The Electron Configuration of a Ground-State Co Atom Is

question 102

Multiple Choice

The electron configuration of a ground-state Co atom is

• A) [Ar]4s²3d⁷.
• B) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3d⁹.
• C) [Ne]3s²3d⁷.
• D) [Ar]4s¹3d⁵.
• E) [Ar]4s²4d⁷.

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Bacteria

One of the two prokaryotic domains of life. Domain Bacteria includes organisms such as Escherichia coli and other familiar microbes.

Archaea

One of the two prokaryotic domains of life. Archaea superficially resemble bacteria, but they are distinguished by a number of unique biochemical features.

Genetic Polymorphism

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Phenotypes

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