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what is the orbital notation for as?
Orbital notation represents the distribution of electrons in orbitals. Arsenic (As) has an atomic number of 33. The electron configuration is \(1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}4s^{2}3d^{10}4p^{3}\). In orbital notation, we use boxes (or lines) to represent orbitals and arrows to represent electrons. For the \(1s\) orbital: two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in one box). For \(2s\): two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in one box). For \(2p\) (three orbitals): each of the three \(2p\) orbitals has two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in each of the three boxes). For \(3s\): two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in one box). For \(3p\) (three orbitals): each of the three \(3p\) orbitals has two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in each of the three boxes). For \(4s\): two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in one box). For \(3d\) (five orbitals): each of the five \(3d\) orbitals has two electrons (opposite - spin arrows in each of the five boxes). For \(4p\) (three orbitals): each of the three \(4p\) orbitals has one electron (arrows in the same direction in each of the three boxes) since electrons fill orbitals singly first (Hund's rule).
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The orbital notation for As is:
\(1s\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(2s\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(2p\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(3s\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(3p\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(4s\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(3d\): \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\) \(\uparrow\downarrow\)
\(4p\): \(\uparrow\) \(\uparrow\) \(\uparrow\)