What is the electron configuration of $Cu^+$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-06T19:42:13

Well we got copper, $Z=29$ .........

And thus for the $"cuprous ion"$ , $Cu^+$ , we gots 28 electrons to distribute:

$1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(2)3p^(6)3d^(10)$

And for the $"cupric ion"$ , $Cu^(2+)$ , we gots 27 electrons to distribute:

$1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(2)3p^(6)3d^(9)$

What is the electron configuration of Cu^+Cu^+?