Which orbital is filled immediately before the 4f subshell?

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answer is C.

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One e−goes to 5d sub-shell before the 4f sub-shell The electronic configuration of La(Z=57)⇒[Xe]546s25d14f0Ce(Z=58)⇒[Xe]546s25d14f1

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