Use this information to complete the following table, giving the characteristics of atoms of each of the six elements. The electrons of an atom lie outside the nucleus. They are said to be found in orbitals . Each orbital can hold only two electrons. The shape and position of the orbitals, and the location of the individual electrons, is affected by the negative charge on the electrons.
Objects having the same charge tend to repel each other.
Electrons are drawn toward the positively charged nucleus, but are repelled by other electrons. Electrons are found at varying distances from the nucleus. Electrons in the first orbital are closest to the nucleus. An additional 8 electrons may be found in the third M energy level, and so on. Each inner energy level must be filled before electrons will occupy the next outer level.