MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Which element from following has half filled 4f orbital at observed ground state?

Answer: (A)

Solution

A half-filled 4f subshell has 7 electrons (). Observed ground-state configurations: Gd (Z = 64) (half-filled 4f, extra stability); Sm (Z = 62)

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