Question

What's the electron configuration of O8

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The electron configuration of oxygen (O) is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4. However, O8 does not exist as a stable form. The most stable form of oxygen is O2, where the electron configuration would be (1s^2 2s^2 2p^4)2.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To determine the electron configuration of an oxygen atom (O), we can use the periodic table and its position in the periodic table.

Oxygen is located in Group 16 (also called Group VIA) of the periodic table. The atomic number of oxygen is 8, which means it has 8 electrons.

The electron configuration describes how the electrons are distributed across different energy levels or orbitals. In the case of oxygen, the electron configuration can be written following the pattern: 1s2 2s2 2p4.

Breaking it down:
- The first number, 1, represents the principal energy level or shell.
- The letter 's' corresponds to the s orbital.
- The superscript number indicates the number of electrons in that orbital.

So, the electron configuration of oxygen (O) is:
1s2 2s2 2p4

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine the electron configuration of an atom, you need to refer to the periodic table. The atomic number of oxygen (O) is 8. The electron configuration represents the arrangement of electrons in different energy levels or electron shells around the nucleus of an atom.

To determine the electron configuration of oxygen (O), one way is to use the building-up or Aufbau principle. According to this principle, electrons fill the lowest available energy levels before occupying higher levels.

Following this principle, the electron configuration of oxygen (O) can be determined as follows:

1s^2 2s^2 2p^4

This indicates that oxygen has 8 electrons distributed as follows:

- The first energy level (1s) has 2 electrons.
- The second energy level (2s) has another 2 electrons.
- The second energy level (2p) has the remaining 4 electrons, with each orbital (2p) containing one electron.

Please note that a superscript is used to indicate the number of electrons in each energy level. The "s" and "p" subscripts represent the type of orbitals in which the electrons are found (s-orbitals and p-orbitals, respectively).