Copper Commonly Forms a Cation with a Charge of 1+;

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Essay

Copper commonly forms a cation with a charge of 1+; however, the element to the right of it in the periodic table Zn) typically only forms a cation with a 2+charge.Use your knowledge of electron configurations to explain this observation.

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