Use the periodic table to identify the noble gas that would be included in the noble-gas notation for each of the following elements.Si: HeNeArKr

Silicon has atomic number 14, so a neutral silicon atom has 14 electrons. Neon accounts for the first 10 electrons, making it the noble gas used in silicon’s abbreviated electron configuration, [Ne]3s²3p²; the correct choice is Ne.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.