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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Electrons and the Periodic Table

Question 1 • Chemistry Honors A

Potassium (K): 1s22s22p63s23p64s1

Answer
A
longhand notation
B
noble-gas notation

Explanation

The configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹ lists every occupied energy level and sublevel for potassium. That is longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would shorten the first 18 electrons to [Ar], giving [Ar]4s¹.

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