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Electronic Configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with zirconium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Kr].4d².5s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.10.2
• Term symbol:   ³F₂

The image below is a schematic representation of the shell structure of zirconium - not what the atom of zirconium "looks like".

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