Question

The 57th electron in an atom's electron configuration will be placed into which orbital?

5d

6d

4f

6p

Answer 1

Is it a?

Answer 2

also
It would be most appropriate to use the noble gas core [He] when writing the shorthand electron configuration for sulfur. T/F

Thanks for the help

Answer 3

Yeah, it's a.

Shells go at 2-4-8-18-32

57 would be part of that last shell of 32 somewhere.

Answer 4

I don't get your 2nd question, sorry.

Answer 5

Thank you for answering. Also, I don't quite understand the second either. It is a true or false on whether the statement is correct, I think it is false, but am not sure.