Question 4 • CA-Chemistry A
The configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² lists every occupied electron subshell, so it is longhand notation. Noble-gas notation would replace the inner-shell configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ with [Ne], giving [Ne] 3s². The correct choice is longhand notation.
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