Answer to Question #175274 in General Chemistry for Dawson

Question

From the partial (valence-level) orbital diagram, write the ground-state electron configuration and group number.

5p __ __ __ (no arrows) 4d __ __ __ __ __ (four up arrows) 5s __ (one up arrow)

Answer 1

5p __ __ __ (no arrows) Cadmium [Kr] 5s2 4d10

4d __ __ __ __ __ (four up arrows) Niobium [Kr] 5s1 4d4

5s __ (one up arrow) Rubidium [Kr] 5s1

[Kr] refers to the electron configuration for Krypton.