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2.51 6th Edition

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:09 pm
by Matthew D 3F
How many unpaired electrons are predicted for the ground-state configuration of each of the following atoms:
(a) Bi; (b) Si; (c) Ta; (d) Ni?

What exactly is the question being asked here- is it just all the odd electrons in the outer p-shell?

Re: 2.51 6th Edition

Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:16 pm
by Danny Zhang 4L
For Bi and Si, you are finding the odd number of electrons in the p orbitals. However, for Ta and Ni, you are finding the odd number of electrons in the d orbitals