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The electronic configuration of bivalent europium and trivalent cerium, are: (Atomic Number : Xe = 54, Ce = 58, Eu = 63)

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[Xe]4f7,[Xe]4f1
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[Xe]4f76s2,[Xe]4f26s2
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[Xe]4f2,[Xe]4f7
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[Xe]4f4,[Xe]4f9
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Solution

The correct option is A [Xe]4f7,[Xe]4f1
Ce (58):[Xe]6s24f2(g.s)Ce3+:[Xe]4f1Eu(63):[Xe]6s24f7(g.s)Eu2+:[Xe]4f7

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