Answer
10 electrons in valence orbital
Work Step by Step
Ground state electronic configuration of Cu is $[Ar]3d^{10}4s^{1}$. It loses one electron to form $Cu^{+}$ ion with electronic configuration of $[Ar]3d^{10}$
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