Question

. Use arrows to show electron pairing in the 4s and 3d orbitals of the following:
Nickel

Answer 1

See diagram and explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Nickel belongs to group 10 in the periodic table. Its valence orbitals are the 4s2 3d8 orbitals. Nickel has two unpaired electrons in ground state as we can see from the image attached.

The pairing pattern for nickel is also shown in the image.