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does anyone know how to find the electron configuration of an element without using a periodic table?? group and period is already given

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For that you have to use the Aufbau principle

For example, writing the electronic configuration of Fe(28)

I recommend that you memorize the aufbau principle. Once you learn it, you don’t need anything else except the atomic number of the element to write it’s electronic configuration.
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Hi I’m sorryyyy I’m not sure
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