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Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:12 pm
by Tracey Tran 3I
What are the exceptions to electron configuration, and why do those exceptions exist?
Re: Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:50 pm
by Joanna Mendoza 3J
the 2 exceptions we need to know for electrong configurations are:
Chromium, Cr: [Ar]3d^54s^1 and Copper, Cu: [Ar] 3d^104s^1
but I also need some clarification on why these exceptions exist.
Re: Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:54 pm
by saigorijavolu2k
these exceptions exist because a half-full or completely full d sub-level is more stable than the partially full one.
Re: Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:07 pm
by Debora Fernandez Clemente_ 4H
What is the partial full one you are referring to in these exceptions?
Re: Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:22 pm
by AnayaArnold_3L
saigorijavolu33J wrote:these exceptions exist because a half-full or completely full d sub-level is more stable than the partially full one.
Can you break this down a bit further I'm having trouble understanding what you meant?
Re: Electron Configuration Exceptions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:07 pm
by KTran 1I
Debora Fernandez Clemente_ 4H wrote:What is the partial full one you are referring to in these exceptions?
I think what is meant by the partially full shell is referring to the d sub-shell. A full or half full d shell is more stable than a partially filled d shell.