The electronic configuration of ${G d}^{2 +}$ is (atomic number of $G d$ is $64$ ) :

[X e] 4 f^{8}

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[X e] 4 f^{7}

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[X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1} 6 s^{2}

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[X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1}

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Solution

The correct option is C $[X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1}$
$G d = [X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1} 6 s^{2}$

$G d^{2 +} = [X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1}$

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The electronic configuration of Gd2+ is (atomic number of Gd is 64) :

The correct option is C [Xe]4f75d1Gd=[Xe]4f75d16s2Gd2+=[Xe]4f75d1

The electronic configuration of ${G d}^{2 +}$ is (atomic number of $G d$ is $64$ ) :

The correct option is C $[X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1}$
$G d = [X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1} 6 s^{2}$

$G d^{2 +} = [X e] 4 f^{7} 5 d^{1}$