The following electron configuration has a total of electrons
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Problem
The following electron configuration has a total of ______ electrons
Step-by-step solution
The electron configuration shows 2 electrons in the 1s orbital, 2 electrons in the 2s orbital, and 6 electrons in the 2p orbitals. The total number of electrons is $2 + 2 + 6 = 10$.
Answer
10 electrons