MHT CET20225 Aug 2022Morning ShiftChemistryd and f Block ElementsActual
Which from following pair of elements have one electron in 5d-subshell in observed electronic configuration?
Options
- ASm (Z=61) and Eu (Z=63)
- BLu ( Z =7) and Dy ( Z =71)
- CGd (Z=64) and Lu ( Z =71)
- DCe ( Z =58) and Nd ( Z =60)
Correct answer
C. Gd (Z=64) and Lu ( Z =71)
Step-by-step solution
aligned & Ce (58)=[ Xe ] 4 f ^1 5 ~d ^1 6 ~s ^2 & Nd (60)=[ Xe ] 4 f ^4 6 ~s ^2 & Sm (62)=[ Xe ] 4 f ^6 6 ~s ^2 & Eu (63)=[ Xe ] 4 f ^7 6 ~s ^2 & Dy (66)=[ Xe ] 4 f ¹⁰ 6 ~s ^2 & Gd (64)=[ Xe ] 4 f ^7 5 ~d ^1 6 ~s ^2 aligned