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CHEMISTRY MULTIPLE CHOICE

CHEMISTRY MULTIPLE CHOICE-example-1

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D Li, Cr

Step-by-step explanation:

Lithium (Li) has the electron configuration 1s22s1, so it has one electron in its outermost s orbital. Chromium (Cr) has the electron configuration [Ar]3d54s1, so it also has one electron in its outermost s orbital.

The other options are incorrect:

Calcium (Ca) has the electron configuration [Ar]4s2, so it has two electrons in its outermost s orbital.

Scandium (Sc) has the electron configuration [Ar]3d14s2, so it also has two electrons in its outermost s orbital.

Copper (Cu) has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104s1, so it has one electron in its outermost s orbital, but it also has ten electrons in its d subshell.

Helium (He) has the electron configuration 1s2, so it has two electrons in its outermost s orbital.

Therefore, the only pair in which both atoms have one electron only in an s orbital in their ground states is Li and Cr.

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