Electron Config

[His Eminence]

For my AP chem class, electron config. is both tedious and boring, i'd rather not do it. So i have searched for several electron config. programs and all of them use the same method,
"If E=1
Then
Disp "1s1"
End
If ...."
This is all nice an dandy but i'm sure other methods are out there rather than simple output.
My teacher tought us a way...
The electrons are aranged in the following pattern:
1s
2s 2p
3s 3p 3d
4s 4p 4d 4f
5s 5p 5d 5f
6s 6p 6d 6f
7s 7p 7d 7f
(if the spacing is messed up then, the same letter is supposed to be in the same column)
So the idea is that first the 1s if filled, then 2s, then 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, and so on in a diagonal pattern from the top right to the bottom left in a top to bottom motion.
So if anyone can program it in this way, please tell me, i can maybe help, email or pm me.

A very challenging program

[JeePee]

I've seen an electron config program, with another "algorithme" (if you can call that an algorithme.. )

I'll do my best to search it

[DarkerLine]

This wouldn't be an algorithm since he can't program it. An algorithm is what he's looking for.

[JesusFreak]

If it works, then why complain

i did this a while ago,

You could so a If E>= (one sign) then Disp "1S_" (_ = a space, and do that over with each, it would be a lot smaller, or you could work backwards

Like if e = 100 Then
disp" 2s2 and so on

{edit}

You could do a loop, and i might be easy

i will try it later tonight, i am confusing my self

or do youknow the quick way, use the noble gases ie

if it was Na then it would be {first noble gas} 2S
later it is {3rd noble gas} 3S 4D

i forgot all of this so ask me if you need more explaining

[JeePee]

[Arcane Wizard]

Translated since most people here aren't Dutch:

PlotsOff
ZStandard
ClrTabel
AxesOff
Lbl 1
ClrHome
Input "nr of e- :",E
If E>112
Then
ClrHome
Pause "Too many!"
Goto 1 //comment from the wizard: goto is bad when used in open if..then..else..end statements or loops, unless used properly, which it isn't in this case
End
0->N
1->O
20->X
1->S
0->Y
ZStandard
Text(3,0,"Electron configuration")
Text(10,0,"for ",E," electrons")
Lbl 2
If E=0
Goto 8
E-1->E
N+1->N
If N=2 And S=1
Goto 3
If N=6 And S=2
Goto 4
If N=10 And S=3
Goto 5
If N=14 And S=4
Goto 6
Goto 2
Lbl 3
Text(X,Y,O,"S"
Text(X-3,Y+8,N
Y+12->Y
0->N
S+1->S
If O=1
Then
1->S
O+1->O
End
If O=4 of O=5
Then
S+1->S
O-1->O
End
If O=6 of O=7
Then
S+1->S
O-1->O
End
Goto 2
Lbl 4
If O=4
Then
X+11->X
0->Y
End
Text(X,Y,O,"P"
Text(X-3,Y+8,N
Y+12->Y
0->N
O+1->O
1->S
Goto 2
Lbl 5
If O=5
Then
X+11->X
0->Y
End
Text(X,Y,O,"D"
Text(X-3,Y+8,N
Y+16->Y
0->N
O+1->O
S-1->S
Goto 2
Lbl 6
Text(X,Y,O,"F"
Text(X-3,Y+8,N
Y+16->Y
0->N
S-1->S
O+1->O
Goto 2
Lbl 8
If N=0
Goto 9
If S=1
Text(X,Y,O,"S"
If S=2
Text(X,Y,O,"P"
If S=3
Text(X,Y,O,"D"
If S=4
Text(X,Y,O,"F"
Text(X-3,Y+8,N
Lbl 9
Pause
AxesOn
ClrDraw
ClrHome

You could replace the goto inside the if..then..end like this:

Lbl 1
ClrHome
Input "nr of e- :",E
If E<112 //If not(E>112)
Goto 0
ClrHome
Pause "Too many!"
Goto 1
Lbl 0

[DarkerLine]

[Arcane Wizard]

No problem, but that was more because most people here don't have a build-in ticonnect output -> normal source code parser in their head.

[JeePee]

Sorry I didn't translate it, but I got it right from a Dutch forum