inorganic chemistry - Electronic configuration of tellurium

Below is a copy of the method I am using to determine electron configurations.

Question:

Write the full and short electron configuration for tellurium.

My final answer was:

Full Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴

Short: $[\ce{Kr}]~\ce{5s^2 4d^10 5p^4}$

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However, checking with google, it seems the answer is actually: $[\ce{Kr}]~\ce{4d^10 5s^2 5p^4}$

Is the silly "follow the yellow brick road" thing faulty? Or is it that order doesn't matter in this situation?

Answer

I haven't done that in decades (or so), but I'd bet that you did right!

The result from google only lists the final outcome, not the order in which the orbitals are filled. Except for some examples $\ce{La}$, $\ce{Ac}$, etc., the Aufbau principle is reliable. So: Follow the yellow brick road :)