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  • Electronic Configurations of Elements 1-30: A Comprehensive Guide
    Here are the electronic configurations for elements 1-30, following the Aufbau principle and Hund's rule:

    Element | Atomic Number | Electronic Configuration

    ------- | -------- | --------

    Hydrogen (H) | 1 | 1s¹

    Helium (He) | 2 | 1s²

    Lithium (Li) | 3 | 1s² 2s¹

    Beryllium (Be) | 4 | 1s² 2s²

    Boron (B) | 5 | 1s² 2s² 2p¹

    Carbon (C) | 6 | 1s² 2s² 2p²

    Nitrogen (N) | 7 | 1s² 2s² 2p³

    Oxygen (O) | 8 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁴

    Fluorine (F) | 9 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁵

    Neon (Ne) | 10 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶

    Sodium (Na) | 11 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹

    Magnesium (Mg) | 12 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²

    Aluminum (Al) | 13 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p¹

    Silicon (Si) | 14 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p²

    Phosphorus (P) | 15 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p³

    Sulfur (S) | 16 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴

    Chlorine (Cl) | 17 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵

    Argon (Ar) | 18 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶

    Potassium (K) | 19 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹

    Calcium (Ca) | 20 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s²

    Scandium (Sc) | 21 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹

    Titanium (Ti) | 22 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d²

    Vanadium (V) | 23 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d³

    Chromium (Cr) | 24 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹ 3d⁵ (exception)

    Manganese (Mn) | 25 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d⁵

    Iron (Fe) | 26 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d⁶

    Cobalt (Co) | 27 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d⁷

    Nickel (Ni) | 28 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d⁸

    Copper (Cu) | 29 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s¹ 3d¹⁰ (exception)

    Zinc (Zn) | 30 | 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰

    Important Notes:

    * Aufbau Principle: Electrons fill orbitals in order of increasing energy.

    * Hund's Rule: Within a subshell, electrons fill each orbital individually before pairing up.

    * Exceptions: Chromium and Copper have slightly different electronic configurations due to the stability associated with half-filled and completely filled d-orbitals.

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