Electron configuration of bromine

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Electronic configuration of bromine is

4s23d104p5

Bromine  Have 35 electrons.

 

 Initially Shell (n = 1):

 

  • Orbitals: 1s
  • Subshell: 1s
  • Electrons: 2

The 1s subshell in the first shell can hold up to two electrons at a time, which are positioned in the 1s orbital.

Shell #2 (n = 2):

 

  • Subshells:2s and 2p
  • Orbitals: 2, 2, 2, 2, and 2
  • Electrons:8

Explanation:

  • The 2s and 2p subshells are found in the second shell.
  • A single 2s orbital in the 2s subshell can accommodate two electrons.
  • Each of the three orbitals of the 2p subshell—2px, 2py, and 2pz—can hold two electrons.
  • As a result, there are 8 electrons overall in the second shell.

Three-shell third:

 

  • Subshells: 3s, 3p, and 3d
  • Orbitals: 3s, 3px, 3py, 3pz, 3dxy, 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dx2-y2, and 3dz2.
  • Electrons:18

Explanation:

  • The 3s subshell of the third shell has a single 3s orbital that can accommodate two electrons.
  • The 3p subshell has three orbitals (3px, 3py, and 3pz), each of which may hold two electrons, for a total of six electrons.
  • The 3d subshell also has five orbitals (3dxy, 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dx2-y2, and 3dz2), each of which can accommodate two electrons.
  • Therefore, the 3d subshell can only contain a maximum of 10 electrons.
  • The third shell can hold a total of 18 electrons when the electron counts from the 3s, 3p, and 3d subshells are added together.

(n = 4) Fourth Shell:

  • Subshells: 4s and 4p
  • Orbitals: 4s, 4px, 4py, and 4pz
  • Electrons: 8

Reason:

  • The 4s and 4p subshells are located in the fourth shell.
  • A single 4s orbital in the 4s subshell can accommodate two electrons.
  • Each of the three orbitals of the 4p subshell—4px, 4py, and 4pz—can hold two electrons.
  • Therefore, the fourth shell has a total of 6 electrons.

 

Table for electronic configuration of bromine

 

ShellSubshellOrbitalsElectrons
11s1s2
22s2s2
2p2px2
2py2
2pz2
33s3s2
3p3px2
3py2
3pz2
43d3dxy0
3dxz0
3dyz0
3dx2-y20
3dz20
54s4s2
4p4px6
4py6
4pz2
6
7

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