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2.1 PHOSPHORUS ELECTRON CONFIGURATION (1.0/1.0 points)

What is the electron configuration of phosphorus (atomic number = 15) in its ground state?
1s 1s 1s 1s
2

2s 2p 2s 2p 2s 2p 2s 2p
2 2 2

3s 3p 3s 3p 3s 3p 3s 3p
3 2 1

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With 15 valence electrons, phosphorus fills up the 1s (2 electrons), 2s (2 electrons), 2p (6 electrons) and 3s (2 electrons) energy levels. There are 15-2-2-6-2=3 electrons missing. These emplty spots will be distributed in each of the three orbitals of the 3p energy level.

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