Question

Describe the orbital diagram of an atom with 16 electrons

Answer 1

Answer:

The orbital diagram represents the filling of electrons in the sub levels of an orbit. The filling of the orbitals in sub- levels follow some basic rules and principles.

The orbital diagram of an orbit containing 16 electrons will be as follows:

    1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴

• The maximum number of electrons in each sublevel of the orbitals are:
•                  2 electrons for s-sublevel with one orbital
•                  6 electrons for p-sublevel with three orbital
•                  10 electrons for d-sublevel with five orbital
•                  14 electrons for f-sublevel with seven orbital