Electronic configuration of promethium

61Pm
Promethium
[Xe] 4f5 6s2
Full: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f5 5s2 5p6 6s2

Electrons in each shell

2K shell8L shell18M shell23N shell8O shell2P shell

Promethium has 61 electrons arranged as 2, 8, 18, 23, 8, 2 across 6 shells, which is why it sits in period 6.

How to write it

Start from the previous noble gas core, written in square brackets, then add the remaining electrons in filling order. For promethium that gives [Xe] 4f5 6s2.

Promethium at a glance

Atomic number61
SymbolPm
Atomic mass145 u
Groupf-block (no group number)
Period6
Blockf-block
CategoryLanthanide
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