ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION OF FIRST 30 ELEMENTS

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1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 4d 4f 5s 5p 5f 5g 6s 6p 6d 7s 7p 7d 8s 8p 9s 9p
d f

1 H hydrogen: 1s1

1s1

2 He helium: 1s2

1s2

3 Li lithium: [He] 2s1

1s2 2s1

2 1

4 Be beryllium: [He] 2s2

1s2 2s2

2 2

5 B boron: [He] 2s2 2p1

1s2 2s2 2p1

2 3

6 C carbon: [He] 2s2 2p2

1s2 2s2 2p2

2 4

7 N nitrogen: [He] 2s2 2p3

1s2 2s2 2p3

2 5

8 O oxygen: [He] 2s2 2p4

1s2 2s2 2p4

2 6

9 F fluorine: [He] 2s2 2p5

1s2 2s2 2p5

2 7

10 Ne neon: [He] 2s2 2p6

1s2 2s2 2p6

2 8

11 Na sodium: [Ne] 3s1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

2 8 1

12 Mg magnesium: [Ne] 3s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

2 8 2

13 Al aluminium: [Ne] 3s2 3p1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

2 8 3

14 Si silicon: [Ne] 3s2 3p2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

2 8 4

15 P phosphorus: [Ne] 3s2 3p3

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

2 8 5

16 S sulfur: [Ne] 3s2 3p4

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

2 8 6
 17 Cl chlorine: [Ne] 3s2 3p5

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

2 8 7

18 Ar argon: [Ne] 3s2 3p6

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

2 8 8

19 K potassium: [Ar] 4s1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

2 8 8 1

20 Ca calcium: [Ar] 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2 8 8 2

21 Sc scandium: [Ar] 3d1 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2

2 8 9 2

22 Ti titanium: [Ar] 3d2 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2

2 8 10 2

23 V vanadium: [Ar] 3d3 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2

2 8 11 2

24 Cr chromium: [Ar] 3d5 4s1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1

2 8 13 1

25 Mn manganese: [Ar] 3d5 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2

2 8 13 2

26 Fe iron: [Ar] 3d6 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2

2 8 14 2

27 Co cobalt: [Ar] 3d7 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4s2

2 8 15 2

28 Ni nickel: [Ar] 3d8 4s2 or [Ar] 3d9 4s1 (disputed, see Nickel article)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d8 4s2

2 8 16 2

29 Cu copper: [Ar] 3d10 4s1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1

2 8 18 1

30 Zn zinc: [Ar] 3d10 4s2

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2

2 8 18 2