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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table

Question 1 • CA-Chemistry A

Potassium (K): 1s22s22p63s23p64s1

Answer
A
longhand notation
B
noble-gas notation

Explanation

The configuration lists every occupied subshell, beginning with 1s and continuing through 4s. That is longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would abbreviate the inner electrons using the symbol of the preceding noble gas, as [Ar]4s1.

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