Question

The electronic configuration of Ti is 1$s^2$ 2$s^2$ 2$p^6$ 3$s^2$ 3$p^6$ 3$d^2$ 4$s^2$ and it represents:

• A. excited state
• B. ground state
• C. Cationic form
• D. anionic form

Answer 1

The correct option is B

ground state

The given electronic configuration is for ground state of _{${}_{22}\left[Ti\right]$}.
The ground state of an atom is the state in which all its electrons are in the lowest energy orbitals possible.
In this configuration, all the electrons of Ti are in lowest energy orbitals.