C/P AAMC FL 3 - Q15

Hello all -

Just a chemistry question I'd like some help with from the AAMC FL 3 test. I tried googling it, but it is such a specific scenario I can't seem to find the right explanation I'm looking for.



For how I've always understood it, I thought Group 12 elements preferred half-filled d subshells so that they could pair up vs a full-filled d subshell with single...

C/P AAMC FL 3 - Q15