Electron configuration for Sulfur (element 16). Orbital diagram

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S (Sulfur) is an element with position number 16 in the periodic table. Located in the III period. Melting point: 113 ℃. Density: 2.06 g/cm³.

Electronic configuration of the Sulfur atom:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴

Reduced electronic configuration S:
[Ne] 3s² 3p⁴

Below is the electronic diagram of the Sulfur atom

Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the S atom
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 8
3-st level (M): 6

Valence electrons of Sulfur

The number of valence electrons in a Sulfur atom - 6.
Below are their quantum numbers (N - energy, L - angular momentum, M - magnetic moment, S - spin )

Orbital	N	L	M	S
s	3	0	0	+1/2
s	3	0	0	-1/2
p	3	1	-1	+1/2
p	3	1	0	+1/2
p	3	1	1	+1/2
p	3	1	-1	-1/2

Oxidation states of Sulfur: -2, -1, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6

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Electronic configurations of other elements

Phosphorus (P) electron configuration
Chlorine (Cl) electron configuration
Electronic configuration table

Sulfur electron configuration

Valence electrons of Sulfur

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