Question 5 • SVHS Chemistry 1 $FA
Titanium has 22 electrons. Filling orbitals in order gives 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶, accounting for 18 electrons; the remaining four fill 4s² and then 3d². Therefore, the correct configuration is choice A, 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d².
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