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What is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral atom of fluorine?

Answer 1

Well, for fluorine, #Z=9#...and so we have to distribute NINE electrons according to the #"Aufbau scheme..."#

And so for ATOMIC fluorine...

#1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^5#....and such a configuration rationalizes why fluorine such a powerful oxidant....the addition of a single gives a complete electronic shell. Elemental fluorine is certainly the most reactive element on the Periodic Table. Of course, when it is used preparatively (and used carefully by specialists), we gots the #F_2# molecule....

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Answer 2

Kai Bowman

The ground-state electron configuration of a neutral atom of fluorine is 1s² 2s² 2p⁵.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.