Chemistry, asked by marreronbait, 1 year ago

Sulfur (S) has an atomic number of 16. What is the ground-state electron configuration of sulfur?

A) 1s21p62s22p6]

B) 1s22s22p63s23p4

C) 1s22s22p62d6

D) 1s21p61d7

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Answered by sruju40
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The answer is 1s21p61d7
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Answered by kobenhavn
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Answer: S:16:1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^4

Explanation:

Electronic configuration represents the total number of electrons that a neutral element contains. We add all the superscripts to know the number of electrons in an atom.

The electrons are filled according to Afbau's rule in order of increasing energies.

Atomic number is defined as the number of protons or number of electrons that are present in an atom.

Atomic number = Number of electrons = Number of protons

The ground state electronic configuration  of sulphur with atomic number of 16 and thus containing 16 electrons is :

S:16:1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^4

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