Neon atom

An interactive lab where students assemble their own neon atom with the first two complete electron shells.

This lesson is a part of MEL VR Science Simulations. Learn more →

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Key­words

neon, atom, nu­cle­us, pro­ton, neu­tron, iso­tope, elec­tron, elec­tron or­bital, elec­tron con­fig­u­ra­tion di­a­gram, s-or­bital, p-or­bital

Stu­dents will

  • Build a neon atom know­ing the num­ber of ful­ly-filled or­bitals
  • Re­view the num­ber of elec­trons in ful­ly-filled or­bitals and the num­ber of or­bitals
  • Re­view elec­troneu­tral­i­ty and cal­cu­late how many pro­tons a neon atom has
  • Cal­cu­late how many neu­trons a neon atom has
  • Re­view elec­tron or­bital names, shapes, and or­der of ap­pear­ance
  • Re­view elec­tron con­fig­u­ra­tion di­a­grams

The lab pri­mar­i­ly serves as a skill builder for elec­tron con­fig­u­ra­tion. It can be used in a va­ri­ety of top­ics through­out the cur­ricu­lum: pe­ri­od­ic­i­ty and prop­er­ties, ion for­ma­tion.

Top­ics to dis­cuss

  • No­ble gas­es
  • Elec­tron shells