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What is the electron configuration pattern?

Electron configuration can be described as how electrons are assembled within the
orbitals shells and subshells of an atom. It is important to understand what
an electron is in order to fully understand the electron configuration. An electron is a
sub atomic particle that is associated with a negative charge.
How do you find the electron configuration of a group?
a)For s block elements ,group number is equal to the number of valence electrons. b)
For p block elements ,group number is equal to 10+number of electrons in the valence
shell. c)For d block elements ,group number is equal to the number of electrons in a
(n-1) sub shell + the number of electrons in valence shell.

What element is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6?


Electron Configuration Match 1--Complete Address

A B

copper 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d 10 !

bromine 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5

silver 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1 4d10 !

lead 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p2

What are the 3 principles of electron configuration?


That is, we follow the three important rules: Aufbau's Principle, Pauli-
exclusionprinciple, and Hund's Rule. The electronic configuration of cations is
assigned by removing electrons first in the outermost p orbital, followed by the s orbital
and finally the d orbitals (if any more electrons need to be removed).

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