Writing electron configurations can be a long and daunting task, until you learn the shortcut! Often times called the noble gas configuration, the shorthand notation will have you writing electron configurations very quickly! In this...

We've learned about electron configurations, and also about how this plays into ionization, given that elements will tend to ionize in such a way so as to achieve noble gas electron configuration. But certain transition metals will seek...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how to write out the electron configuration for atoms on the periodic table. More importantly he shows you why electrons arrange themselves in shells, subshells and orbitals by using Coulomb's law...

The Kossel-Lewis approach introduced the concept of ionic and covalent bonds. It emphasizes the role of electron transfer or sharing between atoms to achieve noble gas configurations

This video discusses the electronic configuration of atoms and ions, and how the positioning of elements in the periodic table affects their electronic structure. It further discusses the electronic configuration of different elements...

This video uses animation and introduces Lewis Structures to demonstrate stable and unstable electron configurations to explain the octet rule. The program shows viewers how they can use the periodic table to understand the octet rule....

This is a video that explains the electronic structure of atoms and ions and how it relates to their position on the periodic table. It covers the basics of electron shells, how to fill them, and how to represent an element's electronic...

In this video Paul Andersen explains why atoms in the periodic table show trends in ionization energy, atomic radii, electronegativity and charge. All of these trends are explained through Coulomb's Law. A brief description of Dmitri...

The explanation covers the electron configurations, quantum mechanics, and relativistic effects that determine these properties. This video is perfect for anyone curious about the science behind element properties....

When we learned about periodic trends, we learned about ionization energy. Just how much energy is required to remove an electron from an atom? What about a second electron, or a third? Let's compare a few different ionizations and see...