Cerium Electron Configuration
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Meghanhe1l
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Cerium Electron Configuration
In the textbook, it wrote the electron configuration of Cerium as [XE] 4f1 5d1 6s2. Why is it 4f1 if Cerium is the second element in the f-block row?
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marisaimbroane1J
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Re: Cerium Electron Configuration
Cerium is the first element in the f-block. Lanthanum, which comes before it, is the d1. The f-block is only the two rows separated from the periodic table.
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