How do yo write the orbital diagram for silver?

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anor277
Aug 12, 2018

Well, we can write the electronic configuration of the silver atom...

Explanation:

A quick glance at the Periodic Table tells us that Z_"Ag"=47ZAg=47..and so for the NEUTRAL atom....

We use the Aufbau process to write the electronic distribution of the SILVER atom...

underbrace(1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(2)3p^(6)3d^(10)4s^(2)4p^(6))_"electronic configuration of krypton"5s^(1)4d^(10)

That the configuration shows 5s^(1)4d^(10) RATHER than 5s^(2)4d^(9) is POSSIBLY a result of Hund's rule...

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