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Quantitative Lesson 16 "Electron Configuration"

Science and Technology Standards:

PA Standard 3.4.10A: Classify and describe, in equation form, types of chemical and nuclear reactions

Purpose:

1. I will identify the electron configurations for various elements.

Homework Due:

1. Electron Configuration WS #1: ¹⁰⁶Pd; ¹⁶²Dy; ⁴⁰Ca; ²⁸Si; ¹⁸⁴W; ¹¹B (Due Lesson 16)
2. Flame Test Lab Report (Due Lesson 18)

Handouts/Supplies:

1. Sodium
2. Potassium

I. Introduction

Opening Assignment:

Warm-Up: Write down the electron's "Yellow Brick Road" from 1s to 6d.
Review warm-up
State the purpose

II. The Lesson:

Activity #1: Review the electron's "Yellow Brick Road" from 1s to 6d
Activity #2: Review Electron Configuration WS #1 (¹⁰⁶Pd; ¹⁶²Dy; ⁴⁰Ca; ²⁸Si; ¹⁸⁴W; ¹¹B)
Activity #3: Review electron configurations (s = 0, p = ±1, d = ±2, f = ±3) (spin up = +½, spin down = -½)

1. e^- configurations (all e^-)
2. shell configuration (nucleus and all e^-)
3. orbital notation (all e^-)
4. Lewis or e^- dot (valence "a.k.a. outershell" e^-)
5. Quantum numbers (1 e^-)
6. Read the periodic table

Activity #4: Discuss Hund's Rule and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Activity #5: Complete Electron Configuration Problem Set #1 (²³Na; ²⁴Mg; ²⁷Al; ²⁹Si; ³¹P; ³²S; ³⁵Cl; ³⁹Ar)
Activity #5: Review Electron Configuration Problem Set #1 (²³Na; ²⁴Mg)
Activity #6: Finish Electron Configuration Problem Set #1 (²⁷Al; ²⁹Si; ³¹P; ³²S; ³⁵Cl; ³⁹Ar)
Activity #7: Place Lewis dot's on the board for Problem Set #1 (²⁷Al; ²⁹Si; ³¹P; ³²S; ³⁵Cl; ³⁹Ar)
Activity #8: Demonstrate and discuss electron configuration and chemical similarities between sodium and potassium and their reaction with water

III. Closure:

Summary Assignment:

Summarize today's lesson
1. I will identify the electron configurations for various elements.

Homework Assignment (Write down in planners):

1. Electron Configuration Problem Set #1: ²⁷Al; ²⁹Si; ³¹P; ³²S; ³⁵Cl; ³⁹Ar (Due Lesson 17)
2. Flame Test Lab Report (Due Lesson 18)

Preview of Next Class:

1. Ion Configuration
2. Reading the Periodic Table

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