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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Electrons and the Periodic Table

Question 2 • Chemistry Honors A

Iron (Fe): [Ar]4s23d6

Answer
A
longhand notation
B
noble-gas notation

Explanation

The configuration uses [Ar] to stand for argon’s electron configuration, which is the preceding noble gas. Using a noble-gas symbol this way is called noble-gas notation, so choice B, “noble-gas notation,” is correct.

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