Question

give the noble gas abbreviated electron configuration for sulfur using the box orbital method. s has 1 electrons. the noble gas in brackets represents 2 of the total of 3 core electrons. 4 35 36

Explanation:

Step1: Determine sulfur's atomic number

Sulfur (S) has an atomic number of 16, so it has 16 electrons.

Step2: Identify the noble - gas core

The noble gas before sulfur is neon (Ne) which has 10 electrons. The noble gas in brackets represents 10 of the total 10 core electrons.

Step3: Write the electron - configuration after the noble - gas core

After the noble - gas core [Ne], the remaining electrons are in the 3s and 3p orbitals. The electron - configuration is [Ne] 3s$^2$3p$^4$. In box - orbital notation, the 3s orbital is filled with 2 electrons (paired) and the 3p orbital has 4 electrons with 2 unpaired electrons following Hund's rule.

Answer:

1. 16
2. 10
3. 10
4. Ne
5. c (3s orbital filled with 2 paired electrons)
6. dd (3p orbital with 4 electrons, 2 unpaired)