Question

how do you use the aufbau principle to draw electron orbital diagrams

Answer 1

Answer:

Determine the number of electrons that the atom has.

Fill the s orbital in the first energy level (the 1s orbital) with the first two electrons.

Fill the s orbital in the second energy level (the 2s orbital) with the second two electrons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The following steps detail how to draw an Aufbau diagram:

Determine the number of electrons that the atom has.

Fill the s orbital in the first energy level (the 1s orbital) with the first two electrons.

Fill the s orbital in the second energy level (the 2s orbital) with the second two electrons.

Put one electron in each of the three p orbitals in the second energy level (the 2p orbitals) and then if there are still electrons remaining, go back and place a second electron in each of the 2p orbitals to complete the electron pairs.

Continue in this way through each of the successive energy levels until all the electrons have been drawn