Electronic configuration of technetium

43Tc
Technetium
[Kr] 4d5 5s2
Full: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d5 5s2

Electrons in each shell

2K shell8L shell18M shell13N shell2O shell

Technetium has 43 electrons arranged as 2, 8, 18, 13, 2 across 5 shells, which is why it sits in period 5.

How to write it

Start from the previous noble gas core, written in square brackets, then add the remaining electrons in filling order. For technetium that gives [Kr] 4d5 5s2.

Technetium at a glance

Atomic number43
SymbolTc
Atomic mass98 u
Group7
Period5
Blockd-block
CategoryTransition metal
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Other elements in group 7

ElementConfiguration
Manganese[Ar] 3d5 4s2
Rhenium[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Bohrium[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2