Valence electron configurations

The valence configuration can be deduced from the periodic table position.
 
  • All elements in a group have the same number of valence electrons.
     
  • All elements in a group have their valence electrons in the same subshells.
    s1 s2 s2d1 s2d2 s2d3 s1d5 s2d5 s2d6 s2d7 s2d8 s1d10 s2d10 s2p1 s2p2 s2p3 s2p4 s2p5 s2p6
      1
    H
       
    3Li 4Be   5B 6C 7N 8O 9F 10Ne
    11Na 12Mg 13Al 14Si 15P 16S 17Cl 18Ar
    19K 20Ca 21Sc 22Ti 23V 24Cr 25Mn 26Fe 27Co 28Ni 29Cu 30Zn 31Ga 32Ge 33As 34Se 35Br 36Kr
    37Rb 38Sr 39Y 40Zr 41Nb 42Mo 43Tc 44Ru 45Rh 46Pd 47Ag 48Cd 49In 50Sn 51Sb 52Te 53I 54Xe
    55Cs 56Ba 71Lu 72Hf 73Ta 74W 75Re 76Os 77Ir 78Pt 79Au 80Hg 81Tl 82Pb 83Bi 84Po 85At 86Rn
    s-block
    nsx
    x 1, 2
    d-block
    ns2(n-1)dx
    (x is 1- 10)
    p-block
    ns2 npx
    (x is 1-6)

     
  • Elements in s-block have their valence electrons in an s-subshell.
     
  • Elements in p-block have their valence electrons both in an s-subshell (always ns2) and a p-subshell (npx where x is between 1 and 6).  See example below.
     
  • Elements in d-block have their valence electrons both in an s-subshell and a d-subshell (ndx where x is between 1 and 10). See example below.
     
  • For s- and p-orbitals, the shell is the period number (n).
     
  • For d-orbitals, the shell is n-1.
     
Examples:
P 3s23p3 (Group
)     
Co 3d74s2 (Group 9)