Question

Each atom of an element has the following electron configuration. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p5 What is the name of the element? bromine iodine tellurium xenon

Answer 1

Answer;

Iodine

Explanation;

Electron configurations are a way of keeping track of the location of the electrons around the nucleus.

Iodine is an element which belongs to the halogen family. The halogen group includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, astatine, and iodine.

A neutral iodine atom would also have 53 electrons. Its ground state electron configuration would be:

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p5

Answer 2

Answer: The element having this electronic configuration is Iodine.

Explanation:

We are given an electronic configuration of element, which means that the total number of electrons are provided.

To know the element, we need to find the atomic number of that element.

Atomic number is defined as the number of electrons or protons present in a atom.

Atomic number = Number of electrons = Number of protons

Electronic configuration : $1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^{10}4p^65s^24d^{10}5p^5$

Total number of electrons = 53

The element having atomic number 53 is Iodine.

Hence, the element having this electronic configuration is Iodine.