. (2) Which of the following electron configurations corresponds to the ground state of an atom of an alkaline earth metal element?

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. (2) Which of the following electron configurations corresponds to the ground state of an
atom of an alkaline earth metal element?
1s2
2s2
2p5 1s2
2s2
2p6
3s2
3p6
4s2
3d104p2 1s2
2s2
2p6
3s2
3p6
4s2
3d104p6
5s1
1s2
2s2
2p6
3s2
3p6
4s2
3d7 1s2
2s2
2p6
3s2
3p6
4s2 1s2
2s2
2p6
3s2
3p1

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