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In getting the full electron configuration we need to find the number of electrons,
which will be the same as the atomic number of the element, then fill in the
electrons in shells and sub shells according to the filling rules. We need to
remember that s subshells can contain up to 2 electrons, p subshells can contain up
to 6 electrons, d subshells can contain up to 10 electrons, and f subshells can
contain up to 14 electrons. The electron configuration chart will be:
1s²
2s² 2p⁶
3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰
4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 4f¹⁴
5s² 5p⁶ 5d¹⁰ 5f¹⁴
6s² 6p⁶ 6d¹⁰
7s² 7p⁶

The atomic number of nitrogen is 7 in the periodic table. This means that every
nitrogen atom has seven protons in its nucleus. A neutral nitrogen atom also has
seven electrons.
In writing the full electron configuration for nitrogen the first two electrons will go
in the 1s orbital. Since 1s can only hold two electrons the next 2 electrons for N
goes in the 2s orbital. The remaining three electrons will go in the 2p orbital.
Therefore the N electron configuration will be 1s²2s²2p³. To write the electron
configuration for nitrogen, Nitrogen is element 7, so it has 7 electrons. When we
fill the subshells of N in order of increasing energy, we get the electron
configuration of 1s²2s²2p³, as you can see in the last superscript is not ⁶ because
there are only 7 electrons needed, you will just subtract the last superscript until
you will get the desired electrons.

The noble gas shorthand configuration contains the symbol for the noble gas In the
previous period and the rest of the configuration written out. Nitrogen is in the 2nd
period of the periodic table, so the previous noble gas is helium.
The noble gas configuration of nitrogen is:
[He] 2s²2p³. To get the noble gas shorthand configuration we need to identify
which of the gaseous element does the nitrogen belong, since the nitrogen contains
7 electrons so it belongs to helium because helium has 2 electrons. It must be lower
than 7 electrons. This are the gaseous element:
He²
Ne¹⁰
Ar¹⁸
Kr²⁶
Xe⁵⁴
Rn⁸⁶
As you can see Neon has 10 electrons so Nitrogen does not belong in Neon.
To solve, since Helium has 2 electrons and our full electron configuration is
1s²2s²2p³
We will only cancel the 1s² because 1s² can be total to 2 which we can put [He] and
copy the remaining electron. Thus, [He] 2s²2p³.

The accessible orbitals are denoted by the letters, the orbitals’ available electron
counts are indicated by the tiny superscripts, and the orbitals’ energy levels are
indicated by the large numbers. Radioactive nitrogen has the chemical symbol
157N, which also denotes its mass and atomic number. The atomic number is
written in subscript, and the mass number is expressed in superscript.
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The electron configuration of an element describes how electrons are
distributed in its atomic orbitals. Electron configurations of atoms follow
a standard notation in which all electron-containing atomic subshells
(with the number of electrons they hold written in superscript) are placed
in a sequence.

Sulfur is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It
is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Elemental sulfur is a bright
yellow, crystalline solid at room temperature.
In order to write the Sulfur full electron configuration we need to know
first the number of electrons for the S atom (there are 16 electrons).
When we write the configuration we'll put all 16 electrons in orbitals
around the nucleus of the Sulfur atom.
In writing the electron configuration for Sulfur the first two electrons
will go in the 1s orbital. Since 1s can only hold two electrons the next 2
electrons for sulfur go in the 2s orbital. The next six electrons will go in
the 2p orbital. The p orbital can hold up to six electrons. We'll put six in
the 2p orbital and then put the next two electrons in the 3s. Since the 3s
if now full we'll move to the 3p where we'll place the remaining four
electrons. Therefore the sulfur electron configuration will be
1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴.

To find the noble gas notation, you first take the noble gas before the
element you're trying to find the notation for. In this case, the noble gas
before Sulfur is Neon, You put the symbol for Neon in square brackets,
and then you write out the rest of the notation as you would normally.

Solution:
write all the gaseous elements
He²
Ne¹⁰
Ar¹⁸
Kr²⁶
Xe⁵⁴
Rn⁸⁶
we will figure which of these electron is more than 16 but less than 16.
After you figure out, you will count the superscript until it reaches the
electrons of your gaseous elements. So the gaseous element of sulfur is
Neon which have 10 electrons, so our full electron configuration is
1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴ the 1s²2s²2p⁶ is equal to 10 electrons so we need to
cancel that and put the Ne is square brackets and copy the remaining
electros. Thus, [Ne] 3s²3p⁴.

The noble gas electron configuration for sulfur is [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴ . This
means the configuration is the same as the element neon, which is
1s²2s²2p⁶ , represented by the elemental symbol for neon in square.

The tiny superscripts say how many electrons live in each orbital, the
letters represent the orbitals that are available, and the big numbers say
which energy level the orbitals are found in. Remember that the total
number of electrons just equals the total number of protons, and so the
superscripts add up to 8, the atomic number of oxygen.