Patterns in Electron Configuration

Today's class

Ms.K hand out some worksheet today's class. one of them was pattern in electron configuration. One of the many patterns contained in the periodic table is that of electron configuration. In this activity, you will identify these patterns. Later, you will use these patterns to determine the order in which electrons fill the orbitals of an atom.

Valence electrons

Valence electrons are electrons that are in the highest principal energy level of an atom. Each of the group 1A elements has one electron in its highest energy level; each elements has one valence electron.This is no coincidence. The group 1A elements have similar chemical properties because they all have the same number of valence electron configuration of s1. Like wise, each group 2A elements has a valence electron configuration of s2. Tomorrow's scribe is Yonas