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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 4. d and f- block elements

The number of \(4 f\) electrons in the ground state electronic configuration of \(\mathrm{Gd}^{2+}\) is ........ . [Atomic number of \(\mathrm{Gd}=64\) ]

  1. A \(7\)
  2. B \(6\)
  3. C \(1\)
  4. D \(8\)
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(A) \(7\)

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The electronic configuration of \({ }_{64} \mathrm{Gd}:[\mathrm{Xe}] 4 \mathrm{f}^{7} 5 \mathrm{~d}^{1} 6 \mathrm{~s}^{2}\) So the electronic configuration of \({ }_{64} \mathrm{Gd}^{2+}:[\mathrm{Xe}] 4 \mathrm{f}^{7} 5 \mathrm{~d}^{1} 6 \mathrm{~s}^{0}\) \(i.e.\) the number of…
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