Choose the Ground State Electron Configuration for Zn²⁺

question 38

Multiple Choice

Choose the ground state electron configuration for Zn²⁺.

• A) [Ar]4s²3d⁸
• B) [Ar]3d¹⁰
• C) [Ar]4s²3d⁶
• D) [Ar]
• E) [Ar]3d⁸

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Definitions:

Z Score

A measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Distance From The Mean

The absolute difference between a specific value and the average of all values in a dataset.

Z Scores

Standardized scores that indicate how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of the dataset. They are used in statistics to compare different data points.

Normal Curve

A graphical representation of a distribution where the majority of data points are concentrated around the mean, decreasing in frequency the farther they are from the mean.