{"id":757,"date":"2026-10-29T17:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/?page_id=757"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:21:57","slug":"chem-1000-topic-5-electron-configurations-and-periodic-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/chem-1000-general-chemistry-i\/chem-1000-exercises-and-practice-test-questions\/chem-1000-topic-5-electron-configurations-and-periodic-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEM 1000 Topic 5: Electron Configurations and Periodic Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer keys are for checking your work. There is little to no value in reading an answer key without first attempting to solve the problem yourself. All that does is give you a false sense of security because every problem looks much easier after you\u2019ve seen somebody else solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sample Data Sheet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-17c495b5-6c54-43c3-a3df-1469a56a2667\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/CHEM-1000-Data-Sheet-for-Midterm-1.pdf\">Sample Data Sheet for CHEM 1000 Test 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exercises:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0f74b92b-7139-4ff7-a2a0-944deb98979e\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.1_orbital_occupancy_diagrams.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.1: Drawing Orbital Occupancy Diagrams<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-de6e5b32-02f2-46c2-a22e-f29e1ad878e5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.2_electron_configurations.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.2: Writing Electron Configurations and Counting Valence Electrons<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5d86a7d5-d57f-4e17-aa8f-624fabb08bd3\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.3_periodic_trends.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.3: Periodic Trends<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-842f3291-322b-4f6b-8b31-c96ac03fc307\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_practice_test_questions_5_electron_configurations_and_periodic_trends.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Practice Test Questions 5: Electron Configurations and Periodic Trends<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer Keys:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-120c2506-4c3d-45ee-b8e0-0faab7612ff4\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.1_orbital_occupancy_diagrams_answers.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.1: Drawing Orbital Occupancy Diagrams &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f64d1f3e-5e41-4ce2-8976-46fd0ec59a3b\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.2_electron_configurations_answers.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.2: Writing Electron Configurations and Counting Valence Electrons &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-52cfed50-a71b-4cc3-ba16-bbadfbdac0d7\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_exercise_5.3_periodic_trends_answers.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Exercise 5.3: Periodic Trends &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4a6d6b69-f3e9-4bbb-9b2e-d36d6579c18c\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem1000_practice_test_questions_5_electron_configurations_and_periodic_trends_answers.pdf\">CHEM 1000 Practice Test Questions 5: Electron Configurations and Periodic Trends &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer keys are for checking your work. 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