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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Atomic Numbers and Electron Configurations

Question 4 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR

Magnesium (Mg): 1s22s22p63s2

Answer
A
longhand notation
B
noble-gas notation

Explanation

The configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s² lists every occupied subshell, so it is in longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would replace 1s²2s²2p⁶ with [Ne], giving [Ne]3s².

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