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Atomic numbers: U 92, Np 93, Pu 94, Am 95, with ground-state configurations , , and respectively. Among the tripositive ions of these four elements, the one with the largest spin-only magnetic moment is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A

Remove three electrons in each case: is , is , is and is . Unpaired electrons are 3, 4, 5 and 6, giving 3.87, 4.9, 5.92 and 6.93 BM respectively. is the largest.
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