What is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral atom of fluorine?

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anor277
May 30, 2018

Well, for fluorine, Z=9...and so we have to distribute NINE electrons according to the "Aufbau scheme..."

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And so for ATOMIC fluorine...

1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^5....and such a configuration rationalizes why fluorine such a powerful oxidant....the addition of a single gives a complete electronic shell. Elemental fluorine is certainly the most reactive element on the Periodic Table. Of course, when it is used preparatively (and used carefully by specialists), we gots the F_2 molecule....

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