Question

What is the electron configuration of oxygen?

Answer 1

16 protons in nucleus
8 neutrons in nucleus
while 2 electrons in k shell
4 in l shell
8 in m shell
2 in n shell
hence its valency is 6.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 6

The electron configuration of oxygen (atomic number 8) is 1s2 2s2 2p4 The noble gas form is [He] 2s2 2p4.

Answer 7

What about the electron configuration of the oxygen atom?