7 Questions around this concept.
No. of electron in 3d subshell and 4s subshell in Cu respectively are
Stability of completely filled and half-filled subshells
It is well known that symmetry leads to stability. The completely filled or half-filled subshells have the symmetrical distribution of electrons in them and are therefore more stable.
For eg: the valence electronic configurations of Cr and Cu, therefore, are 3d54s1 and 3d104s1 respectively and not 3d44s2 and 3d94s2.
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