The electronic configurations of bivalent europium and trivalent cerium are
(atomic number : $Xe=54, Ce=58, Eu=63$ )

  • A
    $[Xe] 4f^{4}$ and $[Xe] 4f^{9}$
  • B
    $[Xe] 4f^{7}$ and $[Xe] 4f^{1}$
  • C
    $[Xe] 4f^{7} 6s^{2}$ and $[Xe] 4f^{2} 6s^{2}$
  • D
    $[Xe] 4f^{2}$ and $[Xe] 4f^{7}$

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