Electron Configuration Calculator illustration

Electron Configuration Calculator

Gives the ground-state electron configuration of any element from the aufbau order, with the noble-gas shorthand and the number of valence electrons.

Notes

  • Electrons fill subshells in order of increasing energy (the Madelung rule): 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, …
  • About twenty elements (chromium, copper, and others) break the simple rule to gain a half- or fully-filled subshell.