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Title: What is the correct ground state electronic configuration of magnesium, Mg? 1.
Post by: quixie on Sep 7, 2015
What is the correct ground state electronic configuration of magnesium, Mg?

1. 1s22s22p63s2
2. 1s22s22p8
3. 1s22s10
4. 1s22s42p6
5. 1s22s22p23s2


Title: Re: What is the correct ground state electronic configuration of magnesium, Mg? 1.
Post by: habiba on Sep 7, 2015
The element magnesium (atomic number 12) has the electron configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6, 3s2

or the noble gas abbreviation [Ne] 3s2