Question

What is the electronic configuration of nitrogen?

Answer 1

Nitrogen(N):

• Nitrogen is a p-block element having atomic number 7.
• Nitrogen belongs to group 15.
• Nitrogen is one of the most electronegative atoms after fluorine(F) and oxygen(O).

Electronic configuration of Group 15

• The valence shell electronic configuration of these elements is ${\mathrm{ns}}^2{\mathrm{np}}^3$ .
• These elements have completely filled s orbitals and half-filled p orbitals, making their electronic configuration extra stable.

Electronic configuration:

The electronic configuration will be $1{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{p}}^3$.