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What is electron configuration? How does it work?

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An atom's electron configuration is a numeric representation of its electron orbitals. Electron orbitals are differently-shaped regions around an atom's nucleus where electrons are mathematically likely to be located.
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electron configuration is the standard notation used to describe electronic structure of an atom.
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