What is the electronic configuration of iodine?
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The question is asking for the electronic configuration of the element iodine, which involves specifying how the electrons are distributed in the atomic orbitals of iodine.
Answer
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁵
The final answer is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁵
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁵
More Information
Iodine is in Group 17 and period 5 of the periodic table. It has 53 electrons.
Tips
A common mistake is missing an orbital or miscounting the electrons when writing the configuration.
Sources
- Iodine Electronic Configuration and Distribution in Shells - enthu.com
- The electronic configuration of a neutral atom of Iodine is - BYJU'S - byjus.com
- Electron Configuration - Chemistry LibreTexts - chem.libretexts.org
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