The electron configuration of arsenic (As) is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p³.
Explanation :
Here’s the detailed electron configuration of arsenic (As) is given below:
Shell 1:
Subshell: 1s
- Orbital: 1s
- Number of Electrons: 2
Shell 2:
Subshell: 2s
- Orbital: 2s
- Number of Electrons: 2
Subshell: 2p
- Orbital: 2px, 2py, 2pz
- Number of Electrons: 6 (2 in each orbital)
Shell 3:
Subshell: 3s
- Orbital: 3s
- Number of Electrons: 2
Subshell: 3p
- Orbital: 3px, 3py, 3pz
- Number of Electrons: 6 (2 in each orbital)
Shell 4:
Subshell: 4s
- Orbital: 4s
- Number of Electrons: 2
Subshell: 3d
- Orbital: 3dxy, 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dz²
- Number of Electrons: 10 (2 in each orbital)
Subshell: 4p
- Orbital: 4px, 4py, 4pz
- Number of Electrons: 3 (1 in each of the 4px and 4py orbitals, 0 in the 4pz orbital)
Table for electronic configuration of arsenic (As)
| Shell |
Subshell |
Orbital |
Number of Electrons |
| 1 |
1s |
1s |
2 |
| 2 |
2s |
2s |
2 |
|
2p |
2px |
2 |
|
|
2py |
2 |
|
|
2pz |
2 |
| 3 |
3s |
3s |
2 |
|
3p |
3px |
2 |
|
|
3py |
2 |
|
|
3pz |
2 |
| 4 |
4s |
4s |
2 |
|
3d |
3dxy |
2 |
|
|
3dxz |
2 |
|
|
3dyz |
2 |
|
|
3dz² |
2 |
| 4 |
4p |
4px |
3 |
|
|
4py |
0 |
|
|
4pz |
0 |
More Electronic Configurations
- Electronic configuration of fluorine
- Electronic configuration for zinc
- Electronic configuration of arsenic (As)
- Electronic configuration of beryllium
- Electronic configuration of Bismuth
- Electronic configuration of boron
- Electronic configuration of bromine
- Electronic configuration of chlorine
- Electronic configuration of cobalt
- Electronic configuration of copper
- Electronic configuration of germanium
- Electronic configuration of gold
- Electronic configuration of indium (In)
- Electronic configuration of iodine
- Electronic configuration of iridium (Ir)
- Electronic configuration of iron
- Electronic configuration of Krypton (Kr)
