Answer:
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d9
Explanatihe neutrlon:
Tell electronic configuration of Copper?
Copper is atomic # 29 so it has 29 protons.
The neutralatom must have 29 negative charges to balance the 29
positive charges, so it has 29 electrons.
Our electron configuration must account for all 29 electrons
Look at a Periodic Table
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find copper #29
let us "AUF-BAU" ( buld up) the copper electronic configuration from the Periodic Table.copper #29 is in th 4th row.
To "build up", start at row 1. this is the 1st energy level. there are noly 2 elements H and He, so it is only an "s" robital. with 2 e's. so
1s2ve 2 e's in an s orbital and 6 in p orbitals,
at row 2 (energy level 2) we have 2 e's in an s orbital and 6 in p orbitals, so
building on top of row 1, we have
1s22s22p6
at row 3 we repeat and so have
1s22s22p63s23p6
at row 4 we start with 2 e in an s orbital at the 4th energy level, so we
have
1s22s22p63s23p64s2
we now enter the d orbtals, and copper has 9 electrons in the d orbitals.
but these d orbitals are only slightly at energy level 4. because of their more complex shape, most of the orbital is in the 3rd energy level, so
we buld up for copper, #29
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d9
count the electrons and add them:
2 + 2 +6 +2 +6 +2 +9 = 29 copper's number