Question

An electrically neutral atom has the following electron configuration: `1s^2, 2 s^2, 2p^6, 3s^2, 3p^4`. What is the name of this atom?

Answer 1

A sulfur atom is specified.

Explanation:

The electronic configuration is put in to distract you. If there are are 16 electrons in the NEUTRAL atom, there are nuclear protons, i.e. `Z=16`. If `Z=16`, the element is `"sulfur"`.