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Atomic and ionic structure
of the first 12 elements
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This animation provides the planetary and quantum view of the electron configuration for the first 12 elements on the periodic table. In addition, users can select a view of the nucleus of each atom and configuration of the major ion formed by the atom. Simply click on an element from the table above to proceed.
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This animation provides conceptual models of the nuclei and electron structures for the first 12 elements. Both planetary and quantum electron models are shown, and common ions indicated. While relative scaling is used in the animations to provide a sense of size, absolute scaling is not possible and the images on this page provide an indication of absolute size differences. The tables included on this page provides the parameters used to create these animations.
Ions
8
+3
9
Radii
12
1
N
8
38
67
-1
12
Na
7
-1 and +1
42
*Carbon forms covalent bonds
+2
11
7
53
-2
Ne
Back
145
48
10
F
10
+1
190
none
C
H
Li
O
2
Be
31
Mg
4
He
B
5
3
87
4
112
2
6
6
167
-3
5
Element
56
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Protons
Neutrons
Electrons