Homework 3.5 part c  [ENDORSED]

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Wayland Leung
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Homework 3.5 part c

Postby Wayland Leung » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:06 pm

What is the ground state electron configuration of Ga^3+?

Could someone please advise?
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Andrea Grigsby 1I
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Re: Homework 3.5 part c

Postby Andrea Grigsby 1I » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:14 pm

[Ar] 3d10

basically Ga Z=31
but it's Ga3+ so 31-3=28
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Re: Homework 3.5 part c  [ENDORSED]

Postby SPandya1F » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:23 pm

Ga^3+: [Ar]3d10
1. Take Gallium's electron configuration [Ar]3d10 4s2 4p1
2. Remove 3 electrons (remove 4s2 4p1)
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Yixin Angela Wang 2H
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Re: Homework 3.5 part c

Postby Yixin Angela Wang 2H » Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:45 pm

For trickier problems, I like to write out the neutral atom's electron configuration first, putting all the orbitals in their proper order by the amount of energy they have. Then, to form ions, specifically anions, I would remove the specified number starting from the outermost, highest-energy electrons.
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