The correct electronic configuration of vanadium 23 is
1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^3
This electronic configuration is correct because it obeys the Aufbau principle which state that electrons fill the atomic orbital of the lowest energy before occupying the higher level. S orbital can occupy a total of 2 electrons, p orbital can occupy a total of 6 electrons while d orbital can occupy a total of 10 electrons. in the electronic configuration above an s orbital is filled before p orbital while the p orbital is filled before the d orbital .
