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Question: number of electrons having l=0 is 10 in pd...

number of electrons having l=0 is 10 in pd

Answer

The statement is false, the correct number is 8.

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Solution

The number of electrons with azimuthal quantum number l=0l=0 corresponds to the total number of electrons in all s-subshells (1s,2s,3s,4s,5s,1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, \dots).

The electronic configuration of Palladium (Pd, Z=46) is [Kr]4d10[Kr] 4d^{10}. This means the configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d101s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 3d^{10} 4s^2 4p^6 4d^{10}. The s-subshells present are 1s1s, 2s2s, 3s3s, and 4s4s, each containing 2 electrons. The 5s5s subshell is empty in the ground state.

Total s-electrons = electrons in 1s1s + electrons in 2s2s + electrons in 3s3s + electrons in 4s4s = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8.

The statement claims the number is 10, which is incorrect.