Electron Configurations of Atoms
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What is wrong with the following electron configurations for atoms in their ground states?
a. 1s^(2)*2s^(2)*3s^(1)
b. [Ne]2s^(2)*2p^(3)
c. [Ne]3s^(2)3d^(5)
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Please see the attached file for the electronic configuration of atoms.
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The order of filling up the orbitals with electrons, according to the Aufbau principle, is based on the energy of the orbitals. The rule is: "an orbital with ...
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