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.