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Write the full ground state electron configuration of co3+ in abbreviated form

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Co3+ is Cobalt with three electrons removed (It's positive by 3). So, the abbreviated notation for Cobalt, minus three electrons (Coming from 4s and 3d) is: [Ar]4s1, 3d5
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