A new element with atomic number 116 was discovered in 2000. In 2012 it was named livermorium, Lv. Although Lv is radioactive an
d short-lived, its chemical properties and reactivity should follow periodic trends. a. Determine the electron configuration for the valence electrons of Lv in the ground state. (2 pts)
Livermorium is located in the seventh period and sixteenth column of the periodic table. The noble gas configuration for livermorium is [Rn]7s²5f¹⁴6d¹⁰7p⁴. The valence electrons are the ones in the orbitals with the highest quantum number (coefficient). Remember, there can be up to 8 valence electrons at one time. Therefore, the valence electron configuration is 7s²7p⁴.
