Question

What is the electron configuration for oxygen?

Answer 1

Oxygen:

• Oxygen is an element having an atomic number $8$ and an atomic symbol $\mathrm{O}$.
• It belongs to Group-$16$ and second period.
• It is a highly reactive non-metal.

Electronic configuration: The arrangement of electrons into the orbitals of an atom using some fundamental principle is called its electronic configuration.

Electronic configuration of Oxygen:

• The electronic configuration of Oxygen is $1{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{p}}^4$.
• Oxygen requires two electrons to attain noble gas configuration.