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Write the ground-state electron configurations
Chapter 8, Problem 28P(choose chapter or problem)
Write the ground-state electron configurations of the following ions, which play important roles in biochemical processes in our bodies:
(a) \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{K}^{+}\)
(e) \(\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}\)
(f) \(\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}\)
(g) \(\mathrm{Cu}^{2+}\)
(h) \(\mathrm{Zn}^{2+}\)
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QUESTION:
Write the ground-state electron configurations of the following ions, which play important roles in biochemical processes in our bodies:
(a) \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{K}^{+}\)
(e) \(\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}\)
(f) \(\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}\)
(g) \(\mathrm{Cu}^{2+}\)
(h) \(\mathrm{Zn}^{2+}\)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 8
The ground-state electron configurations of the following ions are:
(a) 
![Na^+= 1s^2, 2s^2, 2p^6= [Ne]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OrDGa2xkFfZ20ZQzaOHTwoo54VPuwWTDv3zimtl6RNRhhs5DE2fY63GIX7OmEO4ulWTVMkCpNo55HSK0Q5V8mGcrCjI3HQuKC1FQQhiwidQgveWsrhu-d74SCsv_zTUSwYWESgHo)