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The 4d subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon contains ________ electrons.

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Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

Xenon has 54 electrons so it's electron configuration is:

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁶

so 4d has 10 electrons

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