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Lesson 4 :

Electron configurations: how


electrons occupy orbital
Electron configuration of H
Orbital diagram (electron boxes)
Orbital diagram rules
Hund’s rule: Every orbital in a sublevel is occupied before any orbital is doubly
occupied.

Pauli exclusion principle:


—No two electrons in the same atom can have identical values for all four of their
quantum numbers.
—Two electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins.
Not just H atom
The Schrödinger equation can be modified to account for e--e- repulsion.
Its solutions (ψ) cannot be found, but can be approximated.
The same orbitals will be found (1s, 2s, 2p, etc.) as in H, but with different sizes and
energies.
Sublevel Energy Splitting in Multielectrons
Atoms
In H, the energy of orbital depends only on the value of n.
In multielectron atoms, it will also depend on the value of l (within a principal level). This
E (s orbital) <E (p orbital) <E (d orbital) <E (f orbital)

Why does this happen?


1) Coulomb’s Law
2) Shielding
3) Penetration
Coulomb’s Law
1 𝑞1 𝑞2
𝐸=
4𝜋𝜖0 𝑟

E= potential energy
𝜖0 = constant (8.85 x 10-12 C2 J-1 m-1 )
q1,q2 = charge of two particles
r= separation (distance between the particles)
If the charges are the same, the potential energy (E) is positive and
decreases as the particles get farther away (repulsion)
For opposite charges, the potential energy (E) is negative and becomes
more negative as particles get closer (attraction)
Bigger charges will give bigger interaction between the particles.
Example : H, He+ Li2+
Shielding
• The nucleus has a positive
charge that will attract
electron.

• Electrons in inner levels will


shield the positive
attraction from the nucleus.
Making it easier for the
electron to be removed.

• Electrons in the same


orbital will only provide
partial shielding.

Figure 7.31 in Tro et al.,2nd canadian ed.


Penetration

Some electrons penetrate closer to the nucleus lowering its energy (giving it stability)
This will depend on the orbital shape and its nodes.
Figure 7.32 and 7.33 in Tro et al.,2nd canadian ed.
Energy levels H vs multi electrons
The aufbau principle (diagonal method)
Condensed notation (noble gas notation)
Exceptions Cu and Cr
Diamagnetism, Paramanetism,
Ferromagnetism
Diamagnetism : Very weak repulsion by a magnetic field. Observed in materials
where all e- are paired.
Paramagnetism : Very weak repulsion by a magnetic field. Observed in materials
where all e- are paired.
Ferromagnetism : Extreme paramagnetism, chiefly in Fe, Co, Ni. Observed when
many adjacent atoms can align similarly in an external magnetic field
Electron configuration of ions
Electron Configurations and orbital
diagrams for Multielectron Atoms Review
• No two electrons in the same atom can have the same four quantum numbers Pauli Exclusion Principle
• Each orbital can be occupied by a maximum of two electrons. They must have opposite signs, or different electron
spin quantum numbers
• The most stable arrangement of electrons in a subshell is the one that has the great number of parallel spins – this is
Hund’s rule.
• In a hydrogen atom, the energy of the electron depends only on its principal quantum number, n. In a many-electron
atom, the energy of the electron depends on its principal quantum number, n and the angular momentum quantum
number, l.
• In many-electron atoms, the subshells are filled according to the diagonal method (Aufbau).
• For electrons of the same principal quantum number, their penetrating power, or proximity to the nucleus decreases in
the order s > p > d > f. This means that, for example, more energy is required to separate a 3s electron from an atom
than is required for a 3p.
• Atoms in which one or more electrons are unpaired are paramagnetic. Atoms in which all of the electrons are paired
are diamagnetic.

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