Question

Give the charge and full ground-state electron configuration of the monatomic ion most likely to be formed by the element. rb
a. rb+: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s2
b. rb+: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s1
c. rb+: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p5
d. rb+: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6
e. none of these

Answer 1

Actually Rb or Rubidium in zero state has the following electron configuration:

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p65s1

 

However we can see that the ion has a 1 positive charge, which means that it lacks 1 electron, therefore the answer from the choices is:

d. rb+: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6

Answer 2

Answer:

this was a mistake I dont know how to delete answers

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