Expanded Octets

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Shivam Rana 1D
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Expanded Octets

Postby Shivam Rana 1D » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:40 pm

Whats the maximum number of electrons an expanded octet can have?
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ShravanPatel2B
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Re: Expanded Octets

Postby ShravanPatel2B » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:43 pm

usually an expanded octet can have 8 bonds
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Juliet Stephenson 4E
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Re: Expanded Octets

Postby Juliet Stephenson 4E » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:43 pm

For the purposes of this class, 10 electrons, because that is how many can fit in the d orbital. But if we were working with the f orbital, I assume it would be more.
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405318478
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Re: Expanded Octets

Postby 405318478 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:44 pm

Today in a review session the TA said 18, but I have not encountered in problems that use electrons past 10.
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005162520
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Re: Expanded Octets

Postby 005162520 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:12 pm

Are there any expanded octet that we have to memorize? Or do we have know based on the d-orbitals?
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005162902
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Re: Expanded Octets

Postby 005162902 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:19 pm

in class the examples of elements with expanded orbitals went up to 10.
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