Consider the four electron configurations for atoms: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10 1s22s22p63s23p74s23d104p5 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10  1s22s22p63s23p63d104p5 Which of the following statements is correct.     There are: 2 ground states, 1 excited state, and 1 impossible state     There are: 1 ground state, 2 excited states, and 1 impossible state

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Consider the four electron configurations for atoms:

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10

1s22s22p63s23p74s23d104p5

1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10 

1s22s22p63s23p63d104p5

Which of the following statements is correct.

   

There are: 2 ground states, 1 excited state, and 1 impossible state

   

There are: 1 ground state, 2 excited states, and 1 impossible state

   

There are: 1 ground state, 1 excited state, and 2 impossible states

   

There are: 1 ground state, 3 excited states, and 0 impossible states

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