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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Abbreviated Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your electron-configuration skills in this animated exercise. Practice writing the abbreviated configurations for some of the common elements on the periodic table.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Physical Processes: Electronic Structure: Electron Configurations Article

For Students 9th - 10th
Electron configurations are a simple way of writing down the locations of all of the electrons in an atom. This article describes how this works.
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Complete Electron Configuration

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of common atoms and their corresponding electron configurations. In this interactive exercise, you will find out how much you really know about the orbitals of electrons.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the periodic table and the configurations. In the modern periodic table, elements are in order of atomic number in periods and groups. Electronic configurations model how electrons are arranged in atoms. A link to...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Does the Periodic Table Tell Us About the Elements?

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of protons in the atom of an element determines its place in the Periodic Table. The number of electrons in an atom is the same as the number of protons. These electrons are arranged in shells or 'energy levels' around the...