Question

How do you draw the electron configuration diagram for Aluminum?

Answer 1

The electron configuration for aluminum is: `1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^1`

Explanation:

To figure out the electron configuration of any element you will use the diagonal diagram (seen in the right side of video below) and use the Aufbau principle .

This video discusses how to write electron configurations for H, Li, C and Sc.

Hope this helps!