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Electronic configuration of copper is?
  1. [Ar]4s23d9
  2. [Ar]4s13d10
  3. [Ar]4s13d8
  4. [Ar]4s23d7

A
[Ar]4s23d9
B
[Ar]4s13d10
C
[Ar]4s23d7
D
[Ar]4s13d8
Solution
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Electronic configuration of copper.
Atomic number of Cu = 29
1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10
or Ar4s13d10
Electron from 4s shifts into 3d orbit for stabilization. Attains stabilization with half filled and full filled orbit.

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