Sort the following electron configurations of neutral atoms based on whether they represent an excited state configuration or a ground state configuration.
Sort the following electron configurations of neutral atoms based on whether they represent an excited state configuration or a ground state configuration. X Excited state Ground state Incorrect You have not identified all of the excited state electron configurations. [He]2s 2p s22s22p63s?3p63d104s24p64d' An atom is in its ground state when all of the electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals possible. When an electron is promoted to a higher energy orbital, the atom is said to be in an excited state. The orbitals in order of increasing energy are [Ne 3s23p2 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 6p 6s Note that the 5s sublevel is lower in energy than the 4d sublevel, therefore in the ground state you would expect the 5s to be filled before the 4d sublevel. There are some exceptions to this filling order based on the stability associated with a half-filled or completely filled d sublevel. ich neutral atoms have the following excited or ground state electron configurations? Enter the name of ne element. [Ar4s13de
