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Gadolinium (Gd) has a 4f75d16s2 electronic configuration outside the [Xe] core. Find the spin only magnetic moment of Gd3+.

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63B.M
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35B.M
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48B.M
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24B.M
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Solution

The correct option is A 63B.M
Gd3+ has an electronic configuration of [Xe]4f7.

[Xe]4f7 has seven unpaired electrons.

Spin only magnetic moment, μ=n(n+2) B.M

μ=7(7+2)=63 B.M

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