Electron configuration for Lutetium (element 71). Orbital diagram

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Lu (Lutetium) is an element with position number 71 in the periodic table. Located in the VI period. Melting point: 1656 ℃. Density: 9.84 g/cm³.

Electronic configuration of the Lutetium atom in ascending order of orbital energies:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹

Electronic configuration of the Lutetium atom in ascending order of the levels:
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 4f¹⁴ 5s² 5p⁶ 5d¹ 6s²

Reduced electronic configuration Lu:
[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹ 6s²

Below is the electronic diagram of the Lutetium atom

Distribution of electrons over energy levels in the Lu 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): 9
6-st level (P): 2

Distribution of electrons in the Lutetium

Oxidation states of Lutetium: +3

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Lutetium electron configuration

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