To find the element with a 3p4 valence configuration, look in period 3 and group XVI, and that is ...
S, sulfur.
Phosphorus has 3 electrons in the 4p sublevel.
Argon is the last element in its period (period 3) because it fills the 3p sublevel, which can hold a maximum of six electrons. After argon, the next element, potassium, begins filling the 4s sublevel in the next period (period 4).
An element cannot have 4 electrons in the 2 s level. The s subshell can hold only TWO electrons. Carbon has 4 electrons in the 2p level, however, if that's what you meant.
The element with that electron configuration has 4 electrons in the third level. There are 2 electrons in the 3s sublevel and 2 more electrons in the 3p sublevel. This means 4 valence electrons total. This element is silicon (Si, #14).
Aufbau says that the sublevels fill 1s2, 2s2, 2p6. That would mean that you must have filled 1 and 2 s (=4) and 3 more. Last I checked, 3 + 4 = 7. Which element has 7 electrons? I'll give you a hint: its atomic number is 7. Another hint: its symbol is N.
CARBON
Phosphorus has 3 electrons in the 4p sublevel.
Al, Si, P, S, Cl and Ar have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 electrons respectively in the 3p (valence orbitals). However all elements after Argon have completely filled 3p orbitals though 3p is not the valence orbital.
The element in Period 4 that has two electrons in the p sublevel is germanium (Ge). It has the atomic number 32 and is located in group 14 of the periodic table. In its electron configuration, germanium has the outermost electrons in the 4s and 4p sublevels, with the 4p sublevel containing two electrons.
Argon is the last element in its period (period 3) because it fills the 3p sublevel, which can hold a maximum of six electrons. After argon, the next element, potassium, begins filling the 4s sublevel in the next period (period 4).
Selenium or Se
An element cannot have 4 electrons in the 2 s level. The s subshell can hold only TWO electrons. Carbon has 4 electrons in the 2p level, however, if that's what you meant.
The element with that electron configuration has 4 electrons in the third level. There are 2 electrons in the 3s sublevel and 2 more electrons in the 3p sublevel. This means 4 valence electrons total. This element is silicon (Si, #14).
Aufbau says that the sublevels fill 1s2, 2s2, 2p6. That would mean that you must have filled 1 and 2 s (=4) and 3 more. Last I checked, 3 + 4 = 7. Which element has 7 electrons? I'll give you a hint: its atomic number is 7. Another hint: its symbol is N.
The electron configuration indicates that the element ne3s2 3p4 belongs to the p-block in period 3 of the periodic table. It is specifically in group 16 (also known as group VI-A or 6A), which includes elements such as oxygen and sulfur.
The element with a valence electron configuration of 3s^2 3p^4 is sulfur (S), which has 16 electrons in total.
An atom of silicon needs to gain 4 electrons in its 3p sublevel to attain the noble gas electron configuration of argon, the noble gas in period 3 of the periodic table.