be made in a particle accelerator. It is radioactive; the most stable known isotope, 267Rf, has a half-life of about 48 minutes.
In chemistry, a transition metal is a chemical element in the d-block of the periodic table, though the elements of group 12 are sometimes excluded. The lanthanide and actinide elements are called inner transition metals and are sometimes considered to be transition metals as well.
In physics and chemistry, ionization energy (IE) is the minimum energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron of an isolated gaseous atom, positive ion, or molecule. The first ionization energy is quantitatively expressed as
In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule in atomic or molecular orbitals. For example, the electron configuration of the neon atom is 1s2 2s2 2p6, meaning that the 1s, 2s, and 2p subshells are occupied by two, two, and six electrons, respectively.
An extended periodic table theorizes about chemical elements beyond those currently known and proven. The element with the highest atomic number known is oganesson (Z = 118), which completes the seventh period (row) in the periodic table. All elements in the eighth period and beyond thus remain purely hypothetical.
A period 7 element is one of the chemical elements in the seventh row of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behavior of the elements as their atomic number increases: a new row is begun when chemical behavior begins to repeat, meaning that elements with similar behavior fall into the same vertical columns. The seventh period contains 32 elements, tied for the most with period 6, beginning with francium and ending with oganesson, the heaviest element currently discovered. As a rule, period 7 elements fill their 7s shells first, then their 5f, 6d, and 7p shells in that order, but there are exceptions, such as uranium.
Group 3 is the first group of transition metals in the periodic table. This group is closely related to the rare-earth elements. It contains the four elements scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lutetium (Lu), and lawrencium (Lr). The group is also called the scandium group or scandium family after its lightest member.
In chemistry and physics, valence electrons are electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond if the outermost shell is not closed. In a single covalent bond, a shared pair forms with both atoms in the bond each contributing one valence electron.
In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the Aufbau principle, also called the Aufbau rule, states that in the ground state of an atom or ion, electrons first fill subshells of the lowest available energy, then fill subshells of higher energy. For example, the 1s subshell is filled before the 2s subshell is occupied. In this way, the electrons of an atom or ion form the most stable electron configuration possible. An example is the configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 for the phosphorus atom, meaning that the 1s subshell has 2 electrons, and so on.
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Superheavy elements, also known as transactinide elements, transactinides, or super-heavy elements, or superheavies for short, are the chemical elements with atomic number greater than 103. The superheavy elements are those beyond the actinides in the periodic table; the last actinide is lawrencium. By definition, superheavy elements are also transuranium elements, i.e., having atomic numbers greater than that of uranium (92). Depending on the definition of group 3 adopted by authors, lawrencium may also be included to complete the 6d series.
Core electrons are the electrons in an atom that are not valence electrons and do not participate in chemical bonding. The nucleus and the core electrons of an atom form the atomic core. Core electrons are tightly bound to the nucleus. Therefore, unlike valence electrons, core electrons play a secondary role in chemical bonding and reactions by screening the positive charge of the atomic nucleus from the valence electrons.
configuration interaction is crucial in more than 30% of cases since its consideration leads to another ground-state configuration.
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