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

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Sep 6, 2017

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

Explanation:

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)#

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