How many unpaired electrons are there in ground state potassium

1.	How many unpaired electrons are there in ground state potassium
Answer» The ELECTRONIC configuration of Potassium is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶4s¹ in ground state. Looking at the electronic configuration, there is only 1 UNPAIRED electron in the ground state of Potassium which is PRESENT in 4S subshell. Hope it helps!!

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The ELECTRONIC configuration of Potassium is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶4s¹ in ground state.

Looking at the electronic configuration, there is only 1 UNPAIRED electron in the ground state of Potassium which is PRESENT in 4S subshell.

Hope it helps!!

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