Question

What do you understand by the term electronic configuration" of an element? Write down the electronic configuration of oxygen (At. No. = 8).

Answer 1

Explanation:

In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals. ... This is also useful for describing the chemical bonds that hold atoms together.

[He] 2s2 2p4

Answer 2

Explanation:

In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals. ... This is also useful for describing the chemical bonds that hold atoms together.

[He] 2s2 2p4