It may be the Aufbau Principle if you are looking for specifics. or just an electron configuration with 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, etc.
1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d, and 7p
Aufbau
The order for filling in the sublevels becomes; 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d,7p.
It is based on many factors, but the easiest to understand is ENERGY. The orbitals in which the electron has the lowest energy are filled FIRST.
Into the orbitals.
p-orbitals.
Aufbau
The order for filling in the sublevels becomes; 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d,7p.
atomic orbitals and electron orbitals
2 p orbitals
Friedrich Hermann Hund
Manganese's atomic number is 25. Thus it has 25 electrons. Filling in the first 25 orbitals gives the electron configuration of s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d5.
It is based on many factors, but the easiest to understand is ENERGY. The orbitals in which the electron has the lowest energy are filled FIRST.
Orbitals. Not to be confused with orbits. They don't actually move in 'paths' either. Due to their nature, you cannot determine the exact location of an electron and still know where it will be next. (See "Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle") Orbitals actually are mathematical functions which describe the probability of finding an electron in a given space.
Into the orbitals.
In general, you use the Aufbau Principle which indicates the order in which the shells and orbitals are filled. You just have to learn it and then you can determine the electron configuration of the elements.
The electron configuration of an atom is the arrangement of electrons in the electron cloud around the nucleus of the atom. This is an indication of the different orbitals that are occupied by electrons in the atom.
The electron cloud is divided into s, p, d, and f orbitals. These orbitals also occur at different principle energy levels.