9. Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table

Within the noble gases, which electron configuration has the greatest stability because it represents a completely filled valence shell?

Which electron arrangement (electron configuration) corresponds to a neutral sulfur atom (S)?

How many electrons are present in an atom in which the first and second shells and the 3s subshell are filled? Name the element.

An element has completely filled n = 1 and n = 2 shells and has six electrons in the n = 3 shell. Identify the element and its major group (i.e., main group, transition, etc.). Is it a metal or a nonmetal? Identify the orbital in which the last electron is found.

For chlorine, identify the group number, give the number of electrons in each occupied shell, and write its valence-shell configuration.