Consider the elements neon, bromine, and phosphorus. Which has five electrons in its 4p sublevel?
I got phosphorus wrong as my answer....
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Phosphorus has three electrons in its 3p sublevel
so it would be Bromine?
Only bromine. You have to write electron configuration:
[Br]:1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^63d^{10}4s^24p^5
[Br]:1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^63d^{10}4s^24p^5
Thank you :)