The Atom and the Periodic Table

• It's where electrons are most likely to be found.

  Electron clouds
• How likely something is to happen

  Probability
• Like different floors in an electron building.

  Energy level
• A region around the nucleus where electrons are likely to be found.

  Orbital
• It describes how electrons are distributed in an atom's orbitals.

  Electron Configuration
• The outermost energy level of an atom

  Valence shell
• The electrons in the outermost shell.

  Valence electron
• Answer the following.

  A) s

  B) s, p

  C) s, p, d

  D) s, p, d, f

  E) 2

  F) 6

  G) 10

  H) 14