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1s | H | He | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2s | Li | Be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2p 3s | B | C | N | O | F | Ne | Na | Mg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3p 4s | Al | Si | P | S | Cl | Ar | K | Ca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3d 4p 5s | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr | Rb | Sr | ||||||||||||||
4d 5p 6s | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru | Rh | Pd | Ag | Cd | In | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Xe | Cs | Ba | ||||||||||||||
4f 5d 6p 7s | La | Ce | Pr | Nd | Pm | Sm | Eu | Gd | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Lu | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir | Pt | Au | Hg | Tl | Pb | Bi | Po | At | Rn | Fr | Ra |
5f 6d 7p 8s | Ac | Th | Pa | U | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og | Uue | Ubn |
f-block | d-block | p-block | s-block | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This form of periodic table is more congruent with the order in which electron shells are filled, as shown in the accompanying sequence (read from top to bottom, left to right). The placement of helium (a noble gas) above beryllium (an alkaline earth metal) ordinarily attracts strong criticism from chemists. |