Lesson: Electron Configurations of Main Group Elements Glencoe Science • Chemistry • Concepts and Applications • Glencoe • Chemistry • Matter & Change • Basic Chemistry • Sixth Edition • Chemistry • The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change • Eighth Edition • Chemistry 13e • AP Edition • Introductory Chemistry Essentials • Sixth Edition • Modern Chemistry • Glencoe Science • Chemistry • Matter and Change

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In this lesson, we will learn how to use the periodic table to deduce the electron configurations of main group (s- and p-block) elements.

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Q1:

Which of the following is not a possible electronic configuration of the atom?

Q2:

Which atom has the electron configuration in its ground state?

Q3:

Which of the following orbital diagrams describes the electron configuration of the valence shell in the ground-state atom?

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