WAEC - Chemistry (2017 - No. 4)

The species with no electron in the 3d-orbital is
\(Zn^{2+}\)
\(Sc^{3+}\)
Cu
\(Mn\)

Explanation

Scandium has electronic configuration \(1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}3d^{1}4s^{2}\) hence, \(Sc^{3+}\) has configuration \(1s^{2}2s^{2}2p^{6}3s^{2}3p^{6}\). Hence, no electron in the 3d-orbital.

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