{"id":231229,"date":"2025-06-10T17:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=231229"},"modified":"2025-06-10T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:43:08","slug":"elements-in-the-space-below-write-the-unabbreviated-electron-configurations-of-the-following-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/10\/elements-in-the-space-below-write-the-unabbreviated-electron-configurations-of-the-following-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements: In the space below, write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elements: In the space below, write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements: &#8211; Sodium: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1 &#8211; Iron: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^6 &#8211; Bromine: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^5 &#8211; Barium: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 &#8211; Neptunium: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 4f^14 5d^10 6p^6 7s^2 5f^4 In the space below, write the abbreviated electron configurations of the following elements: &#8211; Cobalt: [Ar] 4s^2 3d^7 &#8211; Silver: [Kr] 5s^1 4d^10 &#8211; Tellurium: [Kr] 5s^2 4d^10 5p^4 &#8211; Radium: [Rn] 7s^2 &#8211; Lawrencium: [Rn] 5f^14 7s^2 6d^1 Determine what elements are denoted by the following electron configurations: &#8211; 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 4f^14 5d^10 6p^6 7s^2 5f^2: Sulfur &#8211; 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 4f^14 5d^10 6p^6 7s^2 5f^4 6d^0: Einsteinium Determine which of the following electron configurations are not valid: &#8211; 1s^2 2s^2 2p^2 0s^3 3p^4 5d^4: Not valid &#8211; 4d^4 4p^5: Not valid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the correct answers and a detailed explanation of the principles governing electron configurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unabbreviated Electron Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sodium (Na):<\/strong>\u00a01s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iron (Fe):<\/strong>\u00a01s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u2076<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bromine (Br):<\/strong>\u00a01s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u00b9\u2070 4p\u2075<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barium (Ba):<\/strong>\u00a01s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u00b9\u2070 4p\u2076 5s\u00b2 4d\u00b9\u2070 5p\u2076 6s\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neptunium (Np):<\/strong>\u00a01s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u00b9\u2070 4p\u2076 5s\u00b2 4d\u00b9\u2070 5p\u2076 6s\u00b2 4f\u00b9\u2074 5d\u00b9\u2070 6p\u2076 7s\u00b2 5f\u2074 6d\u00b9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abbreviated Electron Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cobalt (Co):<\/strong>\u00a0[Ar] 4s\u00b2 3d\u2077<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Silver (Ag):<\/strong>\u00a0[Kr] 5s\u00b9 4d\u00b9\u2070<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tellurium (Te):<\/strong>\u00a0[Kr] 5s\u00b2 4d\u00b9\u2070 5p\u2074<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radium (Ra):<\/strong>\u00a0[Rn] 7s\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lawrencium (Lr):<\/strong>\u00a0[Rn] 7s\u00b2 5f\u00b9\u2074 6d\u00b9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elements Denoted by Electron Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u00b9\u2070 4p\u2076 5s\u00b2 4d\u00b9\u2070 5p\u2076 6s\u00b2 4f\u00b9\u2074 5d\u00b9\u2070 6p\u2076 7s\u00b2 5f\u00b2:\u00a0<strong>Thorium (Th)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u2076 3s\u00b2 3p\u2076 4s\u00b2 3d\u00b9\u2070 4p\u2076 5s\u00b2 4d\u00b9\u2070 5p\u2076 6s\u00b2 4f\u00b9\u2074 5d\u00b9\u2070 6p\u2076 7s\u00b2 5f\u2074:\u00a0<strong>Uranium (U)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Invalid Electron Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u00b2 0s\u00b3 3p\u2074 5d\u2074:\u00a0<strong>Not Valid<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4d\u2074 4p\u2075:\u00a0<strong>Not Valid<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Electron configurations are a fundamental notation in chemistry that describes the specific arrangement of electrons in an atom&#8217;s orbitals. This arrangement determines an element\u2019s chemical behavior, bonding patterns, and placement on the periodic table. The notation follows a set of established rules derived from quantum mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Aufbau principle<\/strong>&nbsp;(German for &#8220;building up&#8221;) dictates that electrons populate the lowest energy orbitals available before filling higher energy ones. The standard order of filling is 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, and so on. The&nbsp;<strong>Pauli exclusion principle<\/strong>&nbsp;states that a maximum of two electrons can occupy a single orbital, and they must have opposite spins. Finally,&nbsp;<strong>Hund&#8217;s rule<\/strong>&nbsp;directs that for a subshell with multiple orbitals of the same energy (like the three p-orbitals or five d-orbitals), electrons will fill each orbital singly before any orbital is doubly occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To identify an element from its configuration, one must sum the electrons (the superscripts) to find the total, which equals the atomic number (Z) for a neutral atom. For example, the configuration ending in &#8230;7s\u00b2 5f\u00b2 contains 90 electrons in total ([Rn] core = 86, plus 2+2), identifying it as Thorium (Th, Z=90). Similarly, a configuration with 92 total electrons (&#8230;7s\u00b2 5f\u2074) corresponds to Uranium (U).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A configuration is considered invalid if it violates these core principles. The notation&nbsp;1s\u00b2 2s\u00b2 2p\u00b2 0s\u00b3 3p\u2074 5d\u2074&nbsp;is invalid for multiple reasons: the principal quantum number &#8220;n&#8221; cannot be zero, and an s-orbital cannot hold three electrons. The configuration&nbsp;4d\u2074 4p\u2075&nbsp;is also invalid because it is incomplete and violates the Aufbau principle, as the 4p subshell fills before the 5s and 4d subshells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner4-861.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231230\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elements: In the space below, write the unabbreviated electron configurations of the following elements: &#8211; Sodium: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1 &#8211; Iron: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^6 &#8211; Bromine: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^5 &#8211; Barium: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 &#8211; Neptunium: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}