What is the electron configuration for Astatine using noble gas shorthand notation?
1 Answer
May 8, 2014
Astatine - As, on the periodic table is found in the fifteenth column of the periodic table Group VA this is the third column of the p block. Astatine is in the fourth energy level (row).
This means that Astatine must end with an electron configuration of
The total electron configuration would be
The noble gas Argon has an electron configuration of
So we can replace this portion of Astatine's electron configuration with the noble gas notation [Ar]
This makes the electron configuration for Astatine - As
I hope this was helpful.
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