Orbital Diagrams Use individual orbitals Give subshell

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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

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Orbital Diagram for A Nitrogen Atom

• N
• 1s 2s 2p 3s

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Orbital Diagram for A Fluorine Atom

• F
• 1s 2s 2p 3s

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Orbital Diagram for A Magnesium Atom

• Mg
• 1s 2s 2p 3s

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Learning Check O1

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

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Solution O1

• Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in
  an oxygen atom.
• 1s 2s 2p
  3s

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Learning Check O2

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

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Solution O2

• Write the orbital diagram for the electrons in
  an iron atom.
• 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p
• 3d

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