Consider the four electron configurations for atoms: 1s22s22p63s33p64s23d104p5 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p1 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d104p1 1s22s22p63s23p63d104p5 Which of the following statements is correct.       There are: 1 ground state, 1 excited state, and 2 impossible states     There are: 1 ground state, 2 excited states, and 1 impossible state

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  1. Consider the four electron configurations for atoms:

    1s22s22p63s33p64s23d104p5

    1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p1

    1s22s22p63s23p64s13d104p1

    1s22s22p63s23p63d104p5

    Which of the following statements is correct.

     

       

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

       

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

       

    There are: 1 ground state, no excited states, and 3 impossible states

       

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

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