Timberlake lecturePLUS 1

Orbital Diagrams

• Use individual orbitals

• Give subshell arrangement

• Each orbital takes one electron before any other orbital in the same subshell can receive a second electron

Timberlake lecturePLUS 2

Orbital Diagram for A Nitrogen Atom

N

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 3

Orbital Diagram for A Fluorine Atom

F

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 4

Orbital Diagram for A Magnesium Atom

Mg

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 5

Learning Check O1

Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in an oxygen atom.

Timberlake lecturePLUS 6

Solution O1

Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in an oxygen atom.

1s 2s 2p 3s

Timberlake lecturePLUS 7

Learning Check O2

Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in an iron atom.

Timberlake lecturePLUS 8

Solution O2

Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in an iron atom.

1s 2s 2p 3s 3p

3d