Question

The noble gas electron configuration for Ca2+ ion is identical with:______.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Ar.

Explanation:

The electron configuration of the atom reflects how the electrons are distributed among the various atomic orbitals. Just as for neutral atoms, we use the Pauli exclusion principle and Hund’s rule in writing the ground-state electron configurations of cations and anions.

Ions formed from atoms of most representative elements have the noble-gas outer electron configuration of ns²np⁶. In the formation of a cation from the atom of a representative element, one or more electrons are removed from the highest occupied n shell. The electron configuration of calcium and its ion is as follows:

Ca: [Ar]4s²                           Ca²⁺ : [Ar]