Interactive simulation - Electronic configuration

⚛ ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION VIRTUAL LAB

Explore the First 30 Elements

Discover how electrons occupy atomic orbitals through five colourful interactive simulations. Observe electron filling, spin directions, orbital capacities and electronic configurations.
Learn by watching, listening and experimenting!

SELECT ELEMENT

FIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS

1. Aufbau Principle

2. Hund's Rule

3. Pauli's Principle

4. Shell Distribution

5. Valence Electrons

AUFBAU PRINCIPLE

ANIMATED ELECTRON FILLING

Blue arrow = Spin up | Red arrow = Spin down

Electrons filled: 0

ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION

1s⁰

Ground-state electronic configuration

STEP-BY-STEP LEARNING

Select an element and start the simulation.

SHELL-WISE ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION

ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Atomic Number6

Total Electrons6

Valence Electrons4

Occupied Shells2

ORBITAL CAPACITY REFERENCE

s subshell2 electrons

p subshell6 electrons

d subshell10 electrons

f subshell14 electrons

s = 1 orbital | p = 3 orbitals | d = 5 orbitals | f = 7 orbitals

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

SIMULATION COMPLETE

Complete the electron filling to see your result.