Electron configuration for Hafnium (element 72). Orbital diagram

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Hf (Hafnium) is an element with position number 72 in the periodic table. Located in the VI period. Melting point: 2150 ℃. Density: 13.31 g/cm³.

Electronic configuration of the Hafnium atom in ascending order of orbital energies:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d²

Electronic configuration of the Hafnium atom in ascending order of the levels:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 4f¹⁴ 5s² 5p⁶ 5d² 6s²

Reduced electronic configuration Hf:
[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d² 6s²

Below is the electronic diagram of the Hafnium atom

Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the Hf atom
1-st level (K): 2
2-st level (L): 8
3-st level (M): 18
4-st level (N): 32
5-st level (O): 10
6-st level (P): 2

Distribution of electrons in the Hafnium

Valence electrons of Hafnium

The number of valence electrons in a Hafnium atom - 4.
Below are their quantum numbers (N - energy, L - angular momentum, M - magnetic moment, S - spin )

Orbital	N	L	M	S
s	6	0	0	+1/2
s	6	0	0	-1/2
d	5	2	-2	+1/2
d	5	2	-1	+1/2

Oxidation states of Hafnium: +2, +3, +4

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Lutetium (Lu) electron configuration
Tantalum (Ta) electron configuration
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Hafnium electron configuration

Valence electrons of Hafnium

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