The electronic configuration of bivalent europium and trivalent cerium, are: (Atomic Number : Xe = 54, Ce = 58, Eu = 63)
The electronic configuration of Eu 3+ ion is:
The electronic configuration of gadolinium (Atomic number 64) is (a) [Xe]4f35d56s2 (b) [Xe]4f75d26s1 (c) [Xe]4f75d16s2 (d) [Xe]4f85d66s2
The electronic configuration of Gd2+ is (at. No. of Gd is 64)