What is the electron configuration of an element with atomic number 110?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-29T13:43:16

Element 110 is thought to have the electron configuration $[Rn] 5f^(14)6d^8 7s^2$

Element 110 is Darmstadtium (Ds) named after a town in Germany. Much about it is unknown. It is thought to have the electron configuration:

$Ds=[Rn] 5f^(14)6d^8 7s^2$

This is using the notation based on increments from the nearest noble gas in this case Radon.

To complete the picture Radon's electron configuration is based on increments from Xenon:

$Rn=[Xe] 4f^(14)5d^(10) 6s^2 6p^6$

Likewise:

$Xe=[Kr] 4d^(10)5s^2 5p^6$

$Kr=[Ar] 3d^(10)4s^2 4p^6$

$Ar=[Ne] 3s^2 3p^6$

$Ne=[He] 2s^2 2p^6$

$He=1s^2$