Why is the following electronic configuration not correct for the ground state of Mo atom? (at. no. = 42).
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s23p63d10 4s2 4p6 4d4 5s2.
Half filled orbitals have extra stability. Therefore, the correct configuration is:
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 5s1 4d5