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A first row transition metal in its +2 oxidation state has a spin-only magnetic moment value of \(3.86 \mathrm{BM}\). The atomic number of the metal is
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$\begin{aligned} & { }_{22} \mathrm{Ti}^{+2} \Rightarrow[\mathrm{Ar}] 3 \mathrm{~d}^2 \\ & { }_{23} \mathrm{~V}^{+2} \Rightarrow[\mathrm{Ar}] 3 \mathrm{~d}^3 \\ & { }_{25} \mathrm{Mn}^{+2} \Rightarrow[\mathrm{Ar}] 3 \mathrm{~d}^5 \\ & { }_{26} \mathrm{Fe}^{+2} \Rightarrow[\mathrm{Ar}] 3 \mathrm{~d}^6\end{aligned}$
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