8. Write out the orbital box diagram and the condensed electron configuration not the Nobel Gas electron configuration) for Silicon:

Answer 1

The atomic number of Silicon (Si) is 14.

The orbital box diagram for Silicon can be represented as follows:

1s [ ↑ ↓ ]
2s [ ↑ ↓ ]
2p [ ↑ ↓ ][ ↑ ]
3s [ ↑ ↓ ]
3p [ ↑ ↓ ][ ↑ ][ ↑ ]
4s [ ↑ ↓ ]

The condensed electron configuration for Silicon is:

[Ne] 3s^2 3p^2