Question

complete the orbital diagram for the element nitrogen
blank orbital diagram
increasing energy
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
4p
5s
5p
6s
6p
7s
7p
6d
5d
4d
3d
5f
4f
fill in the lowest energy orbitals first!

Explanation:

Step1: Recall nitrogen's atomic number

Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7, so it has 7 electrons to fill in orbitals.

Step2: Fill electrons using Aufbau principle

Fill electrons in the order of increasing energy. First, 2 electrons go in the 1s orbital (1s²). Then 2 electrons go in the 2s orbital (2s²). The remaining 3 electrons go in the 2p orbitals. According to Hund's rule, these 3 electrons will occupy separate 2p orbitals with parallel spins (2p³).

Answer:

1s: ↑↓
2s: ↑↓
2p: ↑ ↑ ↑