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EBK CHEMISTRY: AN ATOMS FIRST APPROACH
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Chapter 4, Problem 66E
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Interpretation: Four species that would be having the given electronic configuration are to be stated.
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To determine: Four species corresponding to the given electronic configuration, theoretically.
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