Write electron configurations for the following ion: Cd2 Cd2 . Express your answer in order of increasing orbital energy. For example, the electron configuration of LiLi would be entered in complete form as 1s^22s^1 or in condensed form as [He]2s^1.

Cd2+ : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 4d10 or [Kr] 4d¹⁰

Explanation:

Before proceeding to write out the electron configuration of Cd2+, we have to obtain the electron configuration of Cadmium (Cd),

Cadmium has an atomic number of 48, this means that a neutral cadmium atom will have a total of  48  electrons surrounding its nucleus.

The electronic configuration of Cadmium is;

Cd: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10

The shorthand notation is given as;

Cd: [Kr] 4d¹⁰5s²

Cd2+ means that it has two less electrons, hence it's electron configuration is given as;

Cd2+ : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 4d10 or [Kr] 4d¹⁰

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