Why chromium has electronic configuration 4s1 3d5?
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Electron orbitals are most stable when they are fully filled or half filled. ... In the case of Chromium, after the 4s2 3d4 configuration is attained, an electron from the 4s orbital jumps to 3d subshell because 3d5 is a much more stable configuration than 3d4. That's why final configuration for Chromium is 4s1 3d5.
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Electron orbitals are most stable when they are fully filled or half filled. ... In the case of Chromium, after the 4s2 3d4 configuration is attained, an electron from the 4s orbital jumps to 3d subshell because 3d5 is a much more stable configuration than 3d4. That's why final configuration for Chromium is 4s1 3d5.
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