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The electron configuration of 22 ²+ (Atomic number 22 and a charge of 2+) is:

a) [Ar] 4s² 3d⁸
b) [Ne] 3s² 3p⁶
c) [Ar] 4s² 3d⁶
d) [Kr] 4s² 3d⁸

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Final answer:

The electron configuration of Ti²⁺ is [Ar] 4s² 3d². When two electrons are removed due to the 2+ charge, the resulting configuration is [Ar] 3d², which corresponds to option c) [Ar] 4s² 3d¶.

Step-by-step explanation:

The electron configuration of titanium (Ti) with an atomic number of 22 and a charge of 2+ (Ti²⁺) can be determined by first writing out the electron configuration for the neutral titanium atom and then removing two electrons to account for the 2+ charge.

The electron configuration for neutral titanium is [Ar] 4s² 3d².

When two electrons are removed, they come from the outermost shell, which is the 4s subshell in this case, resulting in an electron configuration of [Ar] 3d².

Therefore, the correct answer is c) [Ar] 4s² 3d¶ as this configuration represents titanium with two fewer electrons.

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