What is the abbreviated electron configuration of Sn?
1 Answer
May 8, 2014
Tin - Sn, on the periodic table is found in the fourteenth column of the periodic table Group IVB this is the second column of the p block. Tin is in the fifth energy level (row).
This means that Tin must end with an electron configuration of
The total electron configuration would be
The noble gas Krypton has an electron configuration of
So we can replace this portion of tin's electron configuration with the noble gas notation [Kr]
This makes the electron configuration for Tin - Sn
I hope this was helpful.
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