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periodic table shown earlier therefore occur among elements with atomic numbers largerthan 40Listed <strong>exceptions</strong> to electron configurations. The ONLY ones you need to knoware d 4 and d 9More practice:<strong>Electron</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> Worksheet (and Lots More!!)Brief InstructionsAn electron configuration is a method of indicating the arrangement of electrons about anucleus. A typical electron configuration consists of numbers, letters, and superscriptswith the following format:1. A number indicates the energy level (The number is called the principal quantumnumber.).2. A letter indicates the type of orbital; s, p, d, f.3. A superscript indicates the number of electrons in the orbital. Example: ls 2 means thatthere are two electrons in the ‘s’ orbital of the first energy level. The element is helium.To write an electron configuration:1. Determine the total number of electrons to be represented.2. Use the Aufbau process to fill the orbitals with electrons. The Aufbau process requiresthat electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first. In another words, atoms are built fromthe ground upwards.

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