Chemistry · Structure of atom
हिन्दीGiven below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).\n Assertion (A): Copper has the outer electronic configuration of \( 3d^{10} 4s^1 \) instead of \( 3d^9 4s^2 \).\n Reason (R): Fully filled and half-filled subshells have extra stability due to high exchange energy and symmetrical distribution. \nIn the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct answer · Option 1
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Copper adopts \( 3d^{10} 4s^1 \) configuration because completely filled \( d \)-subshells achieve extra stability.