Only trace amounts of the synthetic element darmstadtium, atomic number 110, hav

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Only trace amounts of the synthetic element darmstadtium, atomic number 110, have been obtained. The element is so highly unstable that no observations of its properties have been possible. Based on its position in the periodic table, propose three different reasonable valence electron configurations for this element.

Express your answer in condensed form in order of increasing orbital energy as a string without blank space between orbitals. For example, [He]2s22p2 should be entered as [He]2s^22p^2. Enter your answers separated by commas.

Explanation / Answer

[Rn]5f^146d^87s^2

Possibility 1: [Rn]7s^15f^146d^9
Possibility 2: [Rn]7s^25f^146d^8
Possibility 3: [Rn]7s^05f^146d^10

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