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Electron configuration of oxygen

Oxygen is denoted by the letter O and its atomic number is 8. The number of electrons in Oxygen is 8. It is a highly reactive non-metal. We will checking about Electron configuration of oxygen

Electron configuration of Oxygen

Electron configuration is the Arrangement of electrons in different orbitals of an atom. The electronic configuration of Oxygen is given by

1s2 , 2s2, 2p4

or

2, 6

we can write the electron configuration in the orbital diagram as below

Electron configuration of oxygen

Sometimes, we can write the electron configuration in short form as

[He] 2s2 2p4

Where [He] stands for electron configuration of Helium i.e 1s2  

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