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Why are there exemptions in writing the electronic configurations of Chromium and Copper?

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1. Elements which have half-filled or completely filled orbitals have greater stability. 

2. So in chromium and copper the electrons in 4s and 3d redistributes their energies to attain stability by acquiring half-filled and completely filled d-orbitals. 

3. Hence the actual electronic configuration of chromium and copper are as follows.

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