What does electronic configuration mean?

Answer 1

Electronic configuration is a term used in atomic physics and quantum chemistry. This is the manner in which electrons of a specific atom or molecule are distributed in an atomic or molecular orbital.

Answer 2

How the electrons are arranged around the atom, what sub level they're in, where they are. For example the electron configuration for NE is 1s2 2s2 2p6. Since Ne is a noble gas it has all a full energy level and doesn't want any more electrons. Neon's electron configuration will never change.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_configuration

"In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, electron configuration is the arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure."

Answer 4

The electron configuration of an atom is the particular distribution of electrons among available shells