Jul 23, 2017 · C: 1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(2) H: 1s^(1) O: 1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(4) Why are they such? Since each atom has various electron shells to fill, the 1s, 2s and 2p subshells of each atom contain up to two electrons per orbital depending on the amount of protons in the nucleus (constrained by conservation of charge). For instance, hydrogen has the lowest energy shell, 1s, containing one electron, since a neutral ...

Jul 17, 2016 · Hydrogen in its neutral state would have the electron configuration of 1s^1 If you look at your periodic table, the elements are arranged in a way that makes it easier to identify the energy levels and orbitals that their electrons will occupy. Hydrogen has 1 electron and it occupies the lowest energy level of 1. The orbital s can occupy 2 electrons but since Hydrogen is not participating in ...

Sep 6, 2017 · See below. Orbital diagrams are useful to show the number of electrons, number of electron shells, number of electron pairs, and electron spin directions in a particular atom/ion. Arrows represent electrons, and their spin is represented by which way they point (up or down). Two electrons can be paired into one shell (one little box) as one orbital. Groups of boxes right next to each other ...

When looking at electron configuration, your fill order of electrons is: 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 4d 4f 5s. etc. Group 1A (1), the alkali metals all end is s1. What period the element is in determines the 1st number. Example: H ends in 1s1 (even though H is not a metal, it resides in this group because it also has one valence electron)

Apr 15, 2014 · Hydrogen has 1 valence electron. Hydrogen is in the first row of the Periodic Table. Elements in the first row are filling their "1s" orbitals. Since hydrogen is the first element, its electron configuration is 1"s"^1. It has only one electron in its valence shell. Valence electrons are the outermost electrons or electrons in the largest energy ...

Dec 26, 2017 · A periodic table with all the elements and their electron configurations as well. It's a periodic table with electron configurations of the elements. So hydrogen (H) will have its electron configuration (1s^1) written on the bottom. Helium (He) will have 1s^2 written on the bottom.

Jun 22, 2014 · An excited state is an energy level of an atom, ion, or molecule in which an electron is at a higher energy level than its ground state. An electron is normally in its ground state, the lowest energy state available. After absorbing energy, it may jump from the ground state to a higher energy level, called an excited state.

Jul 19, 2017 · Hydrogen in the ground state only has one electron, and since electrons "fill up" from the innermost electron shell/level outward, then this 1 electron is within the innermost shell. To denote this as an electron configuration (using the 2-8-8 format) :

Feb 8, 2017 · Chemistry Electron Configuration Electron Configuration. 1 ... There is only one electron in a hydrogen ...

Aug 20, 2014 · A stable electron configuration for the representative or main group elements is a noble gas configuration. The main group or representative elements are in Groups 1, 2, 13-18 (IA, IIA, IIIA - VIIIA) on the periodic table. The noble gases are in Group 18 (VIIIA). Atoms of the representative elements achieve a noble gas configuration by gaining or losing electrons and becoming ions, or by ...