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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 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² lists every occupied subshell from the beginning, so it is longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would replace the first ten electrons, 1s² 2s² 2p⁶, with [Ne], giving [Ne] 3s².

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