Chapter 22.7, Problem 1.1ACP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The electronic configuration of copper,${\text{Cu}}^{\text{+}}$, ${\text{Cu}}^{\text{2+}}$ and the number of unpaired electrons in each species has to be determined.

Concept introduction:

The electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule in atomic or molecular orbitals by following certain rules like first the electrons starts filling from lower to the higher energy levels, pairing of electrons does not occur until all the orbitals in degenerate levels are singly filled and no two electrons in orbital can have same set of quantum numbers.