What is the ground state electron configuration of sulfur?

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The question is asking for the ground state electron configuration of sulfur, which involves detailing how the electrons are arranged in the atomic orbitals for a sulfur atom.

Answer

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴

The final answer is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴

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The final answer is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴

More Information

Sulfur's ground state electron configuration reflects its position in the periodic table and its atomic number, which is 16.

Tips

A common mistake is to miscount the total number of electrons or to misplace them within the orbitals. Use the periodic table and the Aufbau principle to avoid this.

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