An element X has atomic number 34. Which of the following statements about the electron configuration of X is CORRECT? O X has one empty 3d orbital. O The ion X2- has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104524p?. X has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104s24p4. O An X atom has two 4p orbitals with electrons of opposite spin.

An element X has atomic number 34. Which of the following statements about the electron configuration of X is CORRECT? O X has one empty 3d orbital. O The ion X2- has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104524p?. X has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104s24p4. O An X atom has two 4p orbitals with electrons of opposite spin.

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Chapter2: Atomic Structure And Periodicity

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