Electronic Configurations of All Elements

Electronic configuration depending on s, p, d and f orbital.

S-Block

Subshell– S-orbitals 2 electron

Group– Alkali Metals and alkaline earth metals

Configuration– ns1 (Group 1) and ns2 ( Group 2 ), Where n = Energy level

P-Block

Subshell– p-orbitals 6 electron

Group– 13 to 18 group

Configuration– ns2np1-6

d-Block

Subshell– d-orbitals 10 electron

Group– 3 to 12 group (Transition Metals)

Configuration– (n-1)d1-10 s1-2

f-Block

Subshell– d-orbitals 14 electron

Group- Lanthanides(Z 58 to 71) and Actinides (Z 90 to 103)

Configuration-(n-1)f1-14 (n-1)d1-10 s1-2

Principles for Electron Configurations

Aufbau Principle– Electrons fill orbitals from lowest to highest energy (1s → 2s → 2p → 3s → 3p → 3d → 4s, etc.).

Pauli Exclusion Principle: Each orbital holds up to 2 electrons with opposite spins.

Hund’s Rule: Electrons fill degenerate orbitals (e.g., p, d, f) singly with parallel spins before pairing.

Exceptions Elements like Cr, Cu, Mo, and some f-block elements deviate for stability (half-filled or fully filled subshells).

Atomic NumberSymbolElement NameElectronic Configuration
1HHydrogen1s1
2HeHelium1s2
3LiLithium1s2 2s1 OR [He] 2s1
4BeBeryllium1s2 2s2 OR [He] 2s2
5BBoron1s2 2s2 2p1 OR [He] 2s2 2p1
6CCarbon1s2 2s2 2p2 OR[He] 2s2 2p2
7NNitrogen1s2 2s2 2p3 OR[He] 2s2 2p3
8OOxygen1s2 2s2 2p4 OR [He] 2s2 2p4
9FFluorine1s2 2s2 2p5 OR [He] 2s2 2p5
10NeNeon1s2 2s2 2p6 OR [He] 2s2 2p6
11NaSodium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 OR [Ne] 3s1
12MgMagnesium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 OR [Ne] 3s2
13AlAluminum1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p1
14SiSilicon1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p2
15PPhosphorus1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p3
16SSulfur1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p4
17ClChlorine1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p5
18ArArgon1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 OR [Ne] 3s2 3p6
19KPotassium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 OR [Ar] 4s1
20CaCalcium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 OR [Ar] 4s2
21ScScandium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d1 4s2
22TiTitanium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d2 4s2
23VVanadium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d3 4s2
24CrChromium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1 OR [Ar] 3d5 4s1
25MnManganese1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1 OR[Ar] 3d5 4s2
26FeIron1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d6 4s2
27CoCobalt1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d7 4s2
28NiNickel1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d8 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d8 4s2
29CuCopper1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s1
30ZnZinc1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2
31GaGallium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p1 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
32GeGermanium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p2 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2
33AsArsenic1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p3 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p3
34SeSelenium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p4 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4
35BrBromine1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p5 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5
36KrKrypton1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 OR [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p6
37RbRubidium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 5s1OR [Kr] 5s1
38SrStrontium
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 5s2 OR [Kr] 5s2
39YYttrium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d1 5s2 OR [Kr] 4d1 5s2
40ZrZirconium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d2 5s2 OR [Kr] 4d2 5s2
41NbNiobium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d4 5s1 OR [Kr] 4d4 5s1
42MoMolybdenum1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d5 5s1 OR [Kr] 4d5 5s1
43TcTechnetium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d5 5s2 OR [Kr] 4d5 5s2
44RuRuthenium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d7 5s1 OR [Kr] 4d7 5s1
45RhRhodium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d8 5s1 OR [Kr] 4d8 5s1
46PdPalladium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 OR [Kr] 4d10
47AgSilver1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s1 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s1
48CdCadmium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2
49InIndium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p1 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
50SnTin
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p2 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
51SbAntimony
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p3 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p3
52TeTellurium
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p4 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4
53IIodine
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p5OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p5
54XeXenon
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 OR [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
55CsCesium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 6s1 OR [Xe] 6s1
56BaBarium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 6s2 OR [Xe] 6s2
57LaLanthanum1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 5d1 6s2 OR [Xe] 5d1 6s2
58CeCerium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f1 5d1 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
59PrPraseodymium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f3 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f3 6s2
60NdNeodymium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f4 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f4 6s2
61PmPromethium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f5 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f5 6s2
62SmSamarium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f6 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f6 6s2
63EuEuropium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f7 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f7 6s2
64GdGadolinium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f7 3d1 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
65TbTerbium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f9 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f9 6s2
66DyDysprosium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f10 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f10 6s2
67HoHolmium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f11 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f11 6s2
68ErErbium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f12 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f12 6s2
69TmThulium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f13 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f13 6s2
70YbYtterbium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 6s2
71LuLutetium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d1 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d1 6s2
72HfHafnium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d2 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
73TaTantalum1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d3 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
74WTungsten1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d4 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2
75ReRhenium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d5 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
76OsOsmium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d6 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
77IrIridium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d7 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2
78PtPlatinum1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d9 6s1 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
79AuGold1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s1 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
80HgMercury1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
81TlThallium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
82PbLead1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
83BiBismuth1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
84PoPolonium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
85AtAstatine1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
86RnRadon1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 OR [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
87FrFrancium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 7s1 OR [Rn] 7s1
88RaRadium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 7s2 OR [Rn] 7s2
89AcActinium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 6d1 7s2 OR [Rn] 6d1 7s2
90ThThorium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 6d2 7s2 OR [Rn] 6d2 7s2
91PaProtactinium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f2 6d1 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
92UUranium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f3 6d1 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
93NpNeptunium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f4 6d1 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
94PuPlutonium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f6 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f6 7s2
95AmAmericium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f7 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f7 7s2
96CmCurium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f7 6d1 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
97BkBerkelium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f9 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f9 7s2
98CfCalifornium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f10 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f10 7s2
99EsEinsteinium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f11 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f11 7s2
100FmFermium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f12 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f12 7s2
101MdMendelevium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f13 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f13 7s2
102NoNobelium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 7s2
103LrLawrencium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 7p1 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
104RfRutherfordium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d2 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
105DbDubnium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d3 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
106SgSeaborgium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d4 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d4 7s2
107BhBohrium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d5 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2
108HsHassium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d6 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2
109MtMeitnerium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d7 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
110DsDarmstadtium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d8 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2
111RgRoentgenium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s1 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s1
112CnCopernicium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2
113NhNihonium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1
114FlFlerovium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
115McMoscovium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3
116LvLivermorium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
117TsTennessine1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5
118OgOganesson1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p6 OR [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p6

List the electron configurations of all the noble gases.

The electronic configurations of the noble gases are listed below.

Helium (He) – 1s2

Neon (Ne) – [He]2s22p6

Argon (Ar) – [Ne]3s23p6

Krypton (Kr) – [Ar]3d104s24p6

Xenon (Xe) – [Kr]4d105s25p6

Radon (Rn) – [Xe]4f145d106s26p6

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