Question

Enter the electron configuration for phosphorus. Express your answer in order of increasing orbital energy as a string without blank space between orbitals. For example, the electron configuration of Li could be entered as 1s^22s^1 or [He]2s^1.

Answer 1

₁₅P = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p³

Step-by-step explanation:

Phosphorus is the second element of group (v) with atomic number 15 and the electrons per shell are arrange as thus; 2, 8, 5.

The electronic configuration of phosphorus is

₁₅P = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p³

Or

₁₅P [Ne] 3s² 3p³

In its first shell I.e 1s shell, it has 2 electrons filling it to s-orbital requirement. In its second shell, electrons fill it in 2s² 2p⁶ filling the second orbital and attaining an octet configuration. The third shell contains 5 electrons filling 3s² 3p³ orbital.