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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Atomic Numbers and Electron Configurations

Question 1 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR

Potassium (K): 1s22s22p63s23p64s1

Answer
A
longhand notation
B
noble-gas notation

Explanation

The configuration writes out every occupied subshell: 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, and 4s¹. That is longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would replace the first 18 electrons with [Ar], giving [Ar]4s¹.

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