Co (Cobalt) is an element with position number 27 in the periodic table.
Located in the IV period. Melting point: 1495 ℃. Density: 8.89 g/cm3.
Electronic configuration of the Cobalt atom in ascending order of orbital energies:
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7
Electronic configuration of the Cobalt atom in ascending order of the levels:
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4s2
Reduced electronic configuration Co:
[Ar] 3d7 4s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7
Electronic configuration of the Cobalt atom in ascending order of the levels:
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7 4s2
Reduced electronic configuration Co:
[Ar] 3d7 4s2
Below is the electronic diagram of the Cobalt atom
Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the Co atom
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 8
3-st level (M): 15
4-st level (N): 2
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 8
3-st level (M): 15
4-st level (N): 2
Valence electrons of Cobalt
The number of valence electrons in a Cobalt atom - 9.
Below are their quantum numbers (N - energy, L - angular momentum, M - magnetic moment, S - spin )
Below are their quantum numbers (N - energy, L - angular momentum, M - magnetic moment, S - spin )
Orbital | N | L | M | S |
---|---|---|---|---|
s | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1/2 |
s | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | -2 | +1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | -1 | +1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1/2 |
d | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1/2 |
Oxidation states of Cobalt: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
Other elements
Electronic configurations of other elements
Iron (Fe) electron configurationNickel (Ni) electron configuration
Electronic configuration table