it is 2,8,8
2.8 There's a slight confusion if it is 2.8.3. well you see that is the electron arrangement of aluminium ATOM not ion. Hope this helps!
it is calcium which has 1 electron less than normal
Na+ and neon are isoelectronic.
A calcium atom typically loses two electrons to form a calcium ion with a 2+ charge. The loss of these electrons allows the calcium ion to achieve a stable electron configuration similar to that of a noble gas.
An ion of bromine has the electron shell arrangement of 2, 8, 18, 7. Therefore, an atom that has the same electron shell arrangement would be one that has 35 electrons, such as the element bromine itself before it becomes an ion with a charge of -1.
Argon
The electron arrangement for calcium is 2,8,8,2. This means that calcium has 20 electrons arranged in four energy levels, with 2 electrons in the first energy level, 8 electrons in the second and third energy levels, and 2 electrons in the fourth energy level.
The probable charge of an ion of calcium is positive because calcium readily loses 2 electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration similar to a noble gas, which is energetically favorable for the atom. This results in the formation of a Ca2+ ion with a positive charge.
A chlorine ion with a stable arrangement of eight valence electrons is called a chloride ion (Cl-). It achieves this stable arrangement by gaining one electron from another atom to fill its outermost electron shell.
Neutral calcium's electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2. Ca2+ is the ion of calcium, which means that it has 2 less electrons than neutral calcium. Therefore, its electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6.
Considering the normal calcium ion Ca2+ it has the same electronic configuration as the noble gas Argon.
The electron arrangement in an ion of chlorine will be similar to argon because both chlorine (Cl) and argon (Ar) are in the same period (row) of the periodic table. Neon (Ne) is in a different period and has a different electron arrangement.