Question

Titanium has an atomic number of 22. The following orbital notation for titanium is incorrect. Explain the error in terms of the rules for electron arrangements.

Titanium:

Answer 1

The problem here is that according to Aufbau Principle before 3d orbital 4s subshell comes.After filling 3p orbital with electrons you have 4 electrons left,you place two in 4s with opposite spin and the other two in 3d in any of its two orbitals of total five orbitals with same spin.