Calculate electron configurations, orbital diagrams, and quantum numbers
Electrons fill orbitals starting with the lowest energy level first.
No two electrons can have the same set of four quantum numbers.
Electrons singly occupy orbitals before pairing up.
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p⁶
Energy level/shell (1, 2, 3, ...)
Subshell shape (0=s, 1=p, 2=d, 3=f)
Orbital orientation (-ℓ to +ℓ)
Electron spin (+½ or -½)