Sulfur (S)

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1. Question 1Ground-state electron configurationWarm-up

   Which is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral sulfur atom ($\ce{S}$)?

   A$[\mathrm{Ne}]\,3s^{2}\,3p^{5}$B$[\mathrm{Ne}]\,3s^{2}\,3p^{3}$C$[\mathrm{Ne}]\,3s^{2}\,3p^{4}$D$[\mathrm{Ar}]\,3s^{2}\,3p^{4}$

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2. Question 2Electron configuration of an ionWarm-up

   Which is the ground-state electron configuration of $\ce{S^2-}$?

   A$1s^{2}\,2s^{2}\,2p^{6}\,3s^{2}\,3p^{2}$B$1s^{2}\,2s^{2}\,2p^{6}\,3s^{2}\,3p^{6}$C$1s^{2}\,2s^{2}\,2p^{6}\,3s^{2}\,3p^{4}\,4s^{2}$D$1s^{2}\,2s^{2}\,2p^{6}\,3s^{2}\,3p^{4}$

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3. Question 3Estimate the effective nuclear chargeWarm-up

   Use the simple shielding model $Z_{\text{eff}} = Z - S$, where $S$ is the number of core (inner-shell, $n < 3$) electrons and electrons in the same shell do not shield each other. What is $Z_{\text{eff}}$ for a valence electron of sulfur ($\ce{S}$)?

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   Whole number.

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