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Identify one disadvantage to each of the following models of electron configuration:

Dot structures

Arrow and line diagrams

Written electron configurations

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Dot structures do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals and take up a lot of space.

Arrow and line diagrams take up a lot of space and make it difficult to count electrons.

Written configurations make it easy to lose count of electrons and do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals.

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User Adam Michalski
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Answer:

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--Dot structures do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals and take up a lot of space.

--Arrow and line diagrams take up a lot of space and make it difficult to count electrons.

--Written configurations make it easy to lose count of electrons and do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals.

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