Socratica
Chemistry: How to Write Electron Configuration
Before determining which electrons are available for reactions, scientists identify each atom's electron configuration. An informative video from Socratica's chemistry playlist includes how to write electron configurations. It explains...
Fuse School
Electron Configuration of the First 20 Elements in the Periodic Table
Why is the periodic table arranged the way it is? As pupils complete the electron configuration of the first 20 elements, they see the relationship to the rows and columns in the periodic table. The video instructor highlights these...
Fuse School
Drawing Electron Configuration Diagrams
Demonstrate the steps to drawing electron configuration diagrams. A video lesson shows how to use the periodic table to determine the number of electrons in an element and then create the diagrams. The instructor leads your class through...
Fuse School
Energy Levels and Electron Configuration
Electron location accounts for many properties of an element. A video lesson describes how to create electron dot diagrams. The instructor discusses electron shells and the number of electrons in each.
DoodleScience
Atomic Structure
The Rutheford plum pudding model of an atom, as well as the nuclear model, are the subject of a video that also includes an explanation of protons, neutrons, electrons, nucleus, atomic mass, atomic charge, and ions.
Crash Course
Orbitals
What do molecules look like anyway? A video explores the orbitals of molecules that determine their shape, including S and p orbitals and their hybridization. It also introduces sigma and pi bonds so learners can fully grasp the...
Crash Course
The Electron
Electrons don't really exist as particles in an atom, but more as waves which move at different frequencies. Explore electron configurations through learning about their shells and orbitals and how this relates to the periodicity of the...
Educreations
Electron Configuration Example
What does an atom look like? The instructor in a tutorial video models how to use the periodic table to determine the number of subatomic particles. He then uses the number of electrons to create an orbital diagram. Finally, Groves...
Educreations
The Aufbau Hotel
A simple analogy helps to explain a complicated concept in this instructional chemistry video. After first listening to a description of a hotel with different types of rooms on different floors, each with its own...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Period Trend for Electron Affinity
An explanation of electron affinity trends across the second period of the Periodic Table. Elements that do not match the trend are identified. [7:28]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: More on Orbitals and Electron Configuration
An explanation of how an element's location on the Periodic Table can help identify electron configurations and orbitals. [14:30]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configurations for the Second Period
Introduction to Hund's rule. Shows quantum numbers for all second period elements. [12:12]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configurations for the Third and Fourth Periods
Noble gas notation is used to write the electron configurations of the elements in the third and fourth periods. [13:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configuration for D Block Elements
Introduction to rules for electron configurations of d-block elements. Relative reactivity and energy of 4s and 3d electrons also discussed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configurations in the 3d Orbitals
A review of the electron configurations and orbital notations with a focus on K, Ca, and Sc. [12:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configurations for F Block Element Nd
An explanation of various aspects of the f-block element Nd that includes, location on Periodic table, electron configuration shorthand based on Xe, and the full electron configuration. [5:56]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Groups of the Periodic Table
An explanation of groups on the Periodic Table and their characteristics. [8:19]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Counting Valence Electrons for Main Group Elements
Learn how the group number relates to the number of valence electrons in the main group elements on the Periodic Table. [8:18]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Periodic Table Transition Metals
an explanation of the electron configuration of the transition metals on the Periodic Table. [5:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: First and Second Ionization Energy
An explanation of the reasoning why there is such a large difference between first and second ionization energies. [7:34]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electronegativity and Bonding
Explanation of how differences in electronegativity effect chemical bonding. Bonds are classified by various bonding types.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ionic, Covalent, and Metallic Bonds
An introduction to different types of chemical bonds.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vsepr for 3 Electron Clouds
A description of VSEPR with 3 electron clouds and various types of molecules. [12:33]
Brightstorm
Brightstorm: Atomic Orbitals
Video lesson provides a step-by-step explanation of atomic orbitals. [4:27]