Give the complete electronic configuration for Mn. A) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²4d⁵ B) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹3d⁶ C) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d⁵ D) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²4p⁵

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The electronic configuration for Mn is: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d5. This means that there are 5 electrons in the 3d sublevel. The only option that reflects this is choice C, which has 15 electrons in the 3d sublevel (S1U1P15). The other options either have too many or too few electrons in the 3d sublevel.

Give the Complete Electronic Configuration for Mn