Electron Configuration Flashcards

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Describes
how electrons are
distributed in its
atomic orbitals

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Electron Configuration

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The electrons in
the outermost shell, or energy level, of
an atom

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Valence electrons

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Fixed distances from the
nucleus of an atom where
electrons may be found; A group of atomic orbitals with the same value of the principal quantum number n.; Have one or
more electron subshells, or
sublevels.

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Electron Shell/Energy Level

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A grouping of electrons in
a shell according to the
shape of the region of
space they occupy; The broken down 3d structure of the electrons and the path they take around the
nucleus

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Subshells

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A space where a specific
pair of electrons can be
found

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Orbitals

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Orbitals form…

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Subshells

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Subshells form…

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Shells

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Subshells are formed from…

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Orbitals

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One box is an…

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Orbital

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A group of boxes is a…

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Subshell

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Groups of boxes are a…

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Shell

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