1A H 2A Li Be Na Mg 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B8B K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn 1B 2B 8A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He B C N O F Ne Al Si P S Cl Ar Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr (1) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the boron atom? (2) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the zinc atom?

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1A
H2A
Li Be
3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He
B C N O F Ne
1B 2B Al Si P S Cl Ar
Ge As Se Br Kr
Na Mg 3B 48 58
687888
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga
8A
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In
Sn Sb Te I Xe
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
**
Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
(1) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the boron atom?
(2) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the zinc atom?
Transcribed Image Text:1A H2A Li Be 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He B C N O F Ne 1B 2B Al Si P S Cl Ar Ge As Se Br Kr Na Mg 3B 48 58 687888 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga 8A Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn ** Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr (1) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the boron atom? (2) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the zinc atom?
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The electronic configuration can be written by using three rules :

  • Aufbau principle
  • The Pauli's exclusion principle
  •  Hund's rule
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