CHEMACTIVITY - ELECTRONS IN ATOMS AND PERIODIC TABLE (iI) MODEL 1: WHERE DO THE ELECTRONS LIVE? The electron configuration, or number of electrons contained in each orbital has a great deal of explanatory power. The following table gives the electron configuration for several elements. 1. Complete the table above by filling out the electronic configurations and abbreviations. 2. What does the superscripts in an electronic configuration represent? 3. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be in any s orbital? 4. What does the abbreviation [He] stand for in an electron configuration? What does the abbreviation [Ne] stand for