An accepted abbreviation format is to write an electron configuration that includes a noble gas symbol in brackets.If you were writing an electron configuration for a bromine atom,which elemental symbol would you place in the bracket?

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The noble gas symbol with the closest lower atomic number to bromine is argon (Ar). Therefore, the accepted abbreviation format for the electron configuration of a bromine atom would be [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5.

An Accepted Abbreviation Format Is to Write an Electron Configuration