Question #179b0
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Jan 23, 2014
The standard electron configuration for magnesium would be
The noble gas one row above magnesium is neon. Neon would have an electron configuration of
Therefore,
This makes the noble gas configuration of magnesium
[Ne]
I hope this is helpful.
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Mar 15, 2015
The following video discusses how to find the noble gas electron configuration for magnesium.
video from: Noel Pauller