Help making a periodic table in CC

electrons = 102
subs = {2,8,18,32}
-- Add more electron positions if our electrons fill the default ammount
if(electrons > 60)then
	for i = 1, math.ceil((electrons - 60) / 32) do
		subs[#subs+1] = 32
	end
end
-- do this while we have electrons still not placed.
while electrons > 0 do
	-- loop through the shells and try to fill them
for i = 1, #subs do
  if(electrons >= subs[i])then
				print(subs[i])
				electrons = electrons - subs[i]
  else -- if the electrons doesnt fill the shell then,
		   -- if we have less than or equal too 8 electrons left (max valence electrons)
		   -- then place them all down.
			if(electrons <= 8 and electrons > 0)then
				print(electrons)
				electrons= 0
			end
			-- look backwards through the table and search through previous shells
			-- so electrons that didnt get a chance to get placed are now placed.
	   for y = #subs, 1, -1  do
				if(electrons >= subs[y] and electrons > 0)then
					print(subs[y])
					electrons = electrons - subs[y]
				end
	   end
			 -- if the backwards loop couldnt find a place for some electrons then place the rest down.
			 -- the backwards loop cannot fail, if it does then there is less than 2 electrons left.
			 if(electrons > 0)then
				 print(electrons)
				 electrons = 0
			 end
		end
	end
end