A Listing of the Expected Electron Configurations for

Some of the Common Elements

Atomic
Element Symbol Number Electron Configuration

Hydrogen H 1 1s1
Helium He 2 1s2
Lithium Li 3 1s22s1
Beryllium Be 4 1s22s2
Boron B 5 1s22s22p1
Carbon C 6 1s22s22p2
Nitrogen N 7 1s22s22p3
Oxygen O 8 1s22s22p4
Fluorine F 9 1s22s22p5
Neon Ne 10 1s22s22p6
Sodium Na 11 1s22s22p63s1
Magnesium Mg 12 1s22s22p63s2
Aluminum Al 13 1s22s22p63s23p1
Silicon Si 14 1s22s22p63s23p2
Phosphorus P 15 1s22s22p63s23p3
Sulfur S 16 1s22s22p63s23p4
Chlorine Cl 17 1s22s22p63s23p5
Argon Ar 18 1s22s22p63s23p6
Potassium K 19 1s22s22p63s23p64s1
Calcium Ca 20 1s22s22p63s23p64s2
Scandium Sc 21 1s22s22p63s23p63d14s2
Titanium Ti 22 1s22s22p63s23p63d24s2
Vanadium V 23 1s22s22p63s23p63d34s2
Chromium Cr 24 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s1
Manganese Mn 25 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s2
Iron Fe 26 1s22s22p63s23p63d64s2
Cobalt Co 27 1s22s22p63s23p63d74s2
Nickel Ni 28 1s22s22p63s23p63d84s2
Copper Cu 29 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s1
Zinc Zn 30 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s2
Gallium Ga 31 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p1
Germanium Ge 32 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p2
Arsenic As 33 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p3
Selenium Se 34 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p4
Bromine Br 35 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p5
Krypton Kr 36 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6