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An atom of a certain element has 20 electrons. (a) Write

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An atom of a certain element has 20 electrons. (a) Write the ground-state electron configuration of the element, (b) classify the element, (c)determine whether the element is diamagnetic or paramagnetic.

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QUESTION:

An atom of a certain element has 20 electrons. (a) Write the ground-state electron configuration of the element, (b) classify the element, (c)determine whether the element is diamagnetic or paramagnetic.

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It is given that the number of electrons in the atom is 20 and the element having 20 atomic numbers is Calcium (Ca). Therefore, the ground state electronic configuration for calcium is given as:

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