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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

Longhand notation lists every occupied electron subshell. The potassium configuration shown includes all the subshells from 1s through 4s, rather than replacing the inner electrons with a noble-gas symbol such as [Ar]. So this is longhand notation.

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