The ms chart shows the wave configuration in relation to the periodic table. The table shows that the electron configuration is in one of two states: a half-integer spin up (blue) or a half-integer spin down (green). The yellow is the distingushing electron currently illustrated. Those electrons that are spin-up have fractional ground states (for example: 2S1/2, 2P3/2, etc.) are colored blue and are all located in odd octets. Those electrons that have even fractional ground states (for example: 1S0, 3P2, etc.) are colored green and are found in even octets. The resulting interplay between electrons in spin-up and spin-down creates a similar pattern to that predicted by de Broglie.
The following table is the LS configuration of the ground state as coded above:
Element |
LS configuration of
the ground state
|
1 Hydrogen |
2S1/2 |
2 Helium |
1S0 |
3 Lithium |
2S1/2 |
4 Beryllium |
1S0 |
5 Boron |
2P1/2 |
6 Carbon |
3P0 |
7 Nitrogen |
4S3/2 |
8 Oxygen |
3P2 |
9 Fluorine |
2P3/2 |
10 Neon |
1S0 |
11 Sodium |
2S1/2 |
12 Magnesium |
1S0 |
13 Aluminum |
2P1/2 |
14 Silicon |
3P0 |
15 Phosphorus |
4S3/2 |
16 Sulphur |
3P2 |
17 Chlorine |
2P3/2 |
18 Argon |
1S0 |
19 Potassium |
2S1/2 |
20 Calcium |
1S0 |
21 Scandium |
2D3/2 |
22 Titanium |
3F2 |
23 Vanadium |
4F3/2 |
24 Chromium |
7S3 |
25 Manganese |
6S5/2 |
26 Iron |
5D4 |
27 Cobalt |
4F3/2 |
28 Nickel |
3F4 |
29 Copper |
2S1/2 |
30 Zinc |
1S0 |
31 Gallium |
2P1/2 |
32 Germanium |
3P0 |
33 Arsenic |
4S3/2 |
34 Selenium |
3P2 |
35 Bromine |
2P3/2 |
36 Krypton |
1S0< |
37 Rubidium |
2S1/2 |
38 Strontium |
1S0 |
39 Yttrium |
2D3/2 |
40 Zirconium |
3F2 |
41 Niobium |
6D1/2 |
42 Molybdenum |
7S3 |
43 Technetium |
6S5/2 |
44 Ruthenium |
5F5 |
45 Rhodium |
4F9/2 |
46 Palladium |
1S0 |
47 Silver |
2S1/2 |
48 Cadmium |
1S0 |
49 Indium |
2P1/2 |
50 Tin |
3P0 |
51 Antimony |
4S3/2 |
52 Tellurium |
3P2 |
53 Iodine |
2P3/2 |
54 Xenon |
1S0 |
55 Cerium |
2S1/2 |
56 Barium |
1S0 |
57 Lanthanum |
2D3/2 |
58 Cerium |
3H4 |
59 Praseodymium |
4I9/2 |
60 Neodymium |
5I4 |
61 Promethium |
6H5/2 |
62 Samarium |
7F0 |
63 Europium |
8S7/2 |
64 Gadolinium |
9D2 |
65 Terbium |
6H15/2 |
66 Dysprosium |
5I8 |
67 Holmium |
4I15/2 |
68 Erbium |
3H6 |
69 Thulium |
2F7/2 |
70 Ytterbium |
1S0 |
71 Lutetium |
2D3/2 |
72 Hafnium |
3F2 |
73 Tantalum |
4F3/2 |
74 Tungsten |
5D0 |
75 Rhenium |
6S5/2 |
76 Osmium |
5D4 |
77 Iridium |
4F9/2 |
78 Platinum |
3D3 |
79 Gold |
2S1/2 |
80 Mercury |
1S0 |
81 Thallium |
2P1/2 |
82 Lead |
3P0 |
83 Bismuth |
4S3/2 |
84 Polonium |
3P2 |
85 Astatine |
2P3/2 |
86 Radon |
1S0 |
87 Francium |
2S1/2 |
88 Radium |
1S0 |
89 Actinium |
2D3/2 |
90 Thorium |
3F2 |
91 Proactinium |
4K11/2 |
92 Uranium |
5L6 |
93 Neptunium |
6L11/2 |
94 Plutonium |
7F0 |
95 Americium |
8S7/2 |
96 Curium |
9D2 |
97 Berkelium |
6H15/2 |
98 Californium |
5I8 |
99 Einsteinium |
4I15/2 |
100 Fermium |
3H6 |
101 Mendelevium |
2F7/2 |
102 Nobelium |
1S0 |
Figure and table adapted from Haken, H. & Wolf, H., 1987. Atomic and Quantum Physics. 2nd enlarged ed. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, p. 298-299; and Pawlowski, H. The Visualization of the Atom. Provo: The EDGE Foundation, p. 102. |