Explain why the mass number of oxygen is 16
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The elements whose electron configurations end with f electrons are in the Lanthanide and Actinide series: those long series at the bottom of the Periodic Table (see image).
The atoms are adding electrons into f orbitals, but the f electrons are not always the last electrons in the electron configuration.
For example, the electron configuration of Eu is [Xe]6s²4f⁷, but that of Gd
is [Xe] 6s²4f⁷5d.
I have blocked off in <em>red</em> all the <em>exceptions</em> like Gd.
