Could be lithium (ends with 2s1) or beryllium (2s2)
Lithium
2s
Actually the atomic number tells you how many protons there are. And there are 6 elements with 2 electrons. You can find out that out by looking at a periodic table and looking at family 2. Im guessing you won't be able to find the element your looking for unless you know the number of nuetrons or even better the number of protons.
Sodium.
The configuration [He] 2s2 2p2 describes the element in the 2nd row (since He finishes the first row) in the second of the 'p' columns, #14. This corresponds to the element carbon.
Carbon
4s2 - 9 can be expressed by using the identity: a2 - b2 = (a-b)(a+b) Therefore, 4s2 - 9 = (2s)2 - 32 = (2s-3)(2s+3)
The equivalent of 7s plus 2s is 9s.
2s - 12 + 2s = 4s - 124s - 12 = 4s - 124s = 4ss = s==========this is an identity and any number can be s
2s + 16 = 4s - 6 Subtract 2s from both sides: 16 = 2s - 6 Add 6 to both sides: 22 = 2s divide both sides by 2: s = 11
This is the arrangement of electrons in the element Calcium.
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