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Use Hund’s rule to derive the electronic configuration of Ce3+ ion and calculate its magnetic moment on the basis of ‘spin-only’ formula.

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Solution

Magnetic moment can be calculated as:

Where,

n = number of unpaired electrons

In Ce, n = 2


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