Electron Configurations and Lewis Symbols for Carbon, Chlorine, Calcium, and Oxygen

Electron Configurations and Lewis Symbols

This document provides the electron configurations and Lewis symbols for the following elements:

• Carbon (C)

  • Electron configuration: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^2
  • Lewis symbol: C with four dots arranged in pairs around it.

• Chlorine (Cl)

  • Electron configuration: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^5
  • Lewis symbol: Cl with seven dots arranged in pairs around it, with one single dot.

• Calcium (Ca)

  • Electron configuration: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2
  • Lewis symbol: Ca with two dots around it.

• Oxygen (O)

  • Electron configuration: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4
  • Lewis symbol: O with two pairs of dots around it (four dots total).