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Which of the following is a reasonable ground-state electron configuration?

1s21p62d2
1s22s42p6
1s22s22p5
1s22s22d6

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Answer:

C) 1s22s22p5

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User Lucasz
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Answer is: 1s22s22p5.

1) Electron configuration 1s²1p⁶2d², this is not reasonable because 1p and 2d oritals do not exist.

2) Electron configuration 1s²2s⁴2p⁶, this is not reasonable because s orbitals only contain 2 electrons.

3) Electron configuration 1s²2s²2p⁵ is of an element fluorine. Fluorine (F) has atomic number 9, which means it has 9 protons and 9 electrons.

4) Electron configuration 1s²2s²2d⁶, this is not reasonable because 2d orbitals do not exist.

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