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Consult the periodic table. An electrically neutral atom has the following electron configuration: 1s22s22p63s23p4. What is the name of this atom?


nitrogen


calcium


boron


tin

Verified Answer :

It's Actually Sulfur .

Answer: The atom having given electronic configuration is sulfur.

Explanation:

Electronic configuration is the representation of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. This representation also helps in the determination of atomic number of an element.

We are given:

Electronic configuration of a metal = \(1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^4\)

Total number of electrons present in the atom = [2 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 4] = 16

The element having atomic number 16 is sulfur.

Hence, the atom having given electronic configuration is sulfur.