Asodium atom has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s1.if the sodium atom becomes ionized, its new electron configuration will be the same as which element? select one: a. neonb. magnesiumc. lithiumd. potassium

Neon

Explanation:

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹ or [Ne]  3s¹

The outer most shell is the 3s¹.

For this atom to achieve stability, if it loses the electron in the 3s shell, it would resemble an inert element with a complete octet configuration. Therefore, the atom would be like:

                   1s² 2s² 2p⁶ which is the configuration of Ne

the electronic configuration of an atom with eight electrons is 1s²2s²2p⁴. the orbital diagrams are shown in the figure.

as per the hunds rule:

1. electrons tend to avoid being in the same orbital as per as practicable.

2. electrons in different orbitals of the same energy will have their spin parallel.

this can be illustrated from the multiplicity of the orbitals of the atom. as there are four electrons in the p orbital and p orbital has 3 sub-shells. the electrons can be fed in different ways as shown in the figure but the correct orbital diagram will be as per the hunds rule.

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