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Electronic configuration of uranium
Nobody really knows. Our theory of how electrons are ordered in the ground states of atoms is a case of good news and bad news. And, as in human endeavors, the bad news ends up getting the headlines.
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Electronic configuration of uranium
Uranium has the electronic configuration $\ce{[Rn] 5f^3 6d^1 7s^2}$. You might alternately ask as to why it doesn't have the configuration $\ce{[Rn] 5f^4 6d^0 7s^2}$ if it should follow Aufbau ...
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