Answer the following questions about an atom of the element aluminum.
11. Write the electron configuration. Circle/highlight the electron(s) that are lost when this atom
becomes an ion.
12. Write the orbital diagram. Circle/highlight the electron(s) that are lost when this atom becomes
an ion.
13. Draw a Bohr's model of the atom, putting electrons in orbits. The orbit capacities are 2, 8, 8, 18.
14. Write the electron dot structure.
15. Does this atom gain or lose electrons to become an ion? How many electrons are gained/lost?
16. Which noble gas has the same electron structure as this ion?
17. Write the symbol for the ion. Put the charge on the top right next to the element symbol.
18. Write the new electron configuration for the ion.
19. Write the name of the ion.
20. Write an equation that shows how the element becomes an ion. Use the symbol e to represent
the electron.