Electronic configuration of Gd=[Xe]4f75d16s2
Due to more stable exactly half-filled 4f7 shell, electron filling occur in a little higher energy 5d−orbital
So configuration of Gd2+=[Xe]4f75d1
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The number of 4f electrons in the ground state electronic configuration of Gd2+ is [Atomic number of Gd=64]
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