theconfiguration:[Ne]isthesameas1s22s22p6Gobacktosodium:It’sabbreviatedelectronconfigurationis[Ne]3s1(Notice‘3’iskept!)TryanotherexampleExample:Potassiumwith19electronsIt’selectronconfigurationis1s22s22p63s23p64s1Abbreviatetheconfiguration:Usethenoblegasintherowaboveit:ArgonArgon’selectronconfigurationisin...