The mass number of a particular element that has an equal number of protons and neutrons is 32. What is the electronic configuration of the atom and its stable ion?

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The number of protons and neutrons is 16 each in an element of mass number 32.
The element is Sulfur (Atomic number =16) and the electronic configuration is 2,8,6.
The stable ion of Sulfur is 'S^-2' and the electronic configuration is 2,8,8.

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The mass number of a particular element that has an equal number of protons and neutrons is 32. What is the electronic configuration of the atom and its stable ion?

The number of protons and neutrons is 16 each in an element of mass number 32.The element is Sulfur (Atomic number =16) and the electronic configuration is 2,8,6.The stable ion of Sulfur is 'S-2' and the electronic configuration is 2,8,8.

The number of protons and neutrons is 16 each in an element of mass number 32.
The element is Sulfur (Atomic number =16) and the electronic configuration is 2,8,6.
The stable ion of Sulfur is 'S^-2' and the electronic configuration is 2,8,8.