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3 years ago

Which of these elements has four total electrons in its outer p orbitals?

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2 answers:

tia_tia [17]3 years ago

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The element that has four total electrons in its outer P orbitals is

Sulphur (s) (answer D)

Sulphur is in group 16 and period 3 in the periodic table therefore Sulphur is in atomic number 16.

Sulphur (S) electronic configuration is 1S2 2S2 2P6 3S2 3P4 or [Ne] 3S2 3P4 therefore the 3P4 subshell of sulphur has only 4 electrons.

ycow [4]3 years ago

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<span>SulphurS 161s22s22p63s23p<span>4</span></span>

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