Question

What is the electron configuration for Chlorine?

Answer 1

Chlorine:

• Chlorine is an element having an atomic number $17$ and an atomic symbol $\mathrm{Cl}$.
• It belongs to the Halogen family i.e. in p-block elements.

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

Electronic configuration of Chlorine:

• The electronic configuration of Chlorine is $1{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{s}}^{2}2{\mathrm{p}}^{6}3{\mathrm{s}}^{2}3{\mathrm{p}}^5$
• Chlorine atom requires one electron to attain noble gas electronic configuration.