What is the fastest way to figure out electronic configuration

[capfroggy2k]

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it's all in the title

 

[Isoprop]

count electrons and eliminate answer choices that don't add up.
memorize aufbau's principle
know the exceptions dealing with transition metals.

 

[Erythropoietin]

Yeah thats pretty much what you can do with the multiple choice exam. Make sure you know the half filled and full-filled elements, and also the difference between ground state and excited state.