Answer: [tex]1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^2[/tex]
Explanation:
Electronic configuration represents the total number of electrons that a neutral element contains. We add all the superscripts to know the number of electrons in an atom.
The electrons are filled according to Afbau's rule in order of increasing energies where orbital with higher value of (n+l) has higher energy as compared to orbital having lower (n+l) value. Thus the electronic configuration for calcium with atomic number of 20 and hence containing 20 electrons is :
[tex]Ca:20:1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^2[/tex]