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Practice: Noble Gas Configurations
Name: _______________________
1. For the following elements list the noble gas configuration. If there is no charge
listed, assume it is neutral.
a. oxygen
b. cesium+1
c. chlorine
d.
titanium
e.
fluorine
f.
copper
-1
+1
g. boron
h. cadmium
i. phosphorus
-3
2. For the following electron configurations, choose 3 possible particles the
configuration may represent. One particle needs to be a neutral atom, one needs to
be a positive ion and the third particle needs to be a negatively charged ion.
a. [Ne]
b. [Ar]
c. [Kr]
d. [Xe]
Neutral Atom
Positively charged ion
Negatively charged ion