give the complete electron configuration for sulfur. do not use the noble gas abbreviation.\ns has __1__…
give the complete electron configuration for sulfur. do not use the noble gas abbreviation.\ns has __1__ electrons\n1s² 2s² 2p⁶ __2__ __3__\na. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16 e. 18 f. 36 g. 38 h. 39\ni. 40 j. 3p⁶ k. 3p⁴ l. 3s² m. 3d¹⁰ n. 4d¹ o. 4s²\np. 4p⁶ q. 5s² r. 5s⁰ s. 4d⁰ t. 4d³ u. 5s¹ v. 3p⁵
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Determine sulfur's atomic number
Sulfur (S) has an atomic number of 16. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the atomic number. So S has 16 electrons.
Step2: Fill electron - orbitals
After filling 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ (which accounts for 2 + 2+6 = 10 electrons), the next orbitals to fill are 3s and 3p. First, we fill the 3s orbital with 2 electrons (3s²), and then we fill the 3p orbital. Since we need to account for 16 - 10=6 more electrons, and the p - orbital can hold a maximum of 6 electrons, and sulfur has 6 more electrons to place after the 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ configuration, the remaining configuration is 3s² 3p⁴.
Answer:
- D. 16
- L. 3s²
- K. 3p⁴